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Subject: Re: Pros and cons of Greece Posted on: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:38:27 +0000 (UTC)

On Oct 3, 5:46 am, Mike Lane wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:46:05 +0100, Iceman wrote
> > If I go to Greece again I'll fly directly to the islands.
>
> I'm actually quite pleased when I read things like this, as it means that the
> majority of islands with no airport may remain free from the horrors of mass
> tourism for a little longer.
>
> Though why anyone would choose to fly if there's a reasonable alternative, is
> an absolute mystery to me. Flying must be the most uncomfortable, stressful,
> tedious and generally awful means of travelling yet devised by man. (I
> suppose cattle trucks in WW2 came close, but I don't count that.)


Compare a 45 minute flight to being on a ferry for 8 hours.