For your next Greek holiday or if you're going to live in Greece, perhaps you want to try out a few basic Greek words Although most Greeks do now speak English, the response you receive when you mutter a few words in Greek is worth the learning! I have these words in phonetic and will try to write them as simply as possible for you! After all ... it's all Greek 2 me!

Greece property and prices of land for sale are coming in line with prices in the UK, expats are choosing their newest EU neighbour country to buy cheap property for sale!

Book a luxury studio apartment for rent in Elounda Crete. Elounda is not far from Aghios Nikolaos and Heraklion airport. These 5* luxury apartments are affordable luxury! Bookings are being taken now for holidays summer 2008 book early to avoid disappointment! Overlooking Mirabello Bay with views towards the famous Venetian Fortress and ex leper colony of Spinalonga Island yet is set in peaceful surroundings overlooking this peaceful Greek bay! http://www.toadhallsincrete.com

Elounda was a sweet little fishing village, it has grown into quite a popular destination and is full of British expats! and for sure not on the books if you're after a cheap Greek holiday!  expect to fork out around 3 euros for a tiny cup of gooey coffee or for a cold coffee known as a Frappe! http://www.whatsoncrete.eu/holidayselounda.html to see photos and a little information about Elounda and links to Greek Godesses Greek myths and some local studios and long term apartments 4 rent, if you're seeking a Greek holiday village with expats this is the village for you!

When you visit Crete and wish to go trekking off the beaten track, its well worth visiting Lake Kournas nr Georgiopolis Chania west Crete! Its still not overrun by tourists and is very well kept, the only natural lake on Crete! Agia Galini on the south coast of Crete offers cheap accomodation, nice little Greek tavernas and bars with great views as you drink and watch everyone passing by! Agia Pelagia is small and still a sweet Greek destination! to see photos from these areas enter the forum! Lady Crete myths and stories from around Elounda and Crete Greece http://www.lady-crete.com

If you wish to find a friend relative or other expats in Crete, any of the Greek Islands or mainland Greece, this is the place to post!

2 Greek Bars for sale in the fishing village of Elounda north Crete 1 of the bars is huge the other bar is a small cosy renovated bar! http://www.whatsoncrete.eu/bars4saleelounda.html

Are you seeking some inKretable healing? Maria in Ligaria near Agia Pelagia runs a very healing healing massage therapy and yoga meditation together with home grown and home cooked Cretan food its a booking not to be missed!
http://www.inkretablehealing.eu

I did contact the Greek Embassy in the UK with regard to the problems the Greek Customs officers gave the English taking in their cars from the UK. The response i received was an astonishing
'What do you want to take your English car to Greece for? You can buy a Greek one when you're there!'

So after extreme problems with the Greek Customs taking an English car off of me and refusing to return it for one week of arguments and trying to raise merry hell to get them to return it to me, after years of trying to start a business on Crete... after years of battling the completely incomprehensible red plastic tape that even the Greeks themselves don’t understand (is this red tape in line with EU regs?) – have I finally given up on Greece?
I loved Greece especially Crete but have also found a country where the usual pre season poisoning of the 'pests' (cats and dogs to you and me) just dosn't happen, a country where a dog isn’t tied to a tree to live out its days to be replaced with another puppy when its days have gone, I’ve discovered a country so ecologically minded its an imprisonable offence to fell a tree unless its the right time, then you must replant one in its place, this makes for forests and forests of pine trees and fresh spring water taboot! As any regular visitor to Greece will well know by now, the water often runs out in the heat of the tourist season!
Also beware of that holiday tummy by refusing to have ice in your drinks when you’re in a Greek bar! The ice is usually created from tap water, this tap water is not drinkable and apart from the unscrupulous bar owners who ply young tourists with a drink called ‘bomber’ this ice is another cause for that awful holiday tum! No ice!
Bomber is a free drink given often in places such as Hersonissos and Malia on the Greek island of Crete and holiday resorts such as Faliraki on Rhodes, but I understand from various people that it is getting more popular to give bomber in other holiday resorts and its not just affecting the youngsters!
RAKI is often given as a free drink in a shot glass, usually when you have finished a meal in a restaurant. Although Raki will set you on fire (not literally) Raki is NOT bomber! It is a pure alcohol drink that is made by the locals from the sediment of the left overs of the grapes for wine! Its worth being in Greece at the time of the Raki brewing, it stinks! Each village has their own Raki and the Greeks are extremely proud of their own Raki having Raki competitions to see who’s Raki is the best! Raki is often attributed as the reason why Greeks live to a ripe old age and it keeps them very warm in the winter! Try it! tehe

A country of people who have a deep respect for the animals and nature all around them. Its not Greece but its close by!
I’m now off investigating a beautiful country! Scenic and untouched! Where off the beaten track really means just that! ... and they welcome your British UK EU European car! After all you are adding to their revenue and the costs of running a car there are very cheap, a business very easy to open and run, their hotels are very high standard and very cheap, (not the shoddy studios and apartments that were never cheap and never renovated!), their houses are, well rather derelect, but very cheap!
And best of all ... the people are extremely friendly!

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Are we Talkin Greek! AFTER A MAJOR FORUM CRASH I HAVE NOW RECONSTRUCTED THE TALKIN GREEK FORUM... ALAS ALL YOUR MESSAGES HAVE DISAPPEARED OFF SO WE START A NEW! Happy Chattin! Importing Cars into Greece? Updated section below!
Tell others about your Greek Holiday experience, if you wish to share photos of the Greek Islands you post on this Greek forum for British expats by choosing the 'post further options' option! you can include a short holiday story if you wish, you could even be featured on http://www.whatsongreece.co.uk !
for cheap inexpensive holidays 2008 in the Greek islands visit
http://www.mykonosgreece.co.uk - http://www.parosgreece.co.uk http://www.naxosgreece.co.uk -http://www.santorinigreece.co.uk
Enjoy a great summer 2008 holiday in Greece My favourite choice of Greek Island for the sheer friendliness of the Greeks being Paros! Sandy empty beaches goto Naxos
The most fantastic sunsets although rather on the expensive side, Santorini
An although known as the Gay Island of Greece, Mykonos offers a welcoming holiday for all the family. Has anyone got an update on the car situation of taking an English car into Greece? The last one i took in was impounded in the Zoll (Greek customs office) for a week before I managed to retrieve it from them! Well i tried and tried to get my car into Greece legally and without it being stripped from me again.. finally i contacted the Greek Embassy in the UK... the response i received was not entirely what i would have expected! Read more below! I have found a country where the usual seasonal cats and dogs problem simply does not occur, somewhere where the people are eco minded, somewhere that hasn't outpriced itself and isn't renting overpriced holiday studios ... somewhere you can set up a legit business with ease and run it without the usual Greek problems, somewhere that welcomes your English UK European car as one of their own! Sorry Crete Greece... but i'm off! http://www.luvitsa.com and the Bulgarian myth at http://www.whatsonbulgaria.eu/scenicphotos.html - However i still love the myths of the Greek Gods n Godesses! http://www.greek-goddess.co.uk those were the times eh! Tehe

This is a huge house with fantastic views over the Mirabello Bay in Elounda Crete, the main house for sale is huge plus it has 4 todally separate self catering studio apartments taboot!
A luxury swimming pool and in a secluded position!
http://www.whatsoncrete.eu/forsaleelounda.html
to see this large house studios and apartments for sale Elounda Crete!
http://www.toadhallsincrete.com

SORRY BUT THE TALKIN GREEK BOARD CRASHED LAST NITE AND IS UNRECOVERABLE ALL YOUR PREVIOUS MESSAGES IN THE FORUM LOST... WE SHALL BEGIN A NEW! HAPPY CHATTIN

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