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Greece/Expert Profile
Expertise
Crete, Santorini, Peloponnese, Athens....Greece. If you have special questions about visiting Greece. Anything from fact to opinion about visiting!
Experience in the area
Worldwide travel over more than 20 years, in cheap and cheerful and sublime luxury modes; from chain hotels to many invitations to stay in homes, barns, half built houses and more.
Education/Credentials
Life in business, writing, traveling and training
What do you like about this subject?
Love the place, much visited and now living in Crete. As I'm creating the greatest website about any destination......but, about Greece, your questions help me learn more about what people need and want to know.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
What information people really need when they travel, what helps anyone get a richer, more delight-filled experience of their visit, wandering or holiday/vacation.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
There are lakes and you can (at a pinch) even ski in Crete! Vines in Santorini are grown in a circular swirl on the ground, not typically upright, so as to grab moisture and be protected against island winds.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
The famed Cretan Kri-Kri (like a goat) is almost non-existent, if you are served this as a dish in a restaurant - ask some detailed questions to try and make sure it's the real thing (perhaps you might be concerned at helping to make such a creature extinct?)
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| Hilary | 12/11/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Dear Roger, Thank you very much. Your ..... |
| Mick | 10/19/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Roger, I'm looking into the Neda ..... |
| mita | 10/10/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Roger for such a prompt response!I'll ..... |
| Chloe | 10/04/11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Very prompt reply. |
| Sharon Cheung | 08/10/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks a lot for your prompt reply ..... |
Recent Answers from Roger Ellman
2011-12-11 Train travel from Athens to Thessalonika:
I would advise against planning this rail journey. I would suggest flying or travelling by car. Trains for Thessaloniki normally depart from the Larissis station (same one you were trying to find)
2011-12-06 House share:
Alaana Good. I really don't think there is anything especially helpful that is local in Crete (any listing or advertising in a local paper will leave it very hard to know much about who you are sharing
2011-10-19 River in Greece springs from a tree?:
Mick I did not know about this. So I have learnt something. Until I have been there I have to add the caveat that this is not from personal experience but I think this is what you are looking for>>>
2011-10-10 swimming in Santorini:
Mita For me it is too cold, but only just! This is rather subjective = many who brave the temperatures of the sea in N California or even the UK may find it OK but I have swum in October, just it can
2011-09-05 Santorini:
Irani I absolutely recommend you read the guide I wrote to Santorini some time ago (though I am no longer with the company) here http://www.superbgreece.com/Santorini/index.htm It's easy to read
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