AboutDenny Expertise Greece on a budget, The Islands, Mainland, Athens and its burbs. For the basics on getting around...maybe I can help...I go there yearly and you can`t be as cheap as me .
Experience Worked & lived in Athens area for 5 years. (78-83 Was AFRS Radio Announcer (Denny West)at the time. Last visit: Mar/Sep 2005. Last time in Europe, June
2008 (Spain & Germany).
Organizations Janesville Library (I have a card)
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Education/Credentials I have a BS degree from UTSA, guess that means I can expound on just about anything ?
Awards and Honors USAF Broadcasting's 'Thomas Jefferson Award'
Past/Present Clients I am NOT a travel salesperson.
We would like to visit Athenes, Mykonos, Santorini and Paxos for 12 nights starting between 20 and 23 of July. No flight information yet because . . . and here is the question . . . would it be better to book through an agency or directly on our own. We would like to stay in a pension (something cheep) but we don't know if transportation is regular for example or if other problems could occur if we do it alone. . . and the agencies are quite expensive.
We would like to spend no more than 800 euros per person (without flight).
Thanks a lot for any information you may have for us.
Adriana
Answer Yiasou Adrianna, Thankyou for the question,
It is difficult to tell you to just go and book when you get there as you are headed there in the middle of JULY, the busiest time of the season. Temperatures and Prices will be thru the roof and space will be limited at best.
Trouble is ...travel agencies don't book PENSIONES...they deal in expensive HOTELS...Also, you have so many places that I would take up alot of time I do not have today with writing down PENSIONES that you can call in Athens and elsewhere. And by now, or very soon, there will be few spots left...
I will get back to you in a day or two and give you some suggestions on places...
til then consider checking out the EASY CRUISE out of PIRAEUS...it is a regular LARGE ship that you take, stay overnite on and hit most of those islands you mention during the day. They leave the island late in the evening...IE:Mykonos around midnite, Santorini around 11pM ... sail overnite to next stop ... ONE PRICE for 4 or 5 or 7 nites...as you wish. It is NEW this year. Saves you from having to find a room in middle of July.
also drop my friend rita an e-mail ... she is on MYKONOS.
rita@windmills-travel.com ... she may have some suggestions on Pensions on Mykonos and other islands.
good luck
and dress for the sun
Calh taxiedi
DENNY
