Greece
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 | Views [1768]
A nationwide 48 hour strike planned for 19 and 20 October 2011 is expected to cause widespread inconvenience for travellers in Greece. More significantly the strikes will be accompanied by large rallies and protests. In the past these have degenerated ... Read more >
Tags: europe, greece, industrial action, strikes, travel-alert, unrest
Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 | Views [1824]
Greece: Athens is currently in turmoil, as protesters rage against the government in response to austerity measures that will see cuts to spending and raised taxes. Masked demonstrators took to the streets outside the capital’s Parliament, setting ... Read more >
Tags: austerity riots, demonstrations, greece, protests, travel-alert
Wednesday, 22 Dec 2010 | Views [3456]
You can get stung, bitten, burnt, squished,
smashed and all but asphyxiated in Greece, by mosquitoes, scorpions, hot sun,
scooters, rolling waves and Athens’ often terrible pollution. You’d have to be
unlucky, but it pays to be prepared.
... Read more >
Tags: europe, greece, travel-health
Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010 | Views [1466]
Greece has one of the lowest crime rates in
Europe, and Athens is one of the safest cities in the world, especially for
visitors. That’s because Greece is an ancient culture but a modern country
where systemic poverty has been all but eliminated.... Read more >
Tags: crime, europe, greece, travel-crime, travel-safety
Monday, 20 Dec 2010 | Views [4377]
Officially 16, but it hardly matters
because it’s rarely enforced by bar and nightclub owners eager to separate
young holidaymakers from their cash. No one asks for ID , not at the bar, nor the café not even at the supermarket (where
you can buy ... Read more >
Tags: europe, greece, travel-legal, travel-tips
Monday, 20 Dec 2010 | Views [2555] | Comments [3]
Those people who have
known only modern sanitation find this hard to handle, but in most places in Greece, you
cannot put toilet paper down the toilet (so why is it called toilet paper?), it goes into the bin alongside. As
long as the bins are tightly ... Read more >
Tags: europe, greece, travel-health, travel-safety-tips, water
Friday, 17 Dec 2010 | Views [2487]
The Greeks are revolting! Since 2010 nationwide general strikes have halted air, rail, ferry and bus services, brought the shutters down on retail businesses and struck at the heart of the nation’s most important industry – tourism. There’s no end ... Read more >
Tags: europe, greece, riots, travel-safety
