Wednesday 19 May 2010

The wind dissipates, the cruise ships invade......

Ok, so i know that tourism is our bread and butter on the island but i propose that cruise ship tourists should be given certain rules to follow when arriving into our lovely island....
1. screaming loudly on small streets trying to find your spouse or children when there are about 10 000 other people around is not acceptable.
2. Standing in the middle of our little cobblestone street to look at the 50th donkey souvenir while people on their way to work have to employ army maneuver tactics to pass you.....NOT COOL!
3. If you know you are coming to Santorini, you should have done your research...Namely, fira is built into a CLIFF!!! Therefore, there are loads and loads of steps so stop complaining about em!
4. Ah the dreaded Cable Car......if you know your time of departure, and see other ships in the caldera.....dont wait till the last minute to buy that donkey souvenir or have your cheap lunch, get there at least 45 minutes before or else you will join the cruiser Conga line....hundreds of badly dressed old people waiting to get on the cable car.
5. We ain't in Morocco or Tunisia so bargaining over prices unless its very expensive jewellery isn't worth it....Does it really matter that the plastic donkey (made in china) is 3 euros and not 2.50????? Not exactly a deal breaker people!!!!.


On to my next topic......Fanny Packs!
I know its a fashion statement in Greece, God only knows why Greek men consider it the best accessory after worry beads but lets be honest....you look like a dork, a big greasy sweaty sleazy nerdling.....so be a MAN........get a man bag, they are all the rage in New York, Milan....every other cool place on the planet!!!! And your cigarettes, worry beads and kinito will be perfectly safe! Not to mention, you still have room for keys, a sweater.....the lunch your mama lovingly made for you before you went to your KOLO DOULEIA!

Gossip:
Gwen and Gavin are somewhere on our lovely island.
Brad and Ang are househunting.......
A certain lovely 'local' couple have made it back after being delayed by the Icelandic dustcloud which disrupted travel services over Northern Europe...
Abramovich's yacht is gone, boo hoo.....not even a sign of the guy on the island.....
But his yacht has now been replaced by a white and navy one.....The question is....WHO IS IT?

RANT OVER! Thanks for reading!

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