San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

Hi all - - - Please can any Visitors for the new Season - give their information Reports here:

A) Firstly any confirmed changes to the resort,
B) Who's doing Sunbeds and where on the beach,

C)Most importantly, owing to the Greek Economy Crisis - Prices for 2010;
1) Beer
2) Meals
3) Apartments
4) General shopping
5) Excursions
6) Car Hire
7) Bike or Quadbike Hire

D) Resort News - who's open / closed etc.

So c'mon you first visitors - we all wait with interest for the first on-site reports!

What is the most popular or best value way to have a holiday in San Stefanos? - you choose!
NOTE: For Thomsons - include the other TUi members - i.e PORTLAND, DIRECT Etc.

We did this Last Year!

Lets keep an eye on the Euro and see if it's going to be good to us this 2010 Holiday!

I was quoted locally,

€1.108    - - what is it going for in your neck of the woods

So who thinks what footwear will be cool this year to wear to the beach and day-time
and to wear at night? Men and Women - just how many shoes do you pack??


Me:- Recently I have cut right down to the basics - Crocs (lightweight) for the beach and around Town - daytime!
Boat shoes for the evenings / with or without socks - long trousers or Shorts - cuts right down on the weight in the case.

Linda:- years ago - when you could - would take shoes for every outfit - now it's around 3-4 pairs.
Croc's or sandals for days, heels or small heels for the evenings, couple of choices in colours that go with most outfits
and just a couple of handbags to match!

So what do the rest of you and the younger set wear?

Ok and with thanks to Swedebasher, who had the original idea in the Yammas Bar, which is real fun.
So lets also try a San Stefanos "Word-Association" stream here. This is a FUN post just like the one in the Yammas bar,
so everyone feel free to do your thing. It's here because it has to be S S related.
Rules:
It must be San Stefanos Related, you can use up to "two-words" with a hyphen.
Names are allowed, but what ever it is - (and it can be a touch loose), there must be a connection somewhere, (explain if you want).


Ok - - I'll start;

Condor

(reply)

DJ

(reply)

Stefanos

Ok  - lets see if this goes as well as Swedebashers - - -   
carry on from   "Stefanos"

Men;
I think we can see more of Last Years Fashion to a degree.
The Eastern Europeans will be in Speedos
The German's will be in Speedos
The Italians will be wearing lots of classy gold chains and fitted Swimmers.
The older Greeks will be in big speedos - the younger ones in nice styled shorts.
The Brits will generally be either in Baggy Long Shorts, some with the Union Jack design,
or classy looking designer gear.
The Stoke Mob will be in Red striped Foottie Shirts and Shorts, and change into "Man-kini's" on the Beach!! LOL

Women;
Thongs / mono-kini's (Pppleeeeeassssseeeeee!!)
Or
Swimsuits?

I'll let someone else do the ladies fashion this time!!

This is a subject we don’t actually like talking about!!!!!

Ever wondered about the pedal bin by each toilet? (Note: there are a few exceptions to this - but 90% of rooms / Apt's are as below).

The Amazing Toilets of Corfu - this is information you will need to know about!
This is a quick guide for the uninitiated – of the strange system of Toiletry Hygiene in Corfu and some of the other Islands of Greece.
Right – now this info below came from an original info sheet from the resort. All the apartments are the same as far as I know
(Crazy Building Reg's.) - This is not a wind up !!! Only a handful of Buildings have upgraded to bigger sewer pipes.

Previous visitors to Corfu may remember the following:-
    The Sewer Pipes of Corfu are less than 4 inches in diameter – this compares to the 10 inch pipes of the UK.
    The Sewer Pipes mainly lead to a ‘type’ of individual septic tank – not main sewers as we are used to in the UK.
    This basically means that what you flush down the toilet is very limited in material and size – or it blocks the sewers.
    All apartments in Corfu usually warn customers not to put toilet paper down the toilet,
        certainly no Ladies ‘pads’ etc….. these items swell in water and block the sewers.

They usually ask you to put all toilet paper into the pedal bin next to the toilet! (Yuk! - not quite what we are used to!!).

    A blocked sewer caused by a guest will result in a charge of around €80 usually.
    A lined pedal bin is supplied in each Apartment’s Bathroom for guests to place their Toilet paper.
    It is changed daily and is quite the normal thing for the locals to deal with.
      - - -  Don’t feel any embarrassment over this practice – it’s normal working over in Corfu.


I suggest you do the same as us, as it’s quite alien for us Brits, (most Europeans in fact,) NOT to put toilet paper down the Loo.
but - as I nearly ‘copped’ a charge one year, I am now more careful.
I was lucky (but embarrassed), - as it cleared with a hose and didn’t need jetting or rodding out. I don’t risk it any more!!!!

This is the method we adopted:
We buy baby wipes from a Supermarket and place them in the Loo, as they clean easily.

Use baby wipes and then toilet paper to finish off your cleaning, placing the ‘slightly’ soiled papers/wipes into a Nappy sack first
then into the pedal bin, or directly into the Bib provided.

Sorry – a bit tongue in cheek – (or wipe in cheek - LOL)
but worth thinking about as it’s a good compromise to blocking the toilet up.