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Aliki,
Thank you so much for your kind Christmas
greetings. We loved our visit to your beautiful country, and we were most
appreciative of your excellent and professional service.
Merry Christmas and have a healthy, prosperous 2001!
Warm wishes,
Debra Kabrich
Dear Aliki:
Thank you for your wonderful card. We are
still talking among friends, how Esther and you saved our vacation. Your ears
must be ringing. We wish both of you and your families a happy holiday season
and a prosperous year 2001. Our invitation to visit us in Arizona, of course,
stands unchanged.
Sincerely,
Uwe, Christian and Alexander Manthei
Aliki,
Thank you for the Christmas card. My husband and I
have been thinking a lot about our wonderful trip to Greece and how well you
made all of the arrangements. We hope to do it again and will certainly keep you
in mind.
Pat Benekos
Thank you Aliki, we enjoyed our visit to your beautiful city and
country so much, we still talk about it and now fix Greek salads and tomato and
cucumber salads a lot.
Happy Holidays to you and your agency,
PS
We are near Atlanta, GA and having our first White Christmas (snow on the
ground) in 104 years! I hope it is warmer in Athens!
Kathleen
Colgan
Dear Aliki,
It was equally our pleasure and we would also
like to extend our thanks and best wishes for the Holidays to you and your
family.
With fond memories, George Doykos
PS We ended up in
Socrates Prison for dinner after meeting you. What a great place and meal.
Certainly a fitting end to our most memorable trip.
We have already discussed
staying in the Plaka next time and adding more Athens days to any trip we take.
Dear Ms. Aliki:
Thank you for responding so quickly, I
appreciate it and we hope to visit Greece again in the near future. We will
definitely use your agency again when the time comes. Thank you for all your
help and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Regards,
Gustavo Flores
Dear Uli;
Just to let you know. The trip that you booked
for me to Crete and Athens was wonderful. Everything went off without a hitch
and all of the accommodations were truly first class. It was an excellent
trip!!!
Thank you for all of your help.
Best Regards,
Aaron D.
Just a note to express my appreciation for your services for our
Athens Vacation.
Everything was satisfactory. I look forward to my next
visit.
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Patricia H.
Dear Uli------I would like to thank you for the wonderful job
you did in taking care of the Palmers, Barb Eder and me, Nancy Diehl on our very
memorable trip to your beautiful, friendly country. Our Classical tour with
Ireni and Christos was so informative it will take a while to sort it all out.
The Acropolis View would not be recommended--several things were not addressed
that needed to be--the toilet leaked and we had to turn off the water after the
tank filled & a problem with electricity---Just thought you should know. We hope
to return soon and you will be our choice.
Thanks again, sincerely, Nancy D.
Hello Uli:
Brenda and I want to thank you for the
terrific arrangements and suggestions you made for us. Everything, and I mean
everything, worked out perfectly, including the weather.
We had an absolutely
wonderful time every day and night and even traffic in Athens was no problem
(since we weren't driving).
Food was excellent everywhere and the hospitality
just a delight.
We will gladly recommend your friendly and knowledgable
services to anyone considering a Greece vacation.
Sincerest best wishes,
Michael & Brenda D.
I want to thank you for processing the refund for the ferry
tickets. Our visit to Greece was wonderful, despite the unplanned changes to our
plans.
The Greek people who helped us adjust to the canceled ferries went out
of their way to help us find lodging in Athens at a time that hotel rooms were
hard to find. Instead of visiting Naxos we rented a car and drove to Finikunda
and stayed at the Finissia Hotel. After an intensive week of touring historical
sites, it was a delightful change of pace.
Most of all, we were humbled by
the ancient Greeks' contributions to the development of Western civilization
which came alive through our visits to ruins in Athens and on the Peloponnese
peninsula. My wife, Lynn, is a 6th grade world history teacher and has brought
this experience into her classroom and her school with enormous success. We are
already planning our next trip which will start in Greece and include visits to
the Greek islands and Turkey. We are looking forward to revisiting Athens and
continuing our travels east.
Don D.
Dear Uli,
Just a short note to tell you we had a
wonderful time in Greece and to thank you again for all your hard work. All of
the hotels were great especially the Oia Mare. The views and room were great.
Except for the days on Santorini and Myconos the weather was perfect. Everything
was a success.
Thanks again for all your help.
Yours,
Joe & Betty
S.
dear kiki,
as u know, last week, i was with my two children
in ath
i'd like to txs for yr vry vry vry kind coop/help(htl reservation,
taxi etc..) l!
yr city was fantastic !
we were first time in greece !
greek peaple are vry friendly, nice girls etc..
i took some videos as well.
after watching this film, i wish to visit yr country/city with my wife as well
in oct 2001 (ath, plus one/two islands) !
finally, hve a good luck,
vbrgds:geza s. iata aso-hungary
Uli,
I wanted to thank you for all of the recommendations
which you made for our trip. All of the places were fabulous (with the exception
of the Kalamaki
Beach resort which was just ok). There is one suggestion that
I would have for you. If you book anyone into the Casa DelFino in Hania, make
sure to
include a map or better yet, set up a transfer and have them deliver
the rental car to the hotel. We spent well over two hours trying to find the
hotel coming in from Hania airport. Other than that, the trip was great and we
really appreciate the work you put into making our vacation wonderful.
Thanks Again,
Robert and Linda S.
Dear Uli -
We cannot thank you enough for all you have done
for us. You are an amazing person, incredibly skilled at what you do. THANK
YOU!!!!
love,
stephanie and amber C.
Hello ULI,
We had a great time in Greece. We are very
pleased with all the arrangements you made for us. The four day classical tour
was wonderful. The guide (Nikki) was great, she explained everything very
nicely. Both Nikki and the driver Costa were very helpful and they paid
attention to all the details to make us comfortable!
We have no hesitation to
recommend you to our friends. Thanks a lot,
Aparna & Amit R.
Hi Matt and Uli,
My purpose of this email is to let you
know how wonderful and helpful your sight was and to tell you how wonderful Uli
from Dolphin Hellas was!
Devon and I were married on Oct. 7th, 2000 and spent
our honeymoon in Athens, Samos and Santorini (suggestions from Matt). I must
admit I was a little nervous at first booking this trip via internet and email
access only, but Uli was absolutely wonderful and very responsive which helped
put our minds at ease over the last months of planning. Neither Devon nor I had
been to Greece and we were going into this blindly as a suggestion from our
Norwegian friend. As I researched all possible web sites I ran across yours...I
found it to be the best sight out there! Your sight was extremely helpful with a
touch of "down to earth", not one of those overly commercial sights were you're
not quite sure if they are trying to sell you the shirt off your back!
As
Devon and I became serious about honeymooning in Greece it came time to decide
what to do as far as a travel agent. This is where your handy dandy link to
Dolphin Hellas came in perfectly. I emailed Dolphin Hellas and was blessed with
the response of Uli! She took very good care of us! She was quick, very
responsive and helpful with all of the questions we had. She even called us the
night before we were to leave the States regarding an Olympic Airlines strike
that put a little kink in our plans. We gave her our thoughts on what we were
looking for and what she booked for us neither Devon nor I would have ever
expected! She put us in some beautiful places that will remain with us for a
lifetime!
I wanted to thank you both for your help.
Matt, if it wasn't for
your site I don't know if we would have gotten enough inside information that
would have interested us in Greece.
Uli, you did an incredible job on booking
our honeymoon we can't thank you enough. It was a pleasure meeting you when we
were in Athens!
It's the combination of the two that made this a special trip
for us that I know we will never forget.
Efkareesto.
Devon & Nicole N.
Dear Uli,
Thanks very much for the great hotel choices.
They worked out perfectly for us. Our room in Santorini was extra special
because of the wonderful view. The Acropolis View and Hotel Elena were excellent
too. The Sea View was average, but it was close to the airport like we asked.
When we return to Greece, we will contact you again. We will definitely
recommend your agency to any friends that travel to Greece. We had a wonderful
time traveling in your country.
Efkharisto' Polee' (no Greek keyboard)
Regards,
Arnie & Kathy N.
Hello Kostas,
it took me about week to settle down here
in Finland: big piles of post and requests to call were waiting on my desk.
Feeling was like bucket of ice cold water pourn to neck after such a lovely
holiday!
We did go to see Olympiakos -game (You are right: that goal was
embarrasing!) and we tried to get tickets to Shirley Basset's concert with no
luck. As for the hotels they were great: in Hera we missed balcony until we
discovered the roof garden. The view to Acropolis is amasing! We spent one night
just sitting there, sipping wine and looking at Acropolis.
At Poros we spent
time jogging, swimming and suprise, suprise watching football! I don't remember
name of the bar, but people there were very helpful finding out results and
timetables of the classification games and they also offered us chance to watch
Greece - Finland -match (no more about that game!).
We found many good (and
relatively cheap) restaurants at Poros. Especially souvlakis and stifado were
great. Actually I gained 4 kilos - dispite of all exercise we had. Well, maybe
beer, icecream and cakes had something to do with that too... Speaking about
food: that meat in your "lunchbox" was reindeer (amusingly it is PORO in finnish
language). Reindeer lives wild in northern parts of scandinavia, that is north
from polar circle. In addition to its meat people use its fur in clothing and
its powdered horns as natures viagra... That last one is kind of joke here, but
japanese tourists really believe it: maybe they have empirical proof?
As for
the future, it is very likely that we are coming to Greece again...
Hoping to
see You some day,
Minna S.
P.S Juha says hello!
Hi Uli:
Thank you for ALL your help! I did manage to see a
few things on my trip by car, but will have to return to the islands at another
time.
I am still not 100% recovered, but it's getting better.
Again, I
really want to tell you how much I appeciate how kind and helpful you were
during my illness.
Thanks again,
KimAR.
Hi Uli,
Just a fast note to say thank you for the wonderful
trip!!! All of our reservations and accommodations were great. Chania and Crete
were our very favorite. We definitely will want to go back there and spend alot
more time.
When we are ready we will contact you again for arrangements.
Again thank you for your assistance and recommendations. They helped to make our
holidays fantastic.
Sincerely,
Deborah DeM. and Kathryn J.
Dear Uli. Our trip to Greece was more wonderful than we could
have hoped for. Your help was First Class, everywhere we went we experienced
nice people, professional attitudes and great accomodations. We deeply
appreciate the care that you took on our behalf, and the fuss that was made over
us at each destination because you told them we were honeymooners. Your talents
are very respected, and we will both contact you in the future for all of our
Greece Travel needs, and will recommend you to everyone we know.
Thank
you so much, again.
Faithfully Yours, Bill and Derys J.
Dear Aliki,
I wanted to let you know how much Linda and I
appreciated your valuable help in making our vacation a success. Thank you for
all your help, we couldn't have done it without you.
We will recommend you to
any of our friends who will be visiting Greece.
Sincerely,
Annetta A.
Uli,
Hello, we hope you remember us! You put together a
wonderful Greece honeymoon for us that we took in May.
We stopped by your office to say hi and took a picture with you, which I have
attached.
I just wanted you to know that we had an absolutely wonderful time,
and that everything was incredible! We couldn't have enjoyed ourselves more. We
want to thank you for your help, without you, I don't know how we would have
gotten it all together!
Again, thank you. We will remember this trip for the
rest of our lives. You helped to make it very special for both of us.
Sincerely,
-Kristie & Lewis
Dear Uli-
My husband and I had a terrific time in Greece.
What a beautiful country. We will definitely be back. Thank you for all of your
assistance. I will be sure to recommend you and your agency to friends.
Many Thanks,
Kelley S.
Dear Kostas,
Just a short note to thank you for the
excellent services provided. Indeed, our holiday was memorable and I will be
definitely promoting your agency to any one of my friends who might want to come
to Greece!
efcharisto!
Charlot C.
Dear Aliki:
First, let us express our sorrow to you
concerning the loss suffered in your country due to the sinking of the Ferry
last week. We sincerely hope you had no relatives or friends on the boat. We
took the ferry from Paros to Athens on Sunday the 24th so we were really shaken
up to hear the news.
Now, about our trip. We loved your country and had a
really wonderful time. You picked very good places for us, considering you
didn't even know us.
First- S. Nicolas in Rhodes. He is really strange but
luckily, other than when we checked in, we didn't have to deal with him much.
His wife handled most things. Tell your clients that l) taxis can take them to
the hotel from the airport. They are reluctant to do so because of the
pedestrian traffic in the old city, but I knew it was legal if you had luggage
so I just kept at it until I found one that would take us. If you don't go into
the old city by taxi and they drop you at one of the eleven or so gates and if
its the wrong one, it would be a very a very difficult trip with luggage. The
hotel tells their guests to go directly which gate, but arrangements made
through a travel agent don't so there were a lot of angry guests there! If you
can get the wife to like you which we apparently managed to do, and show an
interest in the archeological history of the site of the hotel, she is more than
willing to help you out and she was very pleasant to us. In his defense, he is
very active at preserving Old Rhodes and fights a lot of battles to do so. Also
the word "suite" as it applies to our room is very misleading, which they know.
It was a great room, but only one big room. But the other rooms are so small
(those not referred to as suites) that I wouldn't have wanted one anyway.
We
loved Rodos and Lindos was great too. Also rented a car and drove around.
Onto Mykonos. Hotel was very well situated. Quiet, a great view, a 5 minute walk
to bus to beach and a 5 minute walk to town. People at desk were great. Delos
was terrific too. Enjoyed the beach at Platys Gialos.
Then to Santorini which
was our favorite place. Butterfly villas is not air conditioned. Every other
place was and it tended to be a little hot at night but not uncomfortably so.
The woman who owns the place is from the Ukraine and has limited English at
best. The other 3 owners also do not speak english well. We went next door to
the Volcano View villas for car rentals, questions, etc and they were most
helpful. But our pool, veranda, view etc were just sensational and we loved the
whole island-Oia, the road and view up to it, Pyrgos, and we rented a car so we
really saw a lot.
Then onto Paros. You were right, we much preferred Noussa
to Paroikia and the hotel was great. They are expanding. The manager, a woman
named Georgia, was particularly helpful to us. Lefkes was a beautiful village
which we enjoyed visiting and we rented a car and drove around and to the beach
as well.
It was amazing to be in a country that had so many strikes going at
one time- the post office closed in Mykonos for three days. When we went to
catch the plane to Athens and then to Mykonos, Olympia airlines was on strike or
slow down. Then the Minoan boat strike which meant some more waiting for the
right boat. I think you have a hard country to live in, in in terms of getting
anything done. We met a lot of great people from all nations and learned a great
deal about Greece from the newspapers, Greeks, etc.
We will definitely plan
another trip to Greece. It was beautiful and relaxing too, with enough time
between sightseeing to go to beach and pool.
Thanks for all your help
with this. Promise to give you more notice next trip!
Jane Kessler and
Anthony Clark
Dear Kostas,
I just wanted to let you know what a
wonderful time we had in Greece! Your arrangements worked out perfectly with
only one exception that didn't occur to me. Dave missed his connecting flight to
Athens and had no way to let Art know that they wouldn't be able to meet as
arranged. They had arranged to meet at Dave's arrival gate but Dave ended up
arriving in the other terminal. Remember, Dave had Art's ticket to Heraklion, if
Dave had missed the flight to Heraklion, Art would have missed it too. I'm sure
Art would have been able to talk his way onto the plane without his original
ticket but it seems that he didn't actually know where he was going beyond that.
Art was relying on Dave getting them to the hotel. As it turned out, by some
weird series of events, they did end up meeting and it all worked out.
The
Athina Palace Hotel was beautiful. They told us that we were the first Americans
to stay there all season. I may not have mentioned to you that Dave actually
lived in Heraklion when he was younger. We made an unsuccessful attempt to find
his family home.
Santorini was wonderful. Bahram, Marcie, Jeff and I rented a
car one day and saw a lot of the island. The hotel was a great location -- away
from the noise of the city but within walking distance to anywhere we wanted to
go.
Athens is, of course, a big city. I think given the opportunity to plan
this trip over, I would have gone to Athens first and ended with relaxing on
Crete. I wish we had stopped in to meet you. There was just so much to see and
do that we ran out of time.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip. Thank you
for all your hard work in making it all go as smoothly as possible.
Sincerely,
Margaret, Jeff, Marcie, Bahram, Art & Dave
Dearest Kostas:
I've been trying to have the time to write to
you all last week. I hope you have received our present (we asked the Cypria
Hotel to give it to you), we were also looking forward to meet you in Athens but
everything was so hectic!!.
I promise I will write a very detailed letter on
all our trip, but now I'll just say it was the very best vacation/trip/adventure
we have ever had. And we owe a lot of the enjoyment to your effort: you have
been a true guide to us and all your work has been highly professional but what
was more important so very kind and warm. THANK YOU!!
...
again promise to
write to you tomorrow
again thanks and thanks
Patricia
Uli,
Jennifer and I wish to thank you very much for
helping us organize our honeymoon in Greece. The trip was fantastic!
Everything went very smoothly and our accommodations were excellent. The Plaka
Hotel in Athens was in a great location and very clean. The Royal Myconian was
luxurious and Elias beach was beautiful. We especially liked staying at Lefkes
Village in Paros. Lefkes Village is beautiful and set in the pretty mountain
town of Lefkes. The hotel staff were very friendly. We would definitely
recommend this hotel for other honeymooners. We very much enjoyed having a car
on Paros, so we also rented a car on Naxos to explore the island. Dana Villas in
Santorini was wonderful and the location near Fira was excellent for walking
into town. The staff at Dana Villas were very knowledgeable and friendly. On
Santorini we went sailing to Nea Kamani and hiking up the volcano and sailed
into the sunset near Oia...beautiful.
All the transfers were smooth, except
for when we arrived on Santorini. Bellonias Travel did not pick us up and we had
to take the public bus. We called them and they apologized and offered us a free
transfer to the airport when we left Santorini.
We had a terrific time and
will definitely recommend you to any other friends or family travelling to
Greece for honeymoon or vacation.
Thank you once again.
Best regards,
Matthew and Jennifer Mc.
dear kostas,
just a short note to thank you for your help...
our holiday was a success and we owe much of it to you and your company... it
was just perfect
thanks
charlot c.
Uli .
Just a note to let you know that we were very happy
with our hotel accommodations and how everything was organized. We had great
rooms in terms of view and location within the hotels. Our trip was fantastic!
Thanks again and we will definitely keep you in mind for our next visit....
Gail M. & family
Hi Aliki,
I just wanted to drop a line and thank you
again for expediting so wonderfully my holiday arrangements as well as to let
you know that we loved Santorini very much and that Christos and his mom (Neoklassico
Koukouli) have a very beautiful and romantic place and we thoroughly enjoyed
staying there.
If you do speak with Christos again anytime soon can you
please let him know how pleased we were as we never got a chance to say goodbye
to him.
Looking forward to working with you again in the future.
Be
well,
Lori Bourbeau
Dear Uli
Thank you for your assistance in arranging the
travel for my son and I. We have just returned home from our vacation to your
country and had a fabulous time. Greece is a perfect vacation site for all who
enjoy good food, beautiful scenery, friendly people and and incredible history.
The Platka area and especially the Adrain Hotel was our favorite time spent in
Greece with Mykonos/Delos , Hania, Santorini, and Heraklion following in order.
Your selection of hotels for our stay was excellent.
Thanks again,
Gary L C.
Uli --
I just wanted to thank you for the arrangements
you made for us on our trip! Everything went very well and I appreciate how
organized and prompt you are!
I will be sure to recommend Dolphin Hellas to
any other acquaintances of mine who may visit Greece. Thank you for
everything...
Ananya S.
Dear Uli
Thanks for your efforts in arranging our holiday
accomodation this year in Paros. We had a wonderful time, the Hotel was great.
Best Regards
Phil Bawn
Bristol UK
Dear Uli:
Our trip went off without a hitch and we
appreciate your attention to detail and the overall way you handled us. Again,
we apologize for a few last minute changes and remain indebted. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mary Anne S. and Kim M.
Hi, Uli:
let me tell you that the trip was really
wonderful and that we did in fact more than what I had planned. The Plaka hotel
was in the right place of Athens (for us). The view of the Acropolis was so
splendid at every time of the day that the next time, when they give me a city
view, I will surely cry a lot.
All your contact companies worked well, as
their transfers. In Bellonias Tours, they have a girl (Efi) whose mother is from
Peru and speaks nice Spanish; she was very helpful. Nice Porto Fira Hotel,
except that I still wander what is a privilege room. Maybe because we had a
small fridge? No TV set. We didn't get any help with our luggage and had to go
doooooown all the way to the entrance. Now I understand why the Atlantis Hotel
is expensive. But terrific view!
About Mykonos, I think it's nice for
pictures, but except for the fascinating visit to Delos I wouldn't return there.
Good Hotel the Aegean.
About the St. Nikolis, a little story. We got there at
10 pm, with a delayed flight from Santorini. No one at the lobby, and a room
with the lights on across the garden. I waited 5 minutes and nobody came. I had
to go to that room to ask one of the two men seated about the people in charge.
One of them stood up, and with no word got to the lobby, took one key and said:
follow me. While we went upstairs, this close relative with the man of
Neanderthal tried to convince us that the size of our room would be small for a
third bed and that he could offer us a bigger one, but that would cost more. I
refused. The room wasn't prepared with the third bed. And he said: I will
prepared, BUT LATER. He opened the window , took the air condition control and
left the room. 45 minutes later, we still had no extra bed. We left for dinner,
and later on we got it finally but he had disappeared again, and we had a really
hot night. The next morning we had to ask for the control. I think we were
punished by him for not accepting the other room. The rest of the days were fine
there, no problem, Nice place Rhodes, It's a dream to walk along the medieval
streets.
So, Uli, thanks to your efforts we had a really beautiful trip to
Greece. I hope you liked the alabaster scarab we bought in Egypt for you and if
we may go to Crete the time we visit Italy ( in two years I hope), we'll be
again in touch with you.
Ana Maria O.
Dear Kostas:
It was a pleasure meeting you and I just want to
say THANK YOU so much for the fabulous job that you did in coordinating my
plans. This was the first time that I used the internet to book a trip and I was
very impressed with your expert service that you gave me. All paperwork was in
order and
everything worked out fine. The tours were great. A job well done.
Also, if you can let Andreas know that the trip to Mykanos was great. The
hotel San Giorgios was absolutely super and would highly recommend it and would
stay at it again. Even though we had to either take the local bus or taxi into
town, it was fun and I liked the seclusion of the hotel. Our catamaran trip on
the return was cancelled due to high winds, I ran immediately to the Travel
Agency on Mykanos and they refunded our ticket and we immediately jumped aboard
the ferry boat that was just pulling in. We really had to hurry but made it with
about 2 minutes to spare. It
dropped us off at midnight in Raffina and we
took a cab straight away to Hera Hotel in Athens and arrived about 1:00AM.
The next day we enjoyed our all day tour to Delphi. It was beautiful.
Once
again, it was great doing business with both of you and I look forward to
working with you again.
...
Thank you once again for a GREAT JOB done and
I look forward to hearing from Kiki regarding pilgrimages. Barbara
Hello Aliki,
I just wanted to thank you for managing all
the details of our trip.
We had a WONDERFUL time. All of the properties
you selected for us were absolutely perfect. The Astra Apartments in Santorini
afforded us the most exquisite view, and the pool at the Astir in Paros was like
an Oasis.
Thank-You!
regards,
Laura Sanderson
Dear Aliki,
Both our vacations are over and Unfortunately I
am home. the weather here has been rainy and muggy, my tan is beginning to fade,
and the watermelon and fish just don't taste the same. I had a wonderful time. I
hope your vacation was as enjoyable. Everything went without a hitch. The meet
and assist on Mykonos met us, but then promptly disappeared. I saw him riding
off on his scooter. Luckily the hotel Leto is within walking distance from the
boat, so, after asking around, we were able to find the hotel. All of the tours
were exceptional. You may want to tell those who want to go on Chat tours to
Mycenae that they must buy the lunch if they want to eat. Chat Tours owns the
Amalia hotels where the lunch is served. The hotel is outside the town, so there
is no place to go like a taverna, and I was starving by the time for lunch, so I
bought my lunch at the hotel anyway. I had a wonderful meeting with my family.
Thank you for finding me the phone number. As it turned out, my cousin, John was
on holiday on Mykonos at the same time I was there, but I could not find him.
The hotels were perfect and easy to get to where the sites and the Retsina were
to be found. I think you should tell anyone who wants to go to Thira that They
should plan on renting a car. It is very easy to do and not all that expensive.
If they want to go to the ruins or to find a taverna outside the city of Thira
or just get a good look around, a car is essential. Tell them not to miss the
museum at Thira. It has all of the artifacts and murals found at Akrotiri and is
breathtaking. Speaking of renting...I rented a scooter on Mykonos and almost
killed myself. I missed a bus by inches. Iota, the bartender at the leta hotel
even gave me free wine to clam my nerves when I "walked" back to the hotel.
Now for new business. I am coming back to greece for three weeks, next July.
I will be bringing my wife and daughter. So it looks like you will have to put
up with me again. I will send you the itinerary I want to follow in a week or
so. I have as much fun planning the trip as going on it. (well, almost.) I know
one thing, We will stay at the Royal Olympic in Athens and the same hotels on
Mykonos and Santorini. The only thing you must do is think of another Island for
us that is out of the way. I want my girls to experience the islands where the
greeks outnumber the tourist on at least one island...one that is not so crazy.
Until then Aliki, I leave you with my best wishes and many thanks for making my
trip as perfect as I hoped it would be.....YAMAS!
Jim
Ps. Say
hello to our driver George...He was super.
Uli:
We are back home now from a wonderful trip to
Greece. We wanted to let you know that all of the arrangements you made for us
worked out very well!! Many thanks. We enjoyed the entire trip. In the future,
if any of our friends want reservations for Greece, we shall give them your
name.
Mal B.
Kiki,
Nous avons passé de très bonnes vacances. Tout
s'est très bien passé. Un tout tout grand merci pour votre aide.
Best
regards,
Grégoire M.
Dear Aliki,
We wanted to let you know what a wonderful
time we had on our trip. Everything worked our just great! All the places we
stayed were very nice and friendly. The cruise was a lot of fun and the
excursions were good. The islands we visited were all beautiful. I have never
seen such extremely blue water in all my life. It was all so beautiful,
especially Santorini!! It was picture perfect, and Bob and Beth took lots of
them!!! Our road trip was a lot of fun and I am very glad Bob decided to do
that. I was a little apprehensive, but it was fun. The mountains were great and
the small villages were so quaint and friendly. Thanks for suggesting the places
we stayed and the places to visit.
We really appreciate all the time and
energy you spent on helping to make our trip such a memorable one. Your country
is truly beautiful and so are the people we met. I wish we could have met you
and thanked you in person, but I hope this will be sufficient. THANKS, THANKS,
AND THANKS!!!
We will be sure to mention you to all our friends that
might be considering a trip to Greece.
Thanks again for everything,
Bob and Lillian Lynch
Dear Uli:
We just wanted to thank you for all of the
arrangements that you made for our trip to Greece. We had an absolutely
delightful time and look forward to a return visit. You are welcome to use our
names as references if any of your potential clients should want to contact us.
Best regards,
Paul, Andi, Alyson & Melissa Plotsky
Jonathan Bartlett and I are very grateful to you and your
associates for a very satisfyihng and good time in Greece. The trip to Delphi,
the boat to Santorini, the week in Io exploring the island of Thera was all we
had hoped for and more.
By airmail I am sending you a little gift made by a
local artisan. It should arrive next week.
We hope to return to Greece
someday soon.
Regards, W. Dr.
Aliki:
Thank you very much for your cooperation, I really
appreciate it. Because all of you there at Dolphin Hellas have been so helpful
and nice, we will DEFINITELY use you guys when we do decide to go to Greece.
Once the baby is born and we are settled in, I will again contact you to make
further arrangements. I'm sorry for the confusion and the lack on my part to get
in touch with you sooner, I should have. Thank you for all your help and I wish
you all the best.
Aurelie
Uli,
I wanted to thank you for helping us set up our trip on
such short notice. The hotels in Athens and Naxos were excellent; exactly what
we wanted. The flights and other connections that you set up were perfect. My
wife and I had a great time.
Just for your reference in the future, the
Zoe-Ageas Traditional Houses in Oia, Santorini were not that great. We had some
problems with electricity (electric shocks in the shower!) and the accomodations
were slightly dirty and not well maintained. Luckily, we spent little time in
the room so it did not spoil our time on Santorini (one of the most beautilful
places I've ever seen).
Thanks for all of your help.
JJH
Dear Kiki,
I just wanted to thank you so much for all of your
help with our Greek Odyssey.
We had a great time, and the accomodations were
wonderful. Everything was great and we had a wonderful time. Now we await the
pictures. Thanks again for all you did.
Sincerely,
Pete and Tim
DEAR ULI, THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY HOTEL RESERVATIONS.
EVERYTHING WENT WELL AND WE ENJOYED YOUR SELECTION OF HOTELS. THANK YOU .
DONNA W.
Dear Uli:
This words are for say to you that our trip in
Greece was marvelous and we are very gratefull to you.
May be some friends we
write to you and mentioned my name.
We hope to contact you soon.
Good by.
Julio y Elvira C.
Uli,
I just wanted to thank you for your assistance in making
our trip so wonderful. Everything you did for us was great and there were no
problems of any kind. Your country is so beautiful and the people were kind and
helpful.
Thanks again.
Pat W.
Hello from Colorado!! Kostas, I just wanted to write and thank
you for all that you did to help make my stay and Kati's stay in Greece so
pleasurable.
The Greek people are still the kindest most gracious people
I've met. Our stay in Mykonos was beautiful. The trip to Delphi was
wonderful--Kati really enjoyed seeing the ancient ruins there. And all along the
way throughout our entire trip we met the most amazing people.
We went to
Paris--one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. Ireland was so green and
cool--sweater weather which I welcomed after the heat of Greece. It's good to be
home. Kati developed pneumonia and so was very anxious to get her home as soon
as possible. She's doing great.
Our trip was truly remarkable and
unforgettable. I'm very glad to have had the opportunity to meet you and Esther.
Seeing her sweet face at the airport when we arrived meant so much. Please tell
her hello for us. I hope one day to see you again. If you ever find your way to
Colorado please know that there is always a place here for you to stay. Again,
thank you always for your kindness.
Warmest regards...deb c.
Hi Kostas:
As you said, no news is always good news, the only
thing we regret about our visit to your fabulous country is not having time to
meet you and thank you in person for a wonderful vacation.
I think the cruise
was a wise choice because we wouldn't be able to know so many places in so
little time, or maybe we would, but it was a stress-free way of doing it. Our
favorite arqueological site was Ephesus it is really something else, and meeting
the Turks made us understand the true meaning of "good merchants".
Mykonos
and Santorini deserve all the fame indeed and the Corint channel was an amazing
experience.
The food on board was delicious and for not being a luxurious
ship, I think it serves its purpose very well and the crue does a really nice
job. It was for all a memorable experience, thank you once again for making that
possible.
On the other hand, we enjoyed it so much that we want my mother,
(she stayed home with the kids) to do it in the future, maybe even by the end of
the year, can you tell me which is the low season in order to get the very best
price possible and if we can buy the airline tickets directly from you, she
would depart from Mexico city, maybe with a friend.
The cruise director told
us about a cruise to the Nile, maybe we can start planning for summer 2001.
Thanks again, hope to keep in touch
Ricardo
Dear Uli,
I am writing to thank you for all your help and
recommendations for my trip to Greece this past June. The itenary and
accomodations were grand.
I will recommend the agency to anyone I know that
plans a trip to Greece.
It was great.
Thanks,
Mary A.
Dear Uli, Thanks for all your work to help arrange our trip. We
had a great stay in Greece! We met fine people, enjoyed beautiful scenery and
buildings, learned to travel on the ferry system, and learned to speak some
Greek. Our 30th wedding anniversary trip was one to remember.
Respectfully
yours,
Phil & Eileen
Dear Uli,
We just returned home after a wonderful
vacation in Greece. All the reservation that you arranged for us were excellent.
I wish to thank you and Dolphin Hellas for a very professional service. I will
certainly make use of your services if I ever visit Greece again and will be
happy to recommend you and Dolphin Hellas to anyone who plans to visit Greece.
Thanks again, and best regards.
Paul S.
Dear Uli,
You've probably forgotten who I am by now, but I
have just arrived home from Europe and go back to work next week, and I wanted
to thank you for all your efforts on my behalf when I was in Greece. Everything
went very smoothly - despite the ferry timetables. All the hotels were really
nice, the people very friendly, the transfers efficient - even at 4 o'clock in
the morning - and I had a wonderful time. So many thanks, and I will certainly
recommend you to anyone else going to Greece.
Regards,
Gael G.
Dear Uli,
We all wanted to thank you again for all of
your assistance with our travel arrangements to Greece. We had a wonderful time
and enjoyed the people of Greece so much. Our hotels were all very nice and
located well for our needs. The Butterfly Villas in Santorini were especially
beautiful and relaxing. Please know that Efi at the local agency in Santorini is
outstanding. She checked at our hotel at 4:00 in the morning to be sure we had
gotten in and picked up at the ferry, which was very late, and everything was
going smoothly. She gave us a 24 hour phone number and arranged a great tour for
us.
Thank you again for your outstanding service to us. We hope to return to
Greece and will definitely call upon you again.
Best regards,
Pat M.,
Johnnie D. and girls
I just wanted to thank you for all your help in making our
recent trip to Greece such a pleasure. The tickets for the cruise were waiting
for us at the hotel--the Aegean I was a very pleasant ship and the itinerary was
spectacular. We were saddened at the problems Aegean Spirit seemed to be
having as we left Crete and hope everything was OK.
You can be sure that I
will call upon you again when I return to Greece and will recommend your agency
wholeheartedly.
Eileen PG V., M.D.
Dear Costas, we arrived back yesterday, Sunday June 25; we had a
marvelous time. It was good to meet you in Athens. Once we overcome the jetlag
and settle in a bit, we will report back in greater detail. Thank you again for
your good work in making arrangements for us.
Sincerely, Gene and Nancy S.
Uli,
Returned from holiday in Naxos on Tuesday night.
Just to let you know we thought the Hotel Fikas was excellent and the family who
run the hotel were very friendly and helpful. I would recommend the hotel to
anyone wanting a nice place to stay on the edge of Naxos Town and for anyone
with walking difficulties the cab fare is only 1500 drx (about £2.80). We
certainly wouldn't have any hesitation in staying there again.
Kind
regards and best wishes
Dave C
Hi Kostas
We just arrived Singapore safely this morning.
The trip was an enjoyable one, except the 50 hours of suffering due to the ferry
from Santorini. Thank you so much for arranging the hotels and ferries. I'm most
impressed by your efficiency and will recommend your company to my friends.
Paula M.
Hello Kostas,
Just thought I would drop you a line to thank
you for all the work you did ensuring that our honeymoon in Greece was
incredible.
Although the taxi drivers in Athens did their best to rob us of
all our money, the Herodian Hotel was a beautiful location to sleep off jet lag
and close to everything in Athens.
Kanale's in Paros was beautifully located
and the staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. The Alkioni Beach Hotel was
also beautiful and the breakfasts were great. In Santorini, the Regina Mare
Hotel had an incredible view and the staff were nice, although we didn't have a
working toilet for the whole week.
Anyway, thanks again for making these
recommendations and we will be sure to tell our friends to contact you if they
are heading to Greece.
Ken McK.
Uli,
Thank you so much. We had a great trip. I appreciate
all your help and have recommended you to many people. Till next trip.
Sincerely,
Donna F.
Uli,
Thank you for your assistance during our travel to
Greece. We had a wonderful time! I met a man on Mykonos so I may be coming back
again in August :-). We highly recommend the Aegean Hotel in Mykonos. The staff
was very accommodating and went out of their way to make us happy. The rooms
were large, clean and the pool is lovely. Just wanted to let you know.
Thank you again for all of your help!
Jeannette P. & Colleen C.
Aliki,
Well, we are back home.
We meant to go the the
agency to personally thank you, but there was no time.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
The flight on Aegean was superb. Great seats and very good service. The hotels
were the best. We especially loved the Grand in Rhodes.
We'll be back!! Soon
we hope. And we are keeping your email handy..
Thanks again, You have a
fabulous country. George's greek was great too!!
George & Marta
Hanzimanolis.
(Ted and Barbara too)
Uli,
My family and I arrived home safely from Greece
after a wonderful vacation.
I wanted to take the time to thank you for your
assistance booking hotels, and to give you a little feedback on our experiences.
Enjoyed the Electra Palace and the location was super. Rooftop pool and
breakfasts were great, service just ok. Cypria was great value at only $88 per
night! Nice accommodations and breakfast was good. We were a bit less
comfortable walking to our hotel late at night, however, as that whole area
shuts down when the businesses close. The Neoclassico Koukouli in Santorini was
a charming place in a location where we could get a good night's sleep.
Unfortunately, it was very difficult to find so we lost some time on arrival.
The owner was charming, though communication was difficult as she spoke little
English. The service at the Petassos Beach in Mykonos was the best I have ever
had in any hotel I've ever stayed at - anywhere in the world! Funny thing is, if
I'd known it was a chain, I probably would have been very disappointed when you
initially booked it. Since it was small, and definitely run by locals, the feel
was very special. Rooms were particularly nice and breakfasts great.
Our
flight from Athens to Santorini was fine. Ferries were a tremendous experience.
Both ferries we took were fast boats - the smaller blue hydrofoil (not the
catamaran) to Mykonos, then the brand new huge superfast ferry back to Athens.
That was a particularly great experience until we all nearly choked to death on
cigarette smoke on the trip back. Kind of makes us grateful for the smoke free
accommodations we have here in the U.S. - and which we take for granted.
On
our last two days in Athens my daughter and I took the trip to Delphi one day,
and the trip to Aegina, Poros, and Hydra the other. Both were worthwhile, and
thoroughly enjoyable experiences.
All in all, a fabulous trip. We loved
Greece, and everything about it.
Our thanks for your assistance in planning
our trip.
Diane L.
Dear Uli,
Just wanted to say thank you for all your
assistance with my trip to Greece.
I had a wonderful time! The people were so
nice, generous, and kind, and the country is beautiful. I very much enjoyed
myself, and can't wait to come
back again. Thank you for helping to make it
all possible.
Best regards,
Amy L.
See http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-1466-109C9194-393DBA31-prod1
Hi Uli,
We've just returned from Lesvos-All went according to
plan-The Hotel was great, The People Friendly, and the Weather Perfect.
Once
again thanks for your Help.
Pete, Pauline, Darren and Michael L.
Hi Aliki:
I just wanted to thank you for all of your
help. We had a wonderful, memorable time and loved every minute of it. May was
certainly the best month to travel to Greece. I would say my favorite was
Santorini in Oia, highly recommend it over Fira.
Thanks again, I will
certainly pass your name on to others planning a trip to Greece.
Julie
H.
Uli,
Thanks for everything, really. It's been very fun
working with you. We found you on the internet by accident and we're glad we
did. I would recommend you highly to anyone who needs assistance in Greece. I
feel relieved and comfortable that we have a place to land.
Have a great
day.
Val and Otto
Dear Aliki,
It is now two weeks since we returned to
Australia after a wonderful four weeks in Greece, and all the anxieties we had
in planning, booking, and executing our adventure are behind us. We have so many
happy memories of a barren, mountainous, yet charming and alluring hinterland of
Greece, together with the many harbour and seaside vistas, that our ten hours of
video and numerous rolls of film will always remind us of a truly great
adventure.
All that aside, the best part of any holiday/adventure is the
people you meet and the culture you experience. Arriving in Athens at 6am to be
taken to a Hotel that you know nothing about, and be met by a lady who speaks no
English, yet offers coffee and juice to "bloody tourists", but becomes a good
friend after three visits is what life is all about. We were naturally
apprehensive when we made the treck to your office the same day, but your
friendliness and warmth assured us that we were in for a good holiday.
We
didn’t come to Greece for the sun, but for the history/mythology, and we were
not disappointed. You would be proud of your Aussie friends who tramped over
many historical sites, with either a book or a guide to ensure we learnt
whatever we could about Greece’s unique place in history.
The trip we did
could not have been achieved without your help and guidance, and we wonder if
you have a place as a "wholesaler" to one of our leading Travel Agents in
Australia.
No holiday is complete without declaring highlights and Denise
and I are naturally divided on some of these so we declare them in no particular
order.
Greeting by Mary at the Art Gallery on day 1. With coffee and juice, followed by a stroll to the breakfast balcony to see the Parthenon above us.
Nervous walk to Dolphin-Hellas to be greeted by a charming and knowledgeable young lady (Aliki) who set the scene for our Greek Adventure.
Sitting on the balcony of the Hermes Hotel at Delphi with beer and wine in hand appreciating that we are special people, as the sun blazes across the valley below..
Forget Kalambaka and go to the Sydney Hotel in Kastraki ?? or similar, to be right next to the Monasteries.
Monodendri is not that far off the beaten track, and worth the trip to see the shale and the Vikos Gorge.
On Corfu, the ONLY place to stay is Kassiopi. We got lost in the car and travelled most inland roads on the island, as well as most of the seaside resorts, but Kassiopi rules as one of the highlights of Greece…….for US
Parga is a little out of the way but we could have spent a few days instead of a few hours there.
Olympia is a lovely town but the historic site is disappointing, as are many in Greece, because they are very poorly signposted for the general public.
Corinth Canal is fantastic.
Mycanae is a pile of rubble to the average tourist. Such an important historical site surely deserves better signposting.
Back to Athens…our soul City with Con, Janet, and Mary at the Art Gallery, and Aliki and Kiki at Dolphin Hellas, not to mention our new friends at the Flea Market.
Rhodes is mystifying. We spent so much time in the loft of our room at the Cava Doro drinking wine and beer trying to fathom the chequered history of the island that in the end I read from a prepared script into the video camera. Lindos was fantastic, even though touristy, but the highlights were the street of the Knights of St. John, and the little Orthodox Church near the Cava Doro.
Crete is naturally beautiful, and we drove most of the island. The little villages high in the mountains were our highlight, and we have hand-painted plates to prove it. Iraklio is the ugliest City in Greece, but next to Athens, Hania is our "soul city". Elounda is a place we could spend more time at. The southern coast of Crete is best forgotten. Remember the IMBROS GORGE as a great alternative to Samaria.
Santorini is one of the most spectacular places we have ever been to and must NEVER be left off any Greek itinerary
Mykonos .Barren windswept rock that can be deleted from travellers itineraries. Delos is fantastic, and the only reason to spend a day on Mykonos.
Greece is a fantastic blend of mythology, history, culture, landscape, charm, and PEOPLE, and it is always the people that make the place.
Back in Nangiloc, 500 km from Melbourne, 1000 km from Sydney,
and 400 km from Adelaide we are coming into Winter with night temperatures of
0.c and daytime temperatures of 17.c. We are currently pruning our plum trees,
and will soon be picking our navel oranges. We have clear skies at night with
unbelievably spectacular starlit nights. We are one of the clearest areas in the
world for stargazers, and being in the "bush" the serenity of our area is
precious.
No holiday is perfect, and I have to say that our "hire-cars"
were disappointing. Emko gave us a car with no aerial, so, the radio did not
work. I pointed this out on return but there was no apology. On Rhodes, the
Euro-Car car radio did not even switch on! On Crete, we were meant to be happy
that the car we requested was not available and we were getting an up-market
Vitara, but it turned out to be a gas-guzzling rock-hard seated TANK, that was
neither a joy to drive or re-fuel!
Aliki, we are indebted to you and your
staff for helping us to enjoy a holiday experience of a lifetime, and we hope to
remain your friends.
Kindest regards
Barry and Denise Jackson
Dear Uli:
It is now May 24, and both my sister and I are
back home again. You were right. The trip was fabulous, everything went
smoothly, your country is gorgeous, and your people warm, kind and generous. It
is a trip both me and my sister will never forget. We apologize for being such
paranoid travelers, and want to take this opportunity to thank you from the
bottom of our hearts for your kind efforts and professionalism. We will not
hesitate to recommend you and Dolphin Hellas to anyone here in the United
States. All the best to you always.
Tina S. and Charlene L.
Hi Aliki,
We had a wonderful time on our trip to Greece and
Cyprus. Thank you for arranging everything. It was nice to have the mini
bus/tour guide waiting for us when we arrived, got off the cruise and went to
the airport for Cyprus.
One concern that we all had was the accommodations on
the cruise ship. We were on the floor right above the staff - Nereus deck on
World Renaissance. There was a terrible sewage smell at all times on this floor.
A few times the water coming out of the sink/shower was very brown. I know this
is a very old ship, but could you find out if there was a sewage problem. The
smell was at times unbearable and did not seem healthy at all. I wrote this on
my comment sheet, but I just wondered if they could do anything to compensate
us. We thoroughly enjoyed the staff and entertainment, but the accommodations
had much to be desired.
Thanks for anything you can do. If you need any more
information, let me know.
Marina Kelly
Hello Matt:
Just a quick note to thank you for all your
helpful information. We are just back from 3 weeks in Greece and your website
and letters were a great source of helpful ideas and contacts. In particular, we
never could have done what we did (4 islands + Peloponnese, Athens and Delphi,
Comfortably!) without the unbelievably thorough, flawless and kind help of Uli
Perschau at Dolphin-Hellas. She and I emailed for 4 or 5 weeks and set up a most
wonderful and amazing itinerary. (Based on your advice, it included about a week
in Crete!) Uli is out of this world and I would recommend her more than highly.
She not only set everything up without a wrinkle, she was able to make changes
along the way, and both were invaluable.
Thanks, really. We have wanted to
see Greece for years, were there for Easter (Chania!) and could not have had the
outstanding and unforgettable experiences we did without your advice, and
Dolphin-Hellas/Uli in particular. Our only problem now is figuring out how
quickly we can get back again!
Thanks and best to you--
Catherine R.
Uli
Absolutely, we accept your handling fee of
$30.00/person. You have been so wonderful. I feel I received more than $30.00
worth of value.
Let me know if you require anything else.
Valerie B.
Hi Aliki, First let me apologize for not making it to your office to meet you while we were in Athens. We had a great time, but there was so much to see we didn't get there. Everything went very smoothly with the vouchers and flights. Thanks again. I will recommend you and your company to any of our friends planning Greek vacations! Attached you will see some of our photos of our holiday. Again many thanks, Jodi Oliver
Kostas,
I wanted to write and thank you for helping us
with a wonderful honeymoon.
Jill and I enjoyed Greece very much. We got to
see many contrasting locations. Crete was lovely. It was almost like Venice
(without the canals, of course). We enjoyed both Hania and Rethymno very much. I
wish we would have seen Knossos, as I heard it was spectacular. Also, to our
disappointment, the Samaria Gorge was in fact open. However, we did not pack for
such a trip and could not go. Casa Delfino was beautiful and the ladies there
are so friendly. The Veneto in Rethymno was nice, though the management seemed
pretty disinterested in us.
Santorini was probably the most beautiful place
of all. We chose this as our time to relax and spent many hours looking out of
our balcony. We did hike the volcano and rode donkeys, though. I think the
donkey ride was our favorite. We really enjoyed the staff at Tzekos Villas.
Kostas the evening receptionist was really friendly and we spent many evening
chatting about everything. Efi from Bellonias tours was very friendly as well.
Athens was fabulous. Seeing the Acropolis was just amazing. It's almost surreal.
You see it in textbooks all your life, but nothing compares to being there. The
Delphi trip was probably our best day of all. It was a beautiful drive and an
amazing sight. We loved the Electra Palace. The staff is very professional and
the views from the roof are great. Plus the breakfast is awesome. I could not
get enough of the juice machine. I'd never seen anything like that before.
We
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. If we had it to do over again, we would probably
do a couple of things different. We would probably have cut Santorini down to 3
days and spent more time in Athens for day trips on the mainland. I would have
liked to visit Olympus and a couple on our return flight mentioned some place
that Alexander the Great had built. I forget the name, but he said it was
amazing. We would have also brought better shoes for the Samaria Gorge and
visited Knossos.
So, the plus side is that this leaves us open for a return
trip to visit all these sights on the mainland. My wife wants to visit Italy,
and I want to visit Spain, but a return trip to Athens could be in the plans in
the next few years. I will certainly hang on to your email address until then.
Thanks again,
jpc
Dear Kostas,
We just wanted to tell you that we had a
wonderful trip to Athens and Lesvos. Thank you very much for all your help. All
the reservations worked out perfectly. The weather could have been a little
warmer, but I guess that is a little bit out of your control!
Thanks again.
When we plan our next trip to Greece we'll let you know.
Best Regards,
Ingrid S.
Dear Kiki:
Just wanted to let you know that we had a
wonderful time in Krete and in Athens. Everything you organized worked like a
charm. We really appreciate all you have done for us and we will definitely
recommend you to anyone who wants a travel agent for Greece. There is no better
one!!!!
Epharisto Parapoli! BEATE W.
Uli,
Our trip was wonderful! The hotels were everything we'd
hoped! Santorini was magical and we are coming back someday!
Thank you again
for all your help.
Jennifer S.
Dear Uli: I just wanted to e-mail you to thank you for your help
in planning and putting together our trip. I, my wife and my daughter had a
wonderfull trip and time in your country. All the arrangements you had made went
smoothly and we had no mistakes or problems. I was especially pleased with
service provided by the car rental company and would reccomend them to anyone.
All the hotels were fine.
The only complaint we had was that many of the
sites closed early this time of year and you couldn't get into many of them in
the afternoon. You may want to tell anyone going offseason to go to the sites
early and first thing in the morning. If you have any questions about specifics
I will be happy to answer them. Otherwise thank you again for helping make it a
great trip and an experience my daughter will not forget.
Epharisto.
Egidijus M. and family.
Dear Aliki,
Want to take the time to wish you a Happy and
Holy Easter.
It was really good to see you again and you know once I was back
home, it only took a few days to wish I was back in Greece.
Crete especially
with its beauty and tranquillity. When anyone asks what part of the trip I liked
best - Immediately think of the Koutsonari cottage. Its an automatic response.
Not so much Ieropetra but the cottage itself. You planned a wonderful itinerary
for me. Chania - old town was an experience and I thoroughly enjoyed the old
town and its way of life. I found it very frustrating trying to get into the old
town but once there, I loved it. I will send you a map from the center of town
to the old town when I have a chance to make it. Maybe you can keep it with the
pictures of Porto Del Colombo when I get them all printed of the 48 rolls of
pictures I took in Crete, I've printed about 25 of them. They are beautiful and
I will pick out some of the better ones to send you.
I'm so glad you added
rethymnon to my schedule. It is very nice there and surrounding area well worth
exploring. The hotel was in a perfect spot, on the water, with great access
walking into town, and the surrounding antiquities. About Iraklion , I will
write about it in my next letter. I will be getting a computer in the next few
weeks. I think its already in the planning stages. Then we'll be able to keep in
touch . for how I have to Thank Rick my friend for emailing you. I ordered the
book Corelli's Mandolin before I lift for Crete, It was sold out so I had to
order it when I returned home. So far I've read up to Chapter 2 and have enjoyed
it What I need is time.... Time , whats that?
Again Thank you and Happy
Easter!!!
Love Tina
Uli,
My family and I have returned to the US and I just
wanted to tell you we had a wonderful time in Greece. The ferry, taxi and hotel
arrangements you made for us went very well. Our stay at the Herodion was very
pleasant.
Thank you again for your assistance.
Rich H.
Dear Uli,
We had a fantastic visit to Greece. Many thanks
for all your help and support during our stay. Everything went smoothly apart
from missing that ferry on Tuesday night! Oh well.
Just a side note, the
Royal Olympic had wonderful accommodations, but a very unfriendly staff.
However, everyone else was a delight to work with, especially the staff at the
Hotel Phillipos and Herodion who helped us out a lot when we missed our ferry
boat.
I will recommend your agency to all my friends who travel to Greece. I
hope we work together again.
All the best, Gail H.
To Kostas:
We got home last night from our trip and I just
wanted to say thank you. We were very impressed with all the arrangements you
made so competantly. Greece is a beautiful country and we found people to be
very kind and friendly. The islands were spectacular and even driving through
Athens wasn't as bad as we had feared! (Although it was a long trip from
Corinthos to Athina on election day)
We will certainly recommend your agency
to any of our friends!
Thanks again and hope you enjoyed your elk. Sorry it
couldn't be the real thing.
best wishes,
Mary and Richard F.
Dear Uli,
Just wanted to drop you a note to again thank you
for the great job you did in setting up our trip to Greece! Everything went very
well (other than the incredible wind that about blew Monica and I off
Santorini!). Had a great time, and everything you did was perfect. Please feel
free to give our e-mail out as a reference if you need to.
Sorry we didn't
get to take you to dinner. We had great food and saw great sites. Was delighted
to get back home, though. There's no place like home, wherever you're from.
Thanks again!
Dennis and Monica Luters (dandmluter@excite.com)
Dear Uli:
You were wonderful!! Because of you, we had a
marvelous, fantastic trip to Greece! Everything worked like clockwork and there
were no problems. The hotels in Naxos, Santorini, and Rhodes were so charming
and lovely. Aliki (you were gone that day) gave me a travel agent in Chios and I
called him and he got the Diana Hotel for us. On the way over, we were able to
upgrade and got a cabin and slept. But on the way back from Chios to Athens, the
ferry was so packed with all the voters that we had to sit. I met two sets of
cousins on my mother's side and that was so wonderful (and emotional) for me.
Thank you for getting his telephone number in Athens. I know we'll have
Greek friends and others who will be traveling to Greece and we'll certainly
recommend you!! Thanks, again, for everything!! Please let Kiki (or whoever your
boss is) know how very pleased we were with you and all the
suggestions and
travel arrangements you made for us! Mary and Dan C.
Uli,
I just wanted to thank you for help us with our
vacation. We had a great time in your country. I am glad I took the two day
trip, it was worth the drive (and what a drive that is!).
Thanks again!
Teri
Aliki,
Thank you very much for organising our holiday. I
called to meet you on saturday but the door was locked. We had a wonderful time
on Sunday with the carnival in Plaka. Everyone was so friendly and so helpful
with my very poor Greek. The hotel Hera was excellent and very friendly. We will
certainly return again soon to visit your exciting city.
Very best wishes
Chris and Ann-Marie Smith
xxx
In November, 1998, you helped arrange the Royal Olympic cruise
details and hotel-Piraeus transportation for my wife's parents (Ken & Carma B.)
and their six children and spouses as part of celebrating their 50th
anniversary. A while thereafter, you sent me an email, asking if I could send a
group photo of our trip. Although I didn't forget, I'm deeply embarrassed to say
that it has been on my to-do list since then.
I've finally got a photo of us
at the Acropolis that I'd be happy to send. However, I have just one small
question concerning your mailing address, as it appears on the calendar card
that you sent me. Which street should I use, 16 Athanassiou Diakou Str., 16
Syngrou Avenue or 19-21 Makriyanni Str.? If you can clarify that for me, I'll
get the long overdue photo on its way ASAP.
By the way, you may be interested
to know that even over a year after the trip, when we get together, it seems to
surface in conversation, always with the sense of excitement and gratitude.
Thanks again for what you did to help make it possible.
Bob McK.
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