My holiday in Greece went fine, just fine. Sea, sexkids and sun during three whole weeks. Bliss.
Along with the postcard, I have a piece of advice for you: reading this, you'll learn about mobile phone calls while abroad. "Considerably cheaper from summer 2007" ? Maybe, if only I had had the opportunity to acquire a "vodafone passport" before leaving. Yes indeed, I received a huge phone bill today, and I'm now at the bottom of a second Triple Leffe, trying to forget about those bloody roaming charges, not to mention the dreadful weather. Right, yet another day in Paradise, as Spanish Goth would say, and so I did get the beers in.
Well, you can't possibly go out every day, can you? I was out last night, going straight from work to the pub for ONE drink... and ended up having several. (Damn true, dear colleague, I am weak at times, especially when in good company).
The usual pub, with the usual crowd but someone I had already met numerous times turned to be the new kid on the blog. He was glad to meet a reader and I was pleased to meet Tom Joad, in flesh and fine words. No, no, no, I won't reveal his identity. I'm not THAT weak, you know.
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I just checked your blog (to see if you'd written anything in English yet!). It was a pleasure "meeting" you too. I use the inverted commas because - well, that would be telling, wouldn't it?
Roaming charges are a killer. The passport thing is definitely worth doing - it at least means they don't rip you off quite as much. It's still a shock when I get my bill sometimes though.
Keep taking the Leffe - it'll help blur the edges!
Yep, the roaming charges thingy is an absolute scandaL
We're covering it in the next UP Front.
Glad to see you two have 'met'.
So Jom Toad is coming out is he? Hurrah.
Lucky you! Hanging for three weeks in Greece. I wonder if I could handle a three week vacation. Even a week makes me antsy to get back to my familiar surroundings. Still, three friggin' weeks. Do they have ketchup in Greece?
Welcome back dear, I was beginning to wonder whether you'd left us for good. I've just signed up for Passport after having got hammered for listening to a 3-minute long message (from someone at WORK!) whilst in France. My texts to people in France but on UK networks were charged at 0,75 euros each. Scandalous!
Tom, I've been having that recurrant shock for five years now and will probably have to keep taking the Leffe or whatever for ever.
Tippler, I'm looking forward to reading all about the Eurotariff in the next mag.
Honey, it was by accident, or should I say by chance, cos he doesn't come out that easily. Won't tell you more, though. My lips are sealed.
Elaine, I had one month off all in all, which had not happen for eons. Actually, it mattered much more than a vacation, because it was nothing but a long wanted family reunion. I had not seen my kids for years and three weeks were waaaay too short in this particular case, not to mention that these were also my familiar surroundings, I'd still be there with them if I could! Of course they have ketchup in Greece (mayo and mustard too ;-). In fact, I think they eat more French fries than Belgians do, and fast food eateries are all over the place.
Daphne, I couldn't possibly leave the blogosphere for good, even if, all of a sudden, it would start raining men (that will indeed be the day). I read about the passport thing on my previous mobile bill, which arrived after I had left on holiday... but I will acquire it automatically as of September. A Greek number might have saved me a bit of money, perhaps I should have done that.
Glad you're back. I just want to walk into that Greek sea - it makes my heart hurt. I hope you didn't have the awful fires and your family are safe from them. Where is the beach?
Me too, Pat, me too. The beach is here. There were already terrible fires at the time (family safe, thanks) but it's much worse lately, whith a deplorable death toll.
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