Loved the Mouse House - We went in May and the connection was 2 euros for 30 mins - who could complain at that?

Yianni is really helpful, I took my camera's USB lead with me and he downloaded my pics onto a CD for about 3 euros...what's more, he kept the disc session open so we could add more to the same disc, rather than charging me again for another disc which he easily could have done.

Those frosted beer glasses will remain in my memory for ever!

Just come back from a fortnight at the Captain's.

As a couple we deliberately booked outside school holiday time thinking that the resort wouldn't be fully geared up to entertaining children...big mistake! Many parents seem to take their kids out of school to go on holiday, it's not just that different areas have different holiday times either, we heard a few kids boasting about how they were going to school for two days after the holiday and then breaking up for half term.

That meant the pool having VERY loud music all day. Thank God we weren't on the pool side of the apartments, as that would have meant us demanding a move as we heard quite a few couples doing. We were on the side that overlooked the gorgeous Ionian sea which just about made up for the noise from the pool, which was especially crap during the "Greek " night which seemed to be on the lines of the Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game - ie everybody has a go at the dance - I think we counted 15 attempts - but to the SAME MUSIC!

We went to the Admiral's one day which was OK, but if you fancy a day by the pool then the Mimosa is the one to go for, down the road (avoiding the restaurant touts that have been previously mentioned) then turn right and it's about 100 yards on the left, lovely pool,no kids and a nice bar.

For eating, we liked the Granada Bar best of all, it's 100 yards further on from the Mimosa, on the right...we found it purely by accident on the first day (trying to find Argassi's beach - huh!) and never really left. Peri, the owner, is really friendly, it's a real family run place (Mama's in the kitchen!) and there's no pressure at all when you're there, in fact Peri seemed glad that we actually took our time to have a few beers, then a few starters, then a few more beers, rather than the one other time we ate at another place where they obviously wanted us out as soon as we'd eaten.

I hired a little quad bike - you have to have your driving licence and car licence holders can only hire a 50cc bike whereas bike licence holders can get a bigger engine. Argassi is commercialised but just driving this off the main roads is brilliant, after a few turns, it seems you're miles away from the souvenir shops and you come across small chapels and houses that were ruined in the earthquake of 1953, olive groves and lemon trees. I especially liked the win/olive oil shop that sells really nice wine in plastic 1.5 litre for 2 euros! (A little warning here, the throttle is operated by a thumb lever, and after just 4 hours on the bike, my thumb was numb for 3 days! But that was a small price to pay for the views that you would otherwise never see.)

The best value trip we had was the turtle trip.
For 15 euros each, we got picked up in Argassi, taken to the boat had a couple of trips round the bay then went to Marathonisi Island to dive off the boat into crystal clear seas onto the deserted beach of a deserted island. That's a MUST!

A few last points -

Don't bother buying anything here that you don't think you'll be able to get over there - they've got the lot.

Check your baggage weights - we got done for £60 on the way out, on the way back the scales weren't even turned on!

If you're going out soon, learn a few words of Greek, hello, thank you, please...it's not too big a deal and if you're going to Captain's, the gorgeous receptionist is called Dora (pronounced Dthora), she's working there for 3 months without a day off , so buy here some chocolates when you leave, she deserves them because she has to deal with some really ignorant Tw4ts who make me ashamed to be British!!

Have a great time,

Malc