Date Arrival:6th June Date Departure:20th June 2004
Weather: Excellent. Temp: 30/42 degrees. Wow Tan!
Excellent value £.
Bar Meals: Very Tasty Yum Yum.

As a well seasoned first class world traveller who has always stayed at The Very Best 5*****+ and who was fed up with the usual insipid and false character that these places exude - I was extremely delighted, and much appreciative that my friend Christina Stafford-Hixon-Stafford asked me to join her at “The Grape Vines“. Although a basic accommodation, I found it to be homely, clean and thank you very much peaceful.

If you are looking to get away - just to chill and are not looking to pose or impress (Vise Versa) and Swap Plastic and Noise for peace - welcoming peoples, with real character - in a place that is still somewhat unspoilt from excessive commercialism; then this is it! “Don't look for luxuries 'cus you won't get it!” What you see is what you get!

But it was the best tonic I've had in years and I will go back again and again and again until it changes otherwise. They must be doing something right, my friend Christina has been going for 23 years!!!

You jet setting would-be posers - don't even think about spoiling this place, it's not your scene anyway!

My evenings were spent in a couple of tiny bars where I laughed away the hours with locals and other regular patrons of Alikanas from the UK..and it was always good to get back home (to The Grape Vines after a last nightcap on the balcony) for a restful dreamy sleep, ready to chill the next day yet some more. "Got their own nice little bar too, say hello to Christos, Litsa and the girls" (they make the place warm with their generous welcome). "Thank you Christos, Litsa and family and hope to see you again next year or sooner if I get the chance." XX

CHRISTOS, LITSA AND FAMILY? OR ANYONE ELSE WHO IS OUT THERE THAT MAY KNOW CHRISTO'S EMAIL ADDRESS' COULD YOU POSSIBLY PASS IT ON TO ME AT:
annastroud@msn.com THANKS!

!!!!CONGRATULATIONS GREECE!!!!

!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS GREECE ON WINNING EURO 2004!!!!!!!!
!!!!CONGRATULATIONS - WELL DONE!!!!

!FROM ANN AND CHRISTINA!