Newsletters
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December 2010
It is never a dull moment at the Agni Office; we are always listening and reacting to the different ways people arrange their holidays. In these exciting times, it is becoming easier and simpler to plan a holiday. Until recently, you chose a holiday purely on the brochure description and a few photos. Now, the internet gives you detailed descriptions, reviews by previous...
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April 2010 wk1
Easter has been hot - where ever you were in Agni! The Greek offices enjoyed warm sunny days, the Bologna office enjoyed fine spring weather and the office in Turkey sweltered! Spring flowers, throughout the Mediterranean, are a constant reminder that the summer will soon be here.
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March 2010 wk4
In Athens, a taxi driver collected a visiting journalist at the airport, drove him to a suburb and charged him an exorbitant fare. And, when the journalist asked for a receipt, the driver only grudgingly complied. It was reported the Athens News. Tourism is being touted as the main vechicle to bring Greece out of the recession. A shame that the first impression that...
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Greek Island Newsletters
Since November 2001, we started publishing our Greek Island newsletter, keeping you up to date with Greek life, holiday ideas, features and local gossip! (You can sign up by entering your email into the box to the left, and then pressing the submit button.)
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March 2010 wk3
It has been rumoured that the Germans are buying the Greek islands. Of course we do not have a problem with that, but what we do not want is their pot holes! The BBC reports that in Germany local mayors are 'Selling' pot holes as advertising space - basically, you sponsor a pot hole (and have it filled in) and you get your name 'embossed' on top of the repair!
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March 2010 wk2
Well Greece has certainly been in the news recently while her finances are being scrutinized. Interestingly, The telegraph reported: "Greece is better placed than the UK in coming months even if deficits look comparable. The polls point to a minority government in the UK, while Greece's government can count on a majority to push austerity measures through parliament....
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March 2010
One of the much muted suggestions to help rectify the budget deficit is that Greece withdraw from the eurozone and revert to the drachma. Why are some people suggesting that this is the way forward? Would it solve the country’s problems or might it result in financial turmoil for all?
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February 2010
It is essential for any business involved in the travel and tourism industry to be innovative as well as keeping abreast of the latest trends and ideas. When we read recently about one large hotel chain's latest customer service facility though we decided that it was probably not something that many of our guests would need, apart perhaps from those enjoying our Italian...
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January 2010
Many people fall about laughing when they mention environmental issues in relation to Greece, however in these dark economic days, the Government might well have the last laugh.
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December 2009
A few nights ago my excited young daughter looked up from the letter she was writing to Father Christmas and asked me if he could read Greek? If not she would have to start again and write it in English, she cried!! Don't worry he manages to read them in any language "By magic", I replied! "Oh come on daddy," came the response, along with a withering look "we all know...
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November 2009
Yammas! Welcome to the November issue of the Agni Travel newsletter. This month, as the holiday season draws to a close for another year, our theme, very loosely, is that all important holiday issue, food and drink. Some dos and don'ts, how to lose weight and feel great and why it doesn't do to always believe everything the locals tell you! Were also taking a quick...
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October 2009
This month we have a decidedly maritime theme running through the newsletter. From submarines to sealife, diving and ferries, they've all manage to find their way in. With a few tales of daring-do as well, there's more to October than meets the eye!
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September 2009
It hardly seems possible that the summer is already in its latter stages. But before we start packing away the beach towels and straw hats we still have a couple more months of glorious sunshine, beaches and holiday time to enjoy. In this month's newsletter we explore some of the attractions the Greek islands have to offer, and ponder the fate of London transport....
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August 2009
It's that time of year again! Hot, hot, hot, with more hot to come. If nothing else, you can be assured of three things in the Ionian islands in August. Visitors, sunshine and salads.
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July 2009
A somewhat vehicular theme this month, with whistlestop tours in soft top sportsters, taxi tales and punishment for a poor little Punto. Also featuring is one family's story of life in the village, not forgetting your opportunity to get your own copy of the fabulous new Agni brochure!
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June 2009
Those of you who watch the webcams so avidly will have noticed that for some time now the thermometer has been showing temperatures in the thirties culminating with 36 degrees on 25th May!
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May 2009
Getting ready for the start of the season. Plus trips to Paxos, Kefalonia and Lefkas. Introducing too, Daniele from our Italian office for a different perspective to the Greek isles.
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April 2009
An exciting newsletter this month focusing on spring and 'Petroula' a popular Greek weather girl! Just wait until you read what Agni Aunt has to say about that!
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March 2009
Surely the most electrifying news this month must be the announcement that Ryanair is considering charging its passengers one pound to use the toilets on their aircraft. If this becomes standard, then it cannot be long before other budget airlines follow the example set.
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February 2009
Our Agni Aunt Column was such a success, we bring you more, plus, how to make your holiday budget go further!
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January 2009
Welcome to 2009! January can often be a low point on the calendar and so we hope our newsletter has some topics to brighten your wintry days and give you something to look forward to until the summer. We feature a short break to the Greek mainland, our new 'Agni Aunt' column and some special offers from Agni Travel. Put on your slippers, pull up a chair by the fireside...
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December 2008
Christmas preparations started a little this year and were overshadowed by the excitement of a new Kafenion and grill room opening in the village!
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November 2008
Agnigate, we give our account of the recent newspaper stories!
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October 2008
You'll be pleased to know that as I type this, from the Agni Travel office, it is warm and sunny. The views from our office window reach over to Corfu Town and the sea below. The hydrofoil can just be seen skimming its way down to Paxos; the very same hydrofoil that we returned on this morning. Yesterday being spent visiting the Paxos office then later a meal at 'Taka...
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September 2008
Sunday the 14th of September, started like any other summer day, here in Greece. It had been nearly 4 months without rain. How do the olive tress survive without a single drop of rain, I wondered while I walked from Agni to my car......
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March 2008
Spring is in the air and Easter just around the corner! In this month's newsletter we tell you about the highlights of Greek Easter, of Nathan's almost abortive attempt to reach Athens in the SNOW, of a brand new villa with pool on our books and much more besides....
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February 2008
With Agni Travel dedicated to helping you choose a perfect holiday, we thought it was about time to tell you where Greeks go on holiday! Where does Spiros, your taxi driver, or Maria, your villa cleaner, choose to go? Summer holidays, for all those connected with travel and tourism here, are pretty much a 'no-no' (it doesn't translate well, trust me, no-one says an...
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January 2008
This year's Chistmas was exceptionally mild - our pre-Christmas office party was held outside, around Villa Persephone's pool! Then 2008 started with a a fantastic fire-work display.
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2008 Update
Agni Travel announces exciting new properties and destinations.
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December 2007
Call me a 'Yerolathas' (the Greek equivalent of Ebeneezer), but this does seem to be the earliest that Christmas has started for us in Greece. When I first moved to Greece, locals would only start putting up the decorations during Christmas week!!
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November 2007
Autumn is here with all the fabulous shades of terracotta, burnt sienna and olive green daubed across the landscape. The roads are now empty and driving a delight - journeys that take an hour in the summer months can now be covered in half the time (with one eye on the speedometer, of course...!).
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March 2007
You may recall that Greece has been suffering a drought this winter and we reported this in our last newsletter. Well, the moment we started to send the newsletter out, it started raining! On this note, we had better keep this month's newsletter a little shorter! The whole Agni team have been involved in this month's: Norma and Nathan take a winter trip to Paxos. Sofri...
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December 2006
December seems to focus entirely on Christmas, and that's as it should be, we suppose. Stores and supermarkets have been decorated appropriately since the last week of November, and any day now the programme breaks on Greek TV will acquire those seasonal sprigs of holly. Greece was later in commercialising Christmas than, say, Britain, and later in beginning the annual...
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November 2006
Holiday visitors to Corfu find it hard to imagine what happens to the island when the summer is over. Is there life after the holiday season, or does it become a forlorn ghost, a sad place just waiting for May and the next wave of tourists to bring it to life again? There most certainly is life on Corfu after the holidaymakers leave, and our November newsletter is...
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September 2006
Where did the summer go? We have had those late summer storms, and while there is no real need to assume that the summer is entirely over, there are signs that we are moving into what the Greeks have always called 'the little summer', and what is better known to the British perhaps, as 'Indian summer'.....
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July 2006
MUSICAL TRADITION IN CORFU June and July are punctuated by festivals and name days, and all such occasions are marked in Corfu with music of some kind. Occasionally, you still hear music that has nothing to do with anything as official as a festival, and everything to do with natural high spirits and good humour. For example.....
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June 2006
May Day has been and gone, but the memory lingers on.. in the wreaths of dried flowers still hanging on doors and gates throughout Greece. In many parts of the world, May Day is celebrated by commemorating past political and military events and The Worker is the Hero of the day. In Greece, after the processions, banner-waving and slogan-shouting, Greeks do what they...
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January 2006
Welcome to Corfu and Kronya Pola! Hoping you enjoyed Christmas as much as we did here on Corfu? I am sure you will be interested to know how our Christmas was celebrated in Greece.
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November 2005
Welcome to Greece! It certainly has been a busy summer here in Corfu. The weather has been perfect, the taverna busy and the island thriving. It's a few months since our last newsletter, so this month's, like the grape harvest, is a bumper one. Yammas!!!
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