YetiBlog® - Greece! (and a wee bit of Germany)

ambivalent_98 · 21st April 2011, 16:21

I had decided not write anything till the very end. But the photos you have shared are truly amazing and breathtaking. Thanks and hope we get lots more. I need not say anything about the narration. It is as usual , the best. Waiting for more update.

lancer_rit · 21st April 2011, 16:22

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Actually I have rented a car not long ago in France with my Indian card license.

That may happen but I believe it is not the rule. My failsafe way is to email the Car renting companies about the rental with Indian DL in English, and usually they take their time but give the "correct" answer. I did this in US first, then in Germany, and later for France.
Mind you, I have driven all over Austria and even into Italy on my Indian DL, but my car was rented in Germany, and I didn't know rules are different in Austria etc at that time.

BTW, IDL is an "official" translation of Indian DL in a large number of languages as per some UN convention. So, even if one gets an IDL, you must have your DL to qualify for a drive.

PS - Great travelogue and story as befitting Yeti standards :-). Enjoying it thoroughly.

shyaGO · 21st April 2011, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Hi!

The IDL (international driving licence) is useless and pointless. I've never had one.

I agree with you Sam, in US once I was carrying IDL and was pulled over, they insisted on license and gave the IDL back. IDL is useful only if you are going to a country where English is not understood.

Sam, what a travelogue, I am hooked to it!

ariesonu · 21st April 2011, 16:30

Has anyone noticed that this is the FIRST (post 72) pic of Mrs Jenny KAPASI.

The flower ain't bad either. LOL.

God bless,
Sonu

manolin · 21st April 2011, 16:55

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Something that our lounges and restobars try so hard to replicate, this feeling. We're at the source!

A dig at Olive Bar and Restaurant?

Car-Agey · 21st April 2011, 17:08

I missed the exitement for one and a half days. This thread is already six pages old by the time I see it.

Sam, its great to have another Yeti blog after such a long time.

avisidhu · 21st April 2011, 18:03

Feel like saying "I've grown up reading Sam's blogs on Team-BHP"

Simply one word Sam, beautiful.

The entire town painted in white reminds me of an argument I had with the owner of an upcoming housing society, that you should standardize the shapes and colors of all houses and it will turn out to be damn good looking society, but the concept of beauty in a certain conformity is alien to most of us Indians.

Gansan · 21st April 2011, 18:24

The place really looks surreal, especially the evening shots! Do you have similar shots of the hotel taken from the sea, by any chance?

sagarpadaki · 21st April 2011, 20:47

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Originally Posted by ariesonu

Has anyone noticed that this is the FIRST (post 72) pic of Mrs Jenny KAPASI.

The flower ain't bad either. LOL.

God bless,
Sonu

No,Mrs.Kapasi's pics first appeared in his wedding blog.

W.A.G.7 · 21st April 2011, 20:51

OOOOhhhh!! this place is a photographer's paradise

Sam, did you ever think of a career as a writer or a poet?! You have a natural flair for writing

Go on with the excellent write up... we are enjoying every bit of it! And yes, this time we want more photos in every post.

PlatzdaTurbo · 21st April 2011, 22:26

Excellent write-up Sam. Thoroughly enjoying it as well as the pictures. Some of those sights truly are unreal. Keep it coming. Cheers

bluevolt · 21st April 2011, 22:45

So finally Yeti back to work. Good to see you writing after long time sam.

Enjoyed reading all your posts and those nice pictures are treating to watch.

Good luck and keep it up.

Sam Kapasi · 21st April 2011, 23:39

Shall we go down?

Down of course means to drive our little Peugeot into the lower settlements, areas of vineyards and different architecture. It is too cold to walk around and driving around seems to be the plan of the day.

Why not?

The little roads winds and takes us down to the vineyards at sea-level.

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The rather odd looking windmills we find in the area.

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And the houses are, well. Caves. Perfectly cut into the hillside, perfect little hobbit holes for pete's sake. Hobbits!!

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Don't let the front of this house fool you. It's no house, it's a cave hole, cut straight into the mountain and a nice fascia has been built. Amazing!!

jatinpatel · 21st April 2011, 23:59

@sam

The more I look at the pics the more I fall in love with the place.

such an surreal place.
on the first look of pics it looked like the places I see in my dreams.

after reading your posts regrads to DL felt like to kick myself cause i was offered to drive M3 in Frankfurt by my dads college and i rejected it thinking indian DLs is not allowed in Germany

dot · 22nd April 2011, 01:23

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

If you can't make babies because both of you are the same gender, you should go to Mykonos.
Take your shirt off, ride the ATV all over the island. Perfect.

Interesting choice I made about my retirement home. See you cant believe everything on TV. Thanks for the heads-up, though.

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avisidhu BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 745 Thanked: 834 Times	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! Feel like saying "I've grown up reading Sam's blogs on Team-BHP" Simply one word Sam, beautiful. The entire town painted in white reminds me of an argument I had with the owner of an upcoming housing society, that you should standardize the shapes and colors of all houses and it will turn out to be damn good looking society, but the concept of beauty in a certain conformity is alien to most of us Indians. Last edited by avisidhu : 21st April 2011 at 18:04. Reason: restricted smileys
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Gansan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,541 Thanked: 5,566 Times	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! The place really looks surreal, especially the evening shots! Do you have similar shots of the hotel taken from the sea, by any chance?
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W.A.G.7 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 1,389 Thanked: 2,031 Times	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! OOOOhhhh!! this place is a photographer's paradise Sam, did you ever think of a career as a writer or a poet?! You have a natural flair for writing Go on with the excellent write up... we are enjoying every bit of it! And yes, this time we want more photos in every post.
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PlatzdaTurbo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,304 Thanked: 327 Times View My Garage	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! Excellent write-up Sam. Thoroughly enjoying it as well as the pictures. Some of those sights truly are unreal. Keep it coming. Cheers
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bluevolt Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3,274 Thanked: 3,474 Times View My Garage	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! So finally Yeti back to work. Good to see you writing after long time sam. Enjoyed reading all your posts and those nice pictures are treating to watch. Good luck and keep it up.
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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,380 Times View My Garage	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! Shall we go down? Down of course means to drive our little Peugeot into the lower settlements, areas of vineyards and different architecture. It is too cold to walk around and driving around seems to be the plan of the day. Why not? The little roads winds and takes us down to the vineyards at sea-level. The rather odd looking windmills we find in the area. And the houses are, well. Caves. Perfectly cut into the hillside, perfect little hobbit holes for pete's sake. Hobbits!! Don't let the front of this house fool you. It's no house, it's a cave hole, cut straight into the mountain and a nice fascia has been built. Amazing!!
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jatinpatel BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 610 Thanked: 196 Times View My Garage	Re: YetiBlog® - Greece! @sam The more I look at the pics the more I fall in love with the place. such an surreal place. on the first look of pics it looked like the places I see in my dreams. after reading your posts regrads to DL felt like to kick myself cause i was offered to drive M3 in Frankfurt by my dads college and i rejected it thinking indian DLs is not allowed in Germany
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