itravelnet.com Travel Blog: June 2007

The Frappé is the national iced coffee drink of Greece. Frappé's are made instant coffee, usually a no no for this coffee snob, but on a hot Greek day it seemed like a more sensible option than a traditional gritty Greek coffee.

A Frappé is made with instant coffee, sugar, and cold water. This mixture is shaken and then poured over ice in a tall glass. Milk of water is added, and cream on top if you're going to a fancy place.

The thing with Frappé's is they have about 4 times as much caffeine as a regular espesso, so I was bucking like Kaldi's goat for the rest of the afternoon.

Labels: coffee, frappe, greece, iced coffee

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Friday, June 15, 2007

Probably the best gelati in Rhodes

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Labels: food, greece, rhodes, rhodes-old-town

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Cobblestone Beaches of Europe

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Labels: beach, europe, rhodes, rhodes old town

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The toilets of Greece

I once knew a plumber who went to Greece. I asked him how his trip was and he explained to me in great detail the mess that is the Greek toilet system. In Greece you are not allowed to put the toilet paper in the bowl. Instead you must put it in a waste basket that is usually next to the toilet.

Greek Toilet

According my my plumber mate, the toilets in Australia and other western countries have 4 inch sewerage pipes. In Greece the pipes are only 3 inches, so there is more chance of a blockage if the paper goes as well.

If I didn't hear this tale, I may have had a hard time guessing what some of these picture signs meant.

This system is now the custom in Greece, even if a toilet can withstand paper and poo.

Labels: greece, public-toilet

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Thursday, June 14, 2007

When is a pound not a pound? When it's Scottish

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Labels: exchange rates, marmaris, pound, turkey

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High Voltage

High voltage, in any language.

High Voltage, Marmaris - Turkey

Labels: marmaris, sign, turkey

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Marmaris Turkey - The Marmite Coast

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Old dogs of Rhodes

Go to any bookshop in the world and you are likely to see a "Cats of Greece" photo book or calendar. I thought I would start my own calender, with old dogs of Greece.

Rhodes must be the place where old dogs come to retire as there are plenty of them, laying about, doing nothing much.