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Thank you for the update. I am very pleased you were able to retrieve your laundry.

In January, flying back with Aegean having visited my sick Father, with hand luggage only, I went to the seating area when the flight was called, prior to boarding. A representative was going from person with weighing scales, checking hand luggage weights. My case weighed in at 7.5 kilos. When my fl...

Thank you. Then we'll leave it for now.

Does anyone have any information on an Asian Cuisine taverna just outside of Plaka next to the petrol station please? The name begins Saw........

I'm trying to find out opening hours in particular.

I have made a seamless Smart Currency transfer to a Pireaus account this week.

I'll let you know in a couple of days.

Out of interest, who do you bank with in Greece?

Ahh, ok, I shall let you know if I have any issues next time.

No, I haven't encountered a problem using Smart Currency.

Oh, I should add that whilst my application cost €30, the total fees for Andrew came to €118 PLUS €10 for the medical, €10 for the eye test and about €5-€10 for photos. So, all in all for Andrew, €148 approx.

I wouldn't recommend going out and we fully expected to have to turn back but we had the bit between our teeth to knock this stage of the driving licence application on the head ... plus we needed more wine ...

We've just submitted our applications to KEP and have learnt a little more. We won't receive our temporary licences until photocopies of our UK licences have been sent to the UK, the UK check and confirm that our licences are valid and can be exchanged for Greek ones, and at that point temporary lic...

I see that your post has not been responded to thus far. I do not know any American citizens (apart from military) who live here and so cannot advise. Perhaps best to ask your Embassy?

That's iseful information, thank you. We now have our paperwork ready, following Andrew's medical and eye tests this week, and will be visiting KEP again next week.

I am alerted to the readness of both bills via email. The eletricity company send their email in Greek, followed underneath by it translated into English. I simply then follow the links provided. Cosmote send me an email in Greek but when you press the Green Pay link, you have the option to change t...