It's obviously the middle of summer now and you can't go down anywhere in Chania
without bumping into someone from another country. I'm not arguing that it's a bad thing, it's quiet the opposite especially when Greece
is facing the worst economic disaster in over a century. What my complaint is that people don't get how to walk down the street here. For example, tour groups with one local woman with an annoying pink umbrella seem to invade the street like it's theirs to own. People should leave space! The amount of times I had to apologize in a weird language is beyond count.
Tourists of the world in my mind need to learn two things. The first is to not be afraid to go places beyond the hotel and beach to go eat, it's cheaper and the food is better quality. For example, a little village about 10 miles away from Chania is Alikianos, its in the world's second biggest orange grove and has the most amazing view of the mountains. However, tourists just seem too afraid to head down there. This I believe is due to not understanding Greek
and being too adjusted to a comfort zone.
What do you mean by comfort zone, I hear you ask. Some tourist's have that area of a hotel to beach to cheap taverna where the owner speaks English
and they understand the food. English people are particularly bad at this, often ordering chips and spaghetti Bolognese
in GREECE! It's about time tourists break out of this and go to areas like Alikianos. In a time when we have less money, it's crazy to be ripped off by expensive tasteless food with a 'comfort zone'.
without bumping into someone from another country. I'm not arguing that it's a bad thing, it's quiet the opposite especially when Greece is facing the worst economic disaster in over a century. What my complaint is that people don't get how to walk down the street here. For example, tour groups with one local woman with an annoying pink umbrella seem to invade the street like it's theirs to own. People should leave space! The amount of times I had to apologize in a weird language is beyond count.Tourists of the world in my mind need to learn two things. The first is to not be afraid to go places beyond the hotel and beach to go eat, it's cheaper and the food is better quality. For example, a little village about 10 miles away from Chania is Alikianos, its in the world's second biggest orange grove and has the most amazing view of the mountains. However, tourists just seem too afraid to head down there. This I believe is due to not understanding Greek
and being too adjusted to a comfort zone.What do you mean by comfort zone, I hear you ask. Some tourist's have that area of a hotel to beach to cheap taverna where the owner speaks English
and they understand the food. English people are particularly bad at this, often ordering chips and spaghetti Bolognese in GREECE! It's about time tourists break out of this and go to areas like Alikianos. In a time when we have less money, it's crazy to be ripped off by expensive tasteless food with a 'comfort zone'.
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