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I am so pleased you have booked!
We ate out most of the time we were there, and not once did any of us have any after-effects - N was still in his pushchair and he and R only wanted meatballs - and I could not get enough of the dolmades (I love stuffed vine leaves!)
If you are ordering things from your Avon lady, ask if they still have Skin so Soft replenishing dry oil body spray. I haven't yet been anywhere suitable to try it out, but I bought some after watching Paul O'Grady's show when he was discussing it with Gloria Hunniford, I think, and they both said it was fantastic for keeping mozzies at bay.
You could do some in-field testing! I would like to know if it works.
Jo x
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We usually go into Wetherspoons and have either a breakfast or fish and chips. Although we have been known to go into Boots and buy their sandwiches to eat on the plane.
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Hi all,
Jo, have had some of that for years, as I heard about it a long time ago, only thing is I forget to use it here and we get biters in the garden from next door's waterbutt without a lid! I bought a new spray bottle of it only last month as it was on offer and I thought it would be stronger than my old stuff so will take both as the old one is a small bottle which will go in my handbag. Might need to put it on when I get off the plane as we will arrive late at night and won't have a chance to put plug in apartment straight away, the little biters might be lurking and waiting for new blood.
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I shouldn't be here doing this! You-know-who arrives home tomorrow!
How come everyone else knew about this Avon stuff, but not me?? I could have done with it in the past. I will have to order more on-line as our Avon lady has finished here.
Remember the rules about taking liquids on board a plane - we were stopped because of R's sun lotion. He had to have his bag thoroughly screened and tested etc. which took ages.
I tend to take a really good fly swatter in my case if we go anywhere with insects, especially if there might be big eight-legged jobs! Yuk.
How about a can of insect spray in your case as well?
Deodorant sprays survive being in the hold, so why not insect sprays?
I am pleased that you will be somewhere a little more exotic than Kent, though. And it should be warmer!
Jo xx
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Oh darn, I have missed my chance to natter with you, do let me know if T buzzes off anywhere again and you have a chance to chat Jo.
What a good idea, I will pop my fly swatter in too and might get some insect spray. The small spray of Avon dry oil isn't very big and there's not much in it so I might ask at checkin, or pop it in my suitcase so I can get to it quickly when we pick up our luggage before I leave Corfu airport and give my legs a quick squirt. I will have a cardi on as it will probably be chilly at that time of the evening, almost midnight. I am not looking forward to the drive to that apartments in the coach as I have read it is down some narrow roads with drops to one side and it being late and dark....... I had forgotten we arrived late at night and had said to o.h. it doesn't matter about the longish transfer drive as we will be able to see places on the way, but even so, we will see distances between one village and another so will give us a bit of an idea where things are.
Hope the homecoming goes ok, what a change for you all now, love, I do hope things aren't too difficult - no thinking he will be gone again soon this time!
take care, and try to stay in touch
Love
LIzxx
Linda, re Insurance, I got a couple of quotes on line but then remembered I used Prudential last time I went away as my house ins is with them, and you get 20% discount as personal possessions are already covered for away from home, so I got it for £17.78 I think it was.
O.h. hasn't got round to doing his yet, and can't seem to grasp why he needs an EHIC - he is really hopeless at remembering what I have told him about them. I told him to ring his own household ins. co and get a quote and that he has to tell them about his health problems but don't know when he will do it. If I nag too much he gets annoyed and won't do things so am just going to write him a note and leave it out, and that's it. I want to try and talk to his son before he gets there later today to see if he can bring it into the conversation and get him to realise the importance of insurance but he isn't the most tactful of lads so might well drop me in it lol
Glad I have mine sorted out tho, if anything happens to cause me to cancel he can't blame me and we should get all but £50 excess returned, well my share anyway lol
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Morning Liz
Glad you sorted your insurance. That was quite reasonable too, especially as you are away for 2 weeks.
Regarding the liquids in hand baggage:
100ml is the biggest size and it does matter if the bottle is bigger than 100ml even if some is used, it will be taken from you and destroyed !! I think Jo said her husband was even questioned? That could cause you to miss a flight as well so not worth the risk. As you said maybe put it ner the top of your case, easily accesible.
Enjoy your break
Linda :o) XxX
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Liz,
Just read this thread and so glad you are going.It really is something to look forward to and the apartments sound nice.
Have a wonderful time.
Brenda x
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Linda, don't worry I will be aware, it's dozy o.h. I have to watch, he takes nothing in when you tell him so will have to check his bag at the airport before we check in suitcases.
I just looked at the little bottle and it's 50 mls so will be ok in my bag!
I looked at the ingredients - very simple, isopropyl palmitate, alcohol denat., aqua, parfum! Amazing that it can deter mossies but hope it lives up to its reputation.
Brenda, thanks love, I am looking forward to it. Today is nice weather here altho some grey clouds scudding overhead but they move on and it's blue skies or just a few clouds, not bad weather but couldn't guarantee it in Kent or whereever we ended up in two week's time so hope Corfu won't let us down like Malta did when I went in 2007 lol thunderstorms aplenty with flooded roads most days. Not cold and some sunshine but not really what I was used to in Malta.
Lizx
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