Factual information
Over the last few years we have tried to answer questions from people about various topics relating to living here in Greece. Facts about businesses and government bodies are difficult to gather and then be sure that you are accurate, particularly with the problems of language. Just when you are sure that you have grasped something, it's a fair certainty that within a month or so laws or circumstances will change and your information is no longer valid.
Even something as simple as bus timetables can be nightmare. The main national bus company KTEL removed bus timetables from their web site some time ago and now have a pay-for-info telephone service. There are still some web resources that give information and a local paper also includes timetables. The problem? None of them show the same timetables! Some are probably last years timetables, some are probably even older as people fail to update their information.
So that's why today I must tell you about a wonderful lady in Athens. I discovered her web pages by accident, pure serendipity. I won't try to tell her story here, you must read her pages yourself, but what you will find is a refreshing honesty and a wealth of factual information. Best of all, Kat periodically checks the validity of her posts and provides updates. Like the rest of us she loves Greece, but is still willing to criticise and point of the pitfalls of living here. Also, the comments by others on her articles add to the excellent insights of the Greeks and Greece.
Hats off to Kat, you'll find the link to her pages in the column on the right.
Labels: Factual information Greece Kat
posted by LeakySheep @ 17:09
2 Comments
2 Comments:
How kind of you! :) I've actually visited your site before and left a comment, but I know you're busy ladies!
Btw, I found the KTEL schedules don't change much (or at all) from year to year, so the schedules are still valid. The only changes that occur (normally) are summer vs. winter...and of course, fares.
You're right of course Kat, the buses times do remain mostly the same, but, on our local route from Kalamata the early morning and evening buses do keep changing. Also, a local bus that runs only in the summer, mainly for tourists, that goes back and forwards all day between 3 villages has changed it's times each year. Kalamata to Athens is as you say the same from year to year.
Sadly, for some reason we never saw any comment from you before. No idea why?? Btw, there's only one lady here, the others a laddie ;-)
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