We are going to the Greek mainland next May and are thinking about hiring a car. There seems to be so many sites around that I don't want to miss so I would like to plan my own itinery rather than relying on tours. Is driving there quite easy- and, by the way, we WILL take an excursion into Athens!!!

I note that you started another thread to explain the following:<BR><BR>================================ =======<BR><BR>Fodors problems?<BR><BR>Author: joice ([email protected])<BR>Date: 11/24/2001, 03:34 pm<BR><BR>Message: I have 2 identical posts now and the second one has a time on it much later than the first one. Why has this happened? I have also noted that several people on the carribean forum have had the same problem.<BR><BR>So please, I did not get impatient with no-one replying to my post and sent it again!!!!Although I wouldn't mind some advice!!!!!!!<BR><BR>============================= ==========<BR><BR>There is nothing specifically wrong with doing that - - though now the forum has three threads when one was all you really wanted to post.<BR><BR>I doubt that any one will be able to "diagnose" the reason your message got posted twice - - and especially not on this holiday weekend.<BR><BR>And likewise, I can't actually answer your question.<BR><BR>But by pushing THIS post to the top, hopefully, the other two posts will rapidly drop towards the bottom by virtue of no one else posting to reply to them.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

Rex<BR>re someone liking to hear themselves does the expression involving the words pot, kettle and black ring any bells?? I see you are your usual self important, obnoxious self.<BR>to everyone else- I was asking a serious question. Don't let my reply to Rex the ******** put you off answering. I can assure you that I am usually the most mild mannered of people but he just got right up my nose!!

Joice, While in Athens and the islands a friend and I bartered with a cab driver and hired him for the day to take us to some sites. I have also done this in Mexico. I suggest speaking to the concierge at your hotel to get an idea of how much it should cost and then go on the hunt for a great cabbie!!

to Wendy<BR>what a great solution to my problem!! Much better than driving myself! Thanks, I'll certainly take your advice.

Let me apoligize - - I was not attacking you, nor accusing you of wanting to see your name on the forum. Whether intentional or not, when a question gets posted twice, inevitably EACH copy gets some answers - - and it is better if one gets pushed to the top - - and hopefully gets all the answers, while the "other one" gracefully dies to the bottom, unanswered.<BR><BR>And even this reply accomplishes that goal, to a certain extent.<BR>

to Rex<BR>I'll take the opportunity to apologise as well.someone once told me "never send an e-mail in anger" and now I understand why!!! I am well known for being mild mannered so finding my temper has come as quite a surprise to me! Ah well, no one is perfect!!

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