Symi Holidays 2016
We received the good news yesterday that Mother has found a good deal on a Symi holiday and this made me wonder what other deals might be out there. Not that I need a Symi holiday you understand, as most days are holidays around here in the winter. But you might be wondering where to head to this summer and might be put off by gloomy ‘Grexit’ news, worrying ‘Brexit’ news, or ridiculous ‘Bung an exit on the end and pretend it’s actually something dramaticexit’ news, as I am sure what you see on the telly and read in the papers is only the worst of the news. There is no reason at all not to come to Greece, especially Symi and, when you’ve holidayed here and it comes time to leave, why, you can Say Sayonara Symi as you make your Sexit. Maybe not, and that’s enough talk about exits.
Here’s a very quick and random look at one holiday company’s deals for two people, two weeks in July and two in September/October, staying at a very well-respected and lush apartment complex in the village, flights and transfers included.
£530 per person on a Wednesday transfer and £493 on a Saturday one – early July, Gatwick to Rhodes – this is on an overnight flight each way (actually cheaper if you are a single traveller – no supplement it seems)
£383 per person on a Wednesday transfer and £414 on a Saturday one – last week of September, Gatwick to Rhodes – this is with a 09.00 take off in London and 15.55 from Rhodes, which are not bad times to fly, as long as you can get to Gatwick by seven in the morning. (The Wednesday offer there is slightly more if you are single, but the same price if you are single on a Saturday. How odd.)
I only looked briefly, there are loads of other deals out there, there are also the local travel agents to try and the local Symi holiday tour operators. You can find details of holiday companies operating on Symi on Symi Best (www.symibest.gr) which is still pretty up to date.
There, a quick post to plant the seed of your next Symi holiday and a couple of very quick, internet search examples from a British holiday company. And if you were to ask me seriously about my holiday this year, I would have to say, ‘Wait and see.’ As that is what I am doing. It’s going to depend on all kinds of things but I would like to get another week of writing in somewhere along the line, perhaps even two as I seem to have some much needing to come out and find its home on paper these days and so many distractions at home. A getaway might be the only solution. Perhaps Kalymnos for a week, or further afield; Patmos perhaps… Time will tell.
