Save. And rest luxuriously.
Each of us allocates a certain amount for vacation, but spends this amount in our own way.
I love saving. This savings is expressed in different ways. For example, I will never fly on a two-day excursion to Israel from Turkey. And I will not sail to Rhodes. From the same series from Montenegro to Italy. Or from Zakynthos to Kefalonia. First of all, it's expensive. And secondly....I came to Turkey, Montenegro, Zakynthos. And why look for good from good. Well, if you sat down to drink beer with roach, then why switch to vodka with cucumber in half an hour?
My other savings is that spending on a hotel should not exceed 25% of all costs. Yes, I do not like crowded, vain, falsely respectable multi-star hotels. I love small family. (This year I went to a hotel with no stars at all. ) It's good there.
As a result, I have a significant amount in reserve, which otherwise would have been eaten by stardom, animators, tickets, etc.
But the money saved is so nice to spend. Let's say the daily ride of the family in a carriage. 10th.
Or for multiple rentals of a decent ATV. 15th a day
But the most attractive thing for me is the rental of a sea boat. Rights are not needed. A small lecture on the rules of navigation and it's yours. 110s. (fam. photo from the distributor's website. I forgot to take a picture. )
If there is very little money, then you can rent such a boat. 55 e.
And just imagine. You. She is. Powerful motor. And all around. . .
And you can fool around. For example, to cut circles around a dull, overcrowded tourist scow. 30 EUR per person.
Or even cut like a pirate ship. (Oh, how we were filmed on iPhones. I'm probably on some Twitter now)
But the most important thing is to find a small empty beach. And he is only yours. And nobody. Honestly - at least once in your life has anyone had a beach for only two?
I really do. The photo is almost a tragic moment. The boat was torn from the anchor. But everything worked out.
Management, by the way, is simple. Almost like in a car.
But after a whole day at the helm, I looked at these 2 yachts that moored to the Zante embankment not with class hatred, but as a member of the Club.
Alas. I was charged another 20 for running out of benzane. I really wanted to drive. But I'm an economy.
I took a leaven with me. fermented. And now, for lunch, okroshka. goes great at + 38C.
Or he drove to the fishermen in the morning and bought fresh squid. Prepared. + potatoes + mushrooms. Gift wine. Olives, tomatoes almost donated. The price of dinner for five is 10 - 12 euros.
But you can take the family on a mountain, horseback ride through olive groves. 20th per person.
Children are delighted. I'm not very. (Quadr is somehow more predictable. ) The first time I went with them myself. In the second - sent one.
But the owners loved me and allowed the children to feed all their 45 horses. They are monopolists in this business on the island. All carriages are harnessed by their beasts. And the annual knight's holiday is opened by the owner of the business Fidelio himself.
Well, when I gave the grandchildren of the owners of Russian sweets and a chocolate bar, the owners first brought this couple to see.
Well, then, in general, mi-mi-mi. (This breed is like in the movie "Mask")
Against the background of these puppies, even the local zoo pales.
Although it is unique in its kind. Almost all animals are not in cages, but walk around you.
An attendant comes and gives olive branches to feed the animals.
In the department of raccoons, a completely unexpected person provides food for them. Opera singer, originally from Ivano-Frankivsk. He came to sing at the Athens Opera, quarreled with the new conductor and went into downshifting. When there are no tourists, he exercises to the delight of raccoons. The acoustics here are amazing. He performed a classical aria for us. Unexpectedly. .
But even though Zakynthos is a rural island, it has its own zest. Firstly, these are sea turtles Carriage Carriage turtles. And Monacus seals Monacus seals. (This is not a joke. They really are called that. )
And Navagio Bay. The beach in this bay is one of the ten best beaches in the world. Can't be reached by land. We must swim.
The ticket costs 35 EUR per person. But I'm saving. There are five of us. Two children for 25 e. Total 155 e. Figo.
Unfortunately, I cannot sail to Navagio at the helm by myself. Behind this mill on the cape, a completely open sea begins and independent navigation in these waters is illegal.
You have to hire a boat with a captain. 150 e.
For greater economy, I invite a young lonely woman on board. It is her first time abroad. Absolutely delighted with everything. Pays.
Well, the trip costs me much cheaper than the herd excursion. and the boat is at my disposal for five hours. And the cap fulfills all our whims. I taxied into the cave.
To be honest, Navagio Bay was somewhat disappointing.
It's still not crowded.
But a ship sailed, where by the 35th and began to unload the people. An hour unloaded, and then began to load those who first came out.
It got quite crowded in there. (And I remembered that same empty beach for two. )
Although, of course, if you don't look at the crowd, it's beautiful. but how not to look at it?
There is beauty here, and a thousand people are crowded behind. And half of them with selfie sticks, God forgive me.
I don't like crowds. And I don't like herd tours either. Better to rent a car. 35 e.
Or 25 e.
Or 55 e.
And go to the capital of the island.
Pedestrian street.
Main shopping area.
Suddenly to see the monument to Confucius.
And a cat.
See how a hefty ferry parks.
Or go aimlessly and suddenly take a double photo, which was already taken and posted on TurPravda in the review "Paradise Island for three rubles" three years ago.
Or see a 1973 BMW. one owner. Mileage 7.000.
Well, you can visit the museum of the creator of the Greek hymn Dionysius Solomos and see it there.
Not. It's not him. This is a relative of Dionysius.
And, of course, fulfill all the children's dreams. The closest children's entertainment was in the town of Argassi and remembered by this real pink plane.
And this strange, earless puppy that was hung up here to advertise a rollicking lottery with ducks.
But the most brutal was in the children's amusement park near Laganos. Children on the carousels. Adults drink. Noise. Gum. Fun. A mountain is burning above the town. and at low altitude loitering two fire-fighting seaplanes sent to the aid of Zakynthos from the Peloponnese. Fun, in short.
They didn't help. By night it flared up more strongly.
By the way, since my last visit, Laganos has become even more scumbag. If then I was embarrassed by the Erogenous Zone club, now I was calm about the opening of the Perky Bitch bar. Well, this is the city.
There, by the way, rooms are rented out. Alcohol included. That's what it says on the ads. I won't post a photo. Here, instead of them, a vintage motorcycle.
Well, one thing, I'll post it anyway. innocent. "Our beer is as cold as your ex's heart. "
In short, guys. Save money and don't deny yourself anything.
