Like anything else, book your own trips and car
hire, it is MUCH cheaper. At ML Rent a Car, Mike will rent you an air
conditioned Atos or similar for about Euros €30.00. (£21.00.)per day, A
basic Jeep costs about the same, and a Jimny costs about €45.00. Euros (£32.00)
a day. including ALL taxes and Insurance. We now have a
7 seater Hyundai MPV with Air Conditioning.
Just try a day at first, you can see
all the Island in a day and then you can rent one again.
SAILING BOAT KATERINA
Telephone:( 0030 ) 693
8325612 Web Page. KATERINA
KOS TOWN HARBOUR (Half way round opposite the Flamingo Bar) They
are my VERY good friends, tell them that Tony sent you.
This is a good trip, for
approx. € 20/25. euros.
You can visit 3 other Islands and it INCLUDES lunch in a very nice Greek Taverna
in Kalymnos. The restaurant is run and owned by Yiannis who is a laugh a
minute. The trip departs at 10.00. am and returns at 6.00. pm.
The owner and captain is George,
and his wife is Katerina. They have 2 children, Sylvia and Kosta, so it is a
family day out. You can just relax all day and enjoy it. Make sure that you
take your camera, a towel and your swimwear, maybe a sweater as well.
TURKEY FOR THE DAY. M / V MARIA
STAR.
Telephone:( 0030) 693
8163606 or 7336485 Web Page. MARIA
STAR
KOS TOWN HARBOUR (3/4
way round harbour from Dolphin Square by the large metal boats).
If you are thinking of going to
Turkey for the day, take my tip and arrange it yourself. Walk to the Harbour
in Kos Town and book direct with the boat, this year the tour operators are
charging €43.00. Euros, and you can do it for about, it varies during
the season, € 20 Euros + 4 Euros Tax
if
you book direct with the boat, and it is exactly the same as what you get as
if you went through your tour operator, plus you get a FREE bus tour of Bodrum
and Gumbet thrown in.
On Saturday's they
go to visit TURGET REIS
to visit the Saturday Market.
The location is
ideal for all kind of tastes. The hotel is at the side street parallel to the
main one leading to the harbour. The area provides for shopping, entertainment
and relaxation. There are plenty of shops, mini & supermarkets,
restaurants, coffee shops & bars at a walking distance.
THE FLAMINGO RESTAURANT &
BAR
The Flamingo Bar can be found in
Kos Town Harbour, about half way round opposite the Katerina Sailing Boat. It
is a very pleasant bar with excellent staff, serving meals, snacks, coffee,
drinks and fantastic cocktails. It is a great place to pass an hour or
so watching the boats come and go, or just plain old people watching. Give it
a try you may enjoy it, I did. By the way they serve a great English
Breakfast.
Eight to Ten minutes walk from
the Dolphin Square is the Caravan Restaurant, which is owned an operated by
Hasan, a great fellow who will make you feel at home. He does ALL the waiting
on and his wife and father-in-law do the cooking, it is all cooked on open
coals and the food is FRESH every day, he goes to the market at 7.30. am. The
food is delicious, it is served hot and fantastic value. Try the A'la Tony, or
the Chicken Souvlaki, in fact it is all very good. Don't go if you are in a
hurry, it takes ages to pay the bill and he ALWAYS gives you a drink on the
house. NB. Breakfasts are good as well from 9.00. am.
THE SUNBURNT ARMS
Telephone:( 0030) 2242
027579 Web Page. SUNBURNT
ARMS
This restaurant is owned and run
by Giannis and Sam, she is from England. It is situated down on the beach in
SOCRATOUS STREET and serves a full Greek and English Menu. They are very
well known for their SUNDAY LUNCHES, as I said Sam comes from England and
makes a very good Yorkshire Pudding. If you buy drinks there he lets you use
the sun beds for FREE, I have been told that The Sunburnt Arms is up for sale
so we will just have to hope that Giannis and Sam are still there this year.
THE BOOMERANG RESTAURANT/
SHENANNIGANS.
MANDILARA STREET, just off
KANARI STREET. Telephone: ( 0030 ) 2242 028394
This is another great restaurant
owned and run by an Aussie Greek couple, make sure that you have the hot bread
with herb butter. Australian Chicken is also excellent as is most of the food.
You can also try SHENANNIGANS IRISH BAR.
THE
OROMEDON
RESTAURANT IN THE VILLAGE OF ZIA.
With Roof Garden and Unique
Panoramic View.
Situated in the Main Square in
the Greek Village of ZIA.
When in Kos make sure that you
visit The Oromedon Restaurant, which is a Traditional Greek Taverna in the
pretty village of Zia. If you want to see the fantastic sunset make sure that
you arrive in Zia before 18.30. in the evening. I can assure you that the food
is first class,
THE OLD RIVER RESTAURANT.
Filinoy & Zouroudi Street,
by the beach at the start of Lambi. Telephone: ( 0030 ) 2242 020191
The Old River is a real
family-business, and Josef, the owner, is always there with his big smile to
welcome you.
His Mother and grandmother
prepare the food. The menu here is large, with a great variety of meals to
choose from, both Greek and International. We had Saganaki,( Fried Cheese ) a
Greek Salad, and Stifado.( Beef Stew with onions ), ands lots of Ouzo! Josef
is one hell of a character who is always joking with his guests.
QUICK CORNER BEACH RESTAURANT.
Situated on the
corner of Porfiriou and Akti Zouroudi Street,
by the beach at the start of Lambi. Telephone: ( 0030 ) 2242 025116. It
is run by Alli and ALL the food is very good, they have a very varied menu and
you can can have a full meal or just a snack and a drink. it is very handy for
the beach and they have a number of Beach Beds for their clients. It is well
worth a visit.
OLIVE - A
TRADITIONAL GREEK MEZE RESTAURANT
27. Apelou Ifestou, in the old
town Kos. Telephone: ( 0030 ) 2242 022133
Olive is a Traditional Greek
Meze Restaurant, which you will find on the left hand side near the top of the
old cobbled street in the old town. I think that it is VERY good and it is
also very reasonably priced. I love it, it's different.
If you are staying over in the Psalidi area of
Kos Town, it is located near to the Niredes Hotel and just past The Alexandra
Beach Hotel. It is right on the sea front on the main road from Kos to
Psalidi. The Europe Bar is run by Liza from Coventry, and they have a
Greek/Aussie waitress called Irene and she is very friendly, helpful and
efficient, as are all the staff. They serve all types of food, traditional
Greek, English, pastas etc. They have plenty of entertaiment to keep you
occupied.
AGIOS THEOLOGOS RESTAURANT
Agios Theologos Restaurant is
situated on Sunset Wave Beach, which can be found about 6.KM on the other side
of Kefelos.
Telephone. ( 0030 )
694503556
The serve Traditional Greek
Cuisine and Seafood. On Sundays they serve Roast Goat, a traditional
Greek Sunday lunch.
The Aspa Apartments are centrally located in Kos
Town above The Boomerang Restaurant and Shenannigans Irish Pub. They are
within a 5 minute walk of both Kos Town Harbour and the town beach.
Each of Asps's 19 newly refurbished apartments
have air conditioning, safety deposit boxes, full kitchen with fridge,
microwave oven, hob, coffee machine, kettle and a furnished balcony. The
bathroom is fully tiled with a shower and a hair dryer. All guests have access
to the swimming pool across the road. The Boomerang
Restaurant serves a variety of appetizing cuisine including Greek,
International, Aussie and Indian. Shenannigans Irish
Pub offers all types of entertainment, come and ride the one and
only "RODEO BULL" on Kos.
CAPTAINS HOTEL
44. Amerikis Street, Kos
Town Centre. Pool and 24 Hour Bar.
The Captains Hotel is a great place to stay, it
is only a small hotel but the owners and staff are fantastic. It is a 5 minute
walk from the harbour, and a five minute walk from the Kos Town beach. It has
double glazing and air conditioning in all the rooms, a shared swimming pool
and a 24 hour bar.
A small guest house with fairly good sized rooms
with balcony's.
If you call mention Tony ( Kalamari) Ainsworth.
THE TRIPOLITIS HOTEL & SNACK
BAR ANNA - PSERIMOS
Pserimos Island, near Kos,
Greece.
Tel. ( 0030 ) 2243 023196
If
you want to really relax for one, or two weeks, or just a couple of days, you
can stay at the Hotel Tripolitis on Pserimos. The business in owned and run by
Nikos and Anna, and they are great and really look after you. Give them a call
on the telephone and you can book a double room for about 15/20 euros a night.
There are no roads on Pserimos and it has a great safe sandy beach which the
children will love. After about 4.00.pm when all the day trip boats have left,
it is very quite so you can really relax and have a meal in the Taverna. One
to get there is to take THE KATERINA BOAT and ask
George the Captain if he will drop you off in Pserimos and then you can get
the boat back in 2 or 3 days time.
This is the best shop in Kos to
get ALL your Jewellery. They are very honest and reliable and stay open all
the year round and have been trading since 1980.
BAR STREET AND HARBOUR AREA.
The
harbour is very pretty at night with all the lights on the boats etc. A Tip
- be careful when you visit the bars as you will pay a fair bit more for
your drinks, and you sometimes get 330ml bottles for the same price as 500ml
bottles which are sold in the bars and restaurants away from the
harbour. Having said that it is nice to sit in a bar down by the harbour and
watch the world go by. Try my friend at THE FLAMINGO BAR which is situated
about 30 meters from The Dolphin Roundabout. It is the bar opposite where
THE KATERINA docks.
BAY WATCH WATER SPORTS KEFALOS
Telephone: (0030) 6972
390421 Web Site:
Baywatch Watersports
Baywatch is run by a great guy named George and he is married
to Gilly a young lady from England. Good value for money, tell him Tony sent
you.
SCUBA DIVING
Liamis
Dive Centre is a boat-based Dive Centre, located in the main harbour of Kos
Town, and has been in operation for over twenty five years.
LIAMIS DIVE CENTRE
MOTO HARLEY
In Kos Town and you want to hire a Trike etc.
then contact: Moto Harley.
Telephone: (0030) 22420 27693 / 20061
Web Site: MOTO HARLEY
Moto Motion can be found next to M.L.Rentacar,
and they rent Motorbikes, Motorcycles, Quad Bikes and to keep you fit they
also rent pedal Bicycles
WATER PARKS
There are two Water Parks (Aquaparks )
in Kos, they are SHAPE and LIDO.
The SHAPE WATER
PARK is in the Psalidi area,about 4.0 km from the center of
KOS TOWN, behind The RAMIRA BEACH Hotel. ( I THINK
THE SHAPE IS NOW CLOSED )
The LIDO WATER PARK
is in MASTICHARI, it is about 25.0 km from Kos Town. It covers about 80.000
square meters and is open from 10.00.am till 7.00.pm
TEN PIN BOWL
There is a 6 Lane Ten Pin Bowling on the
outskirts of KOS TOWN, near to the roundabout that is surrounded by all the
FLAGS.
The Ten Pin Bowling Center, Parallel to
Ethnikis Antistaseos. Telephone - 0030 22420 29132 /
29133
OTHER THINGS TO DO IN KOS
TOWN.
Take a trip on one or both of the 'Noddy'
trains. The GREEN one goes around the town pointing out the various sites
etc.an it departs from KOS Town harbour, and the BLUE one goes up to
THE ASKLIPIEIO, and that one departs from opposite the Police Station. Make
sure that you find a seat which faces the direction that you are going as
the commentary tells you that the ?????? is on your left etc., but if you
are sitting with your back to the Noddy Train it gets confusing as you keep
looking on the wrong side and then you have missed them.
PLAKA - VISIT
THE PEACOCKS
I am not too sure how you spell it, but if you
are driving FROM Kos Town past the AIRPORT there is a wire fence on the left
around the airport parameter, on the RIGHT you will come to a small turning
tp PLAKA by a small blue and white building, go down the road through the
wooded area and you will come to a picnic area where you can have a barbecue
and feed the PEACOCKS.
EMPROS THERMA
Get yourself a Jeep from M.L.Rentacar and
explore, try the EMPROS THERMA, you can get into the sea and the temperature
is around 70 degrees, it is just like having a hot bath. It is volcanic and
they say that it is very good for ALL skin complaints and joints. In my
opinion it is best to visit before 10.00.am or after 6.00.pm as it gets very
busy during the day. You can catch a number 5 bus from Kos Town Harbour, I
think that it departs at a quarter to the hour every hour and takes about 15
/ 20 minutes. Some people complain that it SMELLS, come on it IS VOLCANIC
what do they expect!
LIMINONAS
Situated down by KEFELOS you will find the
small beach called LIMINONAS, it also has a very good Restaurant of the same
name, and it has a great name for serving very good fish. NOTE - The
Restaurant does NOT open until about 11.30.am.
ZIA
Zia is a village situated in the mountains,
about a half hour drive from Kos Town. It is a nice place to visit even
though it is like a large tourist shop. I think that is is a good place to
visit in the evening as you can see fantastic sunsets over Turkey. My
friends restaurant is called OREMEDON and it has a roof garden, it is the
first one on the right after you have passed the wall when you enter Zia. On
Sunday lunchtime they serve Traditional Roast Goat, which is similar to Lamb
but a lot healthier.
N.S.PAPACHATZIS -
SPONGE FACTORY - KALYMNOS
Exporting Factory for Natural Sponges.
Kalymnos 85200 Greece. Tel: (0030) 22430 28501
If you visit Kalymnos be sure to vist the
above sponge factory which can be found close to the main Port Police
Station. If you buy a sponge, an there is no hard sell, then this is how to
look after it and it will give you many years of good service.
I am a natural sea sponge. If you love me,
after every use, wash me out very well and let me dry. This way we will stay
together for many years.
