Greece Taxis and avoiding the Greek Taxi Nightmare

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Avoiding the Greek Taxi Nightmare

We've all heard the old saw that "within every myth lies a kernel of truth" or "where there's smoke, there's fire"? Well, its true folks, and when it comes to Greek Taxi drivers, the stories you hear are no myth, and can feel like a three alarm hole in your pocket book too.

Greek Taxi tricks you'll likely encounter include; the driver wont turn on his meter; even when you ask him. He knows exactly where the traffic jams are and heads straight for them, there are six different short cuts to where you want to go to, and he goes the long way. He all of a sudden forgets how to speak English. And worse of all, they just plain overcharge you! Two, three, four, ten times the going rate. I know one girl who paid 100$ just to go 4 km. She was from Japan and thought it was normal! Greece Taxis are supposed to be inexpensive, among the cheapest in Europe and much less expensive than the US or Paris, London, Vienna, Madrid or anywhere I've ever been! For a local maybe they are but for an unlucky tourist forget it! What's more there are over 20,000 of them cruising around Athens like sharks and they all look the same! The odds really are not in your favor. Sure you can catch a cab, but at what price?

Greece Taxi treats: So when your normal every day Athenian lady stumbles upon a good, polite, honest and reliable taxi driver she'll take his card and call him on his cell phone each time she needs to go somewhere and knows she'll be treated with respect and dignity. She doesn't feel guilty his taxi is a lot roomier and nicer than some of the heaps you get forced into on-taxi-line at the airport and really appreciates the air conditioning during the intense summer heat. She brought her new shawl along anyway for just such a contingency! This professional and courteous driver will open her door and help her in and out if she needs it as well as carry any bags she may have at least to her door. She'll also call him by his first name like "Mr.Paul"  and he'll call her "Mrs. Pitsa" perhaps. These two have a rapport. She appreciates him, and he, her, in a relationship that could go on for years.

Greek Taxi Solutions: Being driven vs. being taken for a ride!

You too could have a driver like this and one who doesn't smoke and incidentally, also spent 25 years living in the U.S. of A. (N. J.). So Paul will have no trouble communicating with native English speakers visiting Greece. And as the many testimonials say, will enhance your journey and visit to Greece guaranteed!

This next unsolicited thank you note, is from a Greek American with some experience with Greek taxis!

"Of the 11 times I've been to Greece, this was most pleasant taxi experience I've had. It clearly made our trip to Athens more enjoyable. The combination of Paul's pleasant demeanor, his wonderful car and the fact that he didn't pick up anyone else--sharing a taxi can be one of the less pleasurable experiences in Greece--is something any traveler would learn to ... ." - Tony Antonopoulos, Indianapolis, USA

So when you arrive in Athens doesn't it make sense to demand that an honest and reliable English speaking driver be at your disposal to help you get to your hotel? He'll can be waiting for you at the airport, port, your hotel or yacht slip with a sign with your name on it. And in an unbelievably clean Mercedes air-conditioned C class taxi! 'May I help you with your bag madame?'
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Finally here are a few of the other Greece Taxi or Bus touring destinations you may choose from

Athens, Cape Sounion, Ancient Corinth, Delphi & Ossios Lukas, Drama, Florina, Greneva, Chalkidiki, Imathia, Kastoria, Kavala, Kozani, Meteora, Mt. Athos, Mycenaea, Naufplion, Olympia, Pella and Vergina, Phillipi & Kavala, Dion, Sparta, Thessaloniki,
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