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17/03/23
Maik:
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.9046 GBP
1 €UR = $1.0913 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1055 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9163 €UR
Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Fri 17/03 15°/09° 20 km/h 42% Showers possible
Sat 18/03 15°/10° 13 km/h 05% Mostly sunny
Sun 19/03 17°/10° 13 km/h 08% Mostly sunny
Mon 20/03 18°/12° 12 km/h 08% Sun & cloud
Tue 21/03 19°/12° 11 km/h 21% Sun & cloud
Wed 22/03 19°/13° 12 km/h 08% Sun & cloud
Thu 23/03 19°/13° 12 km/h 19% Sun & cloud
Fri 24/03 19°/13° 12 km/h 10% Mostly sunny
Sat 25/03 19°/13° 15 km/h 19% Sun & cloud
Sun 26/03 18°/13° 19 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
frost.getmap.gr
No risk of frost
Maik:
--- Quote ---The best bits of Greece you've probably never heard of
There's secret Greece, then there's really secret Greece – and this year, it's time to discover the latter
Few European destinations are more recognisable than Greece – particularly in the white heat of summer, when the Mediterranean sun smiles on the land of Zeus, Poseidon and Aphrodite. Its rays bounce off the honeyed pillars of the Parthenon, skip across the surface of the Aegean, wrap around the windmills of Mykonos, and dance on the seafront in Crete, Rhodes, Skiathos and Kos.
It is a picture both familiar and inviting, and we enjoy it in large numbers on a regular basis, with some three million Britons visiting Greece each year. But what of the less familiar side of Greece – the Greece beyond the sands of Shipwreck Beach on Zakynthos, beyond the view of the waves from Santorini’s epic cliff-tops?
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/greece/best-bits-greece-probably-never-heard/
Maik:
--- Quote from: Maik on Thursday, 16 March, 2023 @ 20:09:22 ---
--- Quote ---Bird flu: Two dolphins die from avian influenza in UK waters for the first time
Two dolphins have died from bird flu in UK waters for the first time, the government has announced.
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https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/bird-flu-dolphins-die-avian-influenza-uk-2214336
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--- Quote ---Seals found dead on Cornish beaches test positive for bird flu
Avian flu has been discovered in five seals which were found dead on beaches in Cornwall.
Experts have reassured that avian flu is a 'long way' from spreading to humans.
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https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-03-16/seals-found-dead-on-beaches-test-positive-for-bird-flu
Maik:
--- Quote ---Inside the Warwickshire mega farm where pigs are caked in excrement and 'left to die for hours'
A pig being eaten by other pigs and a piglet being trampled on have been seen in secret footage, which campaigners say shows the “grim reality” of life at a farm in Warwickshire.
Footage filmed by a private investigator, hired by animal rights organisation Animal Justice Project, was captured at Bickmarsh Hall Farm in Alcester over three months in September 2022.
8,000 pigs are housed at Bickmarsh Hall Farm - one of the UK's 'mega farms' - in 46 sheds.
The hidden cameras show one pig being eaten by other pigs, while a shivering and groaning piglet is trampled on and bitten by others.
The farm rears pigs for pork producer, Cranswick Country Foods, which supplies some of the major supermarkets.
Bickmarsh Hall Farm is also Red Tractor approved - the UK's largest food and farm standards scheme, which indicates to consumers that food has been produced "to the highest standard".
The company Red Tractor, which audits Bickmarsh Hall Farm says the farm has been to be in compliance with animal welfare standards.
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https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-03-16/hidden-cameras-show-pig-cannibalism-and-animal-abuse-at-warwickshire-farm
Video in link, but not the worst bits. Not the first time Red Tractor have endorsed a company practicing abysmal animal welfare standards. Looks as though a Red Tractor guarantee is worth as much as a politician's promise.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Boris Johnson re-selected to run in Uxbridge at next general election after suggestions of safer seat
There had been suggestions the former prime minister would move to a safer seat as he faces criticism over partygate during his time leading the Conservatives.
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https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-re-selected-to-run-in-uxbridge-at-next-general-election-after-suggestions-of-safer-seat-12835826
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