16/08/23

[Maik]

Kef fire risk 16/08/23: High

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8880 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1258 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1261 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8883 €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
Wed 16/08   31°/21°   24 km/h   03%   Sunny
Thu 17/08   32°/22°   25 km/h   12%   Sunny
Fri 18/08   33°/23°   23 km/h   08%   Sunny
Sat 19/08   34°/24°   20 km/h   03%   Sunny
Sun 20/08   33°/24°   19 km/h   03%   Sunny
Mon 21/08   33°/24°   18 km/h   03%   Sunny
Tue 22/08   33°/24°   17 km/h   05%   Sunny
Wed 23/08   32°/23°   15 km/h   01%   Sunny
Thu 24/08   32°/22°   15 km/h   03%   Sunny
Fri 25/08   31°/22°   17 km/h   04%   Sunny

[Maik]

Body of an 81 y-o foreign national recovered midday yesterday from Banieres beach, Neo Marmaras, Halkidiki.

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Ithaki coast guard yesterday performed an emergency transfer from Vathy to Sami for a 76 y-o local in need of urgent medical attention.

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Lesbos Coast Guard yesterday afternoon rescued a foreign female riding an inflatable (settle down, titter ye not) after she drifted off from Eftalos beach

Navpaktos Coast Guard yesterday afternoon rescued two occupants of an inflatable dinghy that overturned off Hiliados beach, Fokida.

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Kef Coast Guard yesterday assisted in the retrieval of a 57 y-o foreign national injured when he attempted to dive from rocks at Foki beach near Fiskardo. Taken by ambulance to Argostoli hospital for treatment.

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Head-on collision involving two cars in Razata early this morning, at least one occupant injured and taken to hospital.

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Argostoli police arrested eight foreign nationals at Kef airport on Monday after they tried to board 'planes using forged documents.

[Maik]

More Than 30 British Holidaymakers Staying at Five-Star Apollonion Asterias Resort and Spa In Greece Instruct Lawyers To Investigate After Being Struck Down By Illness

Newport Mum And Teenage Daughters On First Holiday Together For Five Years Among Those To Seek Legal Help After Falling Ill In Kefalonia

https://www.irwinmitchell.com/news-and-insights/newsandmedia/2023/august/holidaymakers-staying-at-apollonion-asterias-resort--instruct-lawyers-to-investigate-illness

[Maik]

Man who spent £12,000 to become a dog reveals what his family thinks

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/toco-japan-man-dog-costume-b2393962.html

Barking

[Maik]

Aerial video of the Valsamata Robola festival by Jerry Gasparinatos:


https://youtu.be/Qm3wa0lSp2Q?t=1

[Maik]

Magic Johnson's 6-Week Vacation Aboard this Chartered Megayacht Likely Cost Around $7.5 Million
Included in the price of renting the seven-cabin vessel Phoenix 2 is a crew of 29 ready to assist up to 12 guests, according to its charter company

Magic Johnson just wrapped up a luxurious six-week yacht vacation with his wife Earlitha “Cookie” Johnson that saw family, friends and loads of celebs come and go from the deck of the Phoenix 2 superyacht.

Starting his journey in Antibes, France, the NBA legend made his way around the Mediterranean including stops in of Portofino, Capriccioli, Capri, Positano, Nerano and Sicily in Italy; the Corinth Canal, Mykonos, Oia, Kefalonia, Kalami and Santorini in Greece; Montenegro; and Dubrovnik, Croatia. 

https://people.com/all-about-the-7-5-million-dollar-yacht-magic-johnson-rented-7643873

[Maik]

Top 5 foreign visitors to Greece – How did Mykonos, Santorini and Rhodes compare?

Britons, Germans, Italians, Poles and French make up the top 5 overseas visitors in July to Greece, with the British, in particular, taking the lead as Germans are travelling less abroad this summer due to income pressures and the economic situation.

From the data for July on passenger traffic at the 14 regional airports managed by Fraport Greece and including the country's leading island destinations, it follows that in the "heart" of the tourist season, the arrivals from the two largest inbound tourism markets for our country, the United Kingdom, exceeded 630,000, while those from Germany reached 393,000.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/08/16/the-top-5-of-foreign-visitors/

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Greece has 79,000 Millionaires, Wealth Report Reveals

The latest edition of the Global Wealth Report published by UBS and Credit Suisse includes a wide range of datasets, including information on the number of millionaires in various countries across the world.

According to the report, 79,000 millionaires (measured in USD) currently live in Greece.

https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/16/wealth-report-millionaires-greece/

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China Overtakes Greece as Largest Commercial Fleet

China has overtaken Greece as the largest commercial fleet in the world in terms of gross tonnage in shipping capacity.

Greece has held the title with its impressive shipped tonnage since 2014, and while it still holds first place in terms of deadweight shipped tonnage, measuring the total weight a ship can carry, China’s fleet is growing.

https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/16/china-overtakes-greece-commercial-fleet/