28/10/23

[Maik]

Kef fire risk 28/10/23: Low

Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = £ 0.8979 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1137 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.0856 USD   $1 USD = 0.9211 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7221 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5806 €UR
1 €UR = R21.1188 ZAR   R1 ZAR = 0.0473 €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   
Sat 28/10   25°/18°   11 km/h   20%   Sun & cloud    
Sun 29/10   25°/17°   14 km/h   06%   Sun & cloud    
Mon 30/10   25°/16°   08 km/h   06%   Sunny    
Tue 31/10   25°/19°   15 km/h   06%   Sun & cloud    
Wed 01/11   24°/17°   12 km/h   72%   Thunderstorms probable   
Thu 02/11   23°/16°   17 km/h   70%   Thunderstorms probable   
Fri 03/11   23°/17°   17 km/h   68%   Thunderstorms probable   
Sat 04/11   24°/17°   23 km/h   62%   Thunderstorms probable   
Sun 05/11   24°/18°   21 km/h   43%   Showers possible   
Mon 06/11   24°/17°   20 km/h   20%   Mostly sunny    
   

[Maik]

Clocks fall back in most of Europe overnight.

In the early hours of Sunday morning:

In the UK 02:00 BST becomes 01:00 GMT

In Greece 04:00 EEST reverts to 03:00 EET

In the U.K. the time.is / in Greece the time.is

[Maik]

Greece fifth choice for winter trips

Greece is the fifth most popular European destination for trips that Europeans intend to make between now and spring of 2024, according to a major pan-European survey carried out on behalf of the European Travel Commission (ETC).

https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1223477/greece-fifth-choice-for-winter-trips/

[Maik]

Large 7-room building emerges from underwater. See the ruins from ancient Greece

The ruins of an ancient, sprawling seven-room building were recently discovered off the coast of an island in Greece — when they emerged from underwater. Archaeologists have been conducting underwater research on the eastern shores of the island of Salamis (which also translates to Salamina) for several years, and their latest finds involved remains from a sunken city dating to sometime between the fourth and fifth centuries B.C.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article281093248.html