Goodnight Greece - Troktiko Blog shuts down after assassination

Less than a week after the assassination of Socrates Giolias, journalist and administrator of the controversial Greek Blog Troktiko - the Rodent- the site has announced that it’s closing down.

On Saturday the site blog published the following:

“Final post for Troktiko – Goodnight, Greece.
The country that gave birth to Democracy has killed freedom of expression. Have a safe journey Socrates; keep an eye on us from above.”

The site / blog had a huge Greek following with an Alexa Traffic Rank of 5 in Greece, and 869 globally.

The assassination of Socrates Giolias, a low-profile research journalist and radio station CEO, came as a shock to the media world in Greece. Both Socrates Giolias and Troktiko – posting from Troktiko.Blogspot.com – have been hounding corrupt politicians and business people with daily announcements about scandals and financial discrepancies.

Panos Sobolos, president of the Athens journalists' union said last week after the murder, "Somebody wanted to silence a very good investigative reporter who had stepped on a lot of toes with his stories."

Chania Summer Festival 2010

Chania Cultural Festival 2010

Greek language productions are listed in Greek.

Music of the World - Primavista
Monday 19 July 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.00hrs
12 €

Ουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ «Ο Έμπορος της Βενετίας»
Τρίτη 20/7/2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
Ώρα 21.30
20 € και 15 €


Concert with Haroula Alexiou and Martha Frintzila
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30 hrs
23 € and 18 €


Musical Wanderings
Thursday 22 July 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30hrs
15 € and 10€


The Music of Sufi with the Whirling Dervishes
Friday 23 July 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30hrs
20 € and 15 €
21.30 hrs


Argentine Tango Show & Live Tango Orchestra
Saturday 24 July 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
22.00hrs
15 €


Κάρμεν Ρουγγέρη - ΟΜΗΡΟΥ ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙΑ - Το Παραμύθι Των Παραμυθιών
26/7/2010 & 27/7/2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.30
10 €


Latin Dance show with ‘Apurimac’
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30hrs
15 €


Cultural Dance Evening
Sunday 1 August 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30hrs
Free


Carlo Goldoni « H ΛΟΚΑΝΤΙΕΡA»
Δευ – Τρι 2 και 3 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
Ώρα 21.30
22 € - 17 €


Cretan Dance Evening
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Old Harbour
21.00 hrs
Free


Concert with Eleftheria Arvanitaki and Tania Tsanaklidou
Wednesday 4 August 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30hrs
23 € and 18 €


Concert by Babis Pramatevtaki – words, music, orchestra and dance
Friday 6 August 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30hrs
Free

«CAVEMAN» του Rob Becker με τον Βλαδίμηρο Κυριακίδη
Σαββατο 7 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
Ώρα 21.30
23 € - 18 €


Αισχύλου ΟΡΕΣΤΕΙΑ από το ΔΗΠΕΘΕ Πάτρας
Κυριακή 8 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
Ώρα 21.30
20 € - 15 €


Ουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ «Η στρίγγλα που έγινε αρνάκι»
Monday 9 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.00
24 € - 17 € - 12 €


Lavrentis Mahairitsas and Yiannis Kotsiras “Music meets the Summer” – Greek music evening
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30
20 €


Elena Paparizou in concert, with Onirama
Wednesday 11 August 2010
National Stadium, Chania
21.30
20 € - 15 € . Reduced rate for CYTA customers 18 €


ΑΛΕΚΟΥ ΣΑΚΕΛΛΑΡΙΟΥ «Ο ΦΙΛΟΣ ΜΟΥ Ο ΛΕΥΤΕΡΑΚΗΣ», Σε διασκευή: Μιχάλη Ρέππα - Θανάση Παπαθανασίου
Πέμπτη 12 Αυγουστο
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.30
22 € - 17 €


Traditional Cretan Dance & music
Friday 13 August 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
21.30
Free


Μαγικές Σβούρες «Ο Αυγερινός και η Πούλια»
Τρίτη 17/8/2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
Ώρα 21.00
12 €


Cretan Music & Dance Evening
Thursday 19th August 2010
Old Harbour
20.00 hrs
Free


Τρωάδες του Ευριπίδη
Παρασκευή 20 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.30
22 € - 15 € - ΕΙΣΙΤΗΡΙΑ Ο.Γ.Α.


Concert ‘ Kyklos’ - Folk music with band members from Crete, Syria, Sudan & Bulgaria
Saturday 21 August 2010
Eastern Moat Theatre (Anatoliki Tafro)
22.00 hrs
Free

«Ρουτζάντε: ο άνθρωπος που γύρισε απ’ τον πόλεμο»
Κυριακή 22 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΒΛΗΣΙΔΗΣ
21.30
10 €


Άκη Δήμου «Απόψε τρώμε στης Ιοκάστης»
Δευτέρα 23 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.00
22 € - 17 € - 12 €


Exhibition of Vintage Motorbikes
From 24 August 2010 to 6 September 2010
Old Customs House, Old Harbour.
Time: 18.00 – 24.00
Free Entrance


The Lighthouse 2010 – celebration, music & dancing
Wednesday 25th August 2010
Old Harbour Chania
21.00
Free


Σοφοκλέους ΟΙΔΙΠΟΥΣ ΤΥΡΑΝΝΟΣ
Πέμπτη 26 και Παρασκευή 27 Αυγουστο 2010
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.30
22 € - 17 €


MAZOO AND THE ZOO The Musical
28/8/2010
Ελληνική Θεαμάτων
Θέατρο Ανατολικής Τάφρου
21.00
18 €


Sardine Festival
Monday 30 August 2010
Nea Hora Beach
20.00 hrs
Free Entrance


Source: www.dipeh.gr

Greek ferry firms use discounts to drum up business

Ferry companies are resorting to steep discounts in a bid to support revenues as passenger traffic numbers have dropped off by some 15 percent from last year’s levels due to the economic crisis.

Growing competition on routes to certain destinations, such as Crete and the Dodecanese islands, is benefiting the consumer.

Blue Star Ferries offers economy-class tickets starting from 10 euros for all islands in the Cyclades and 19 euros for destinations in the Dodecanese and Crete. Additionally, price discounts of up to 20 percent are available to passengers, cars and motorcycles on certain vessels that travel to the Cyclades and Crete. Rival ANEK is also lowering prices depending on the time of the route, whether it’s a day or night trip. A price cut of up to 50 percent is valid for cabins during the day while economy seats have been reduced by 30 percent. Meanwhile, Minoan Lines has also lowered prices by 30 percent for cabins and cars and 50 percent for motorcycles. Minoan is also offering more attractive fees in an attempt to drum up business with discounts on cabins and the transportation of cars between 30 and 50 percent.

Ekathimerini

UK holidays 'more expensive than going abroad'

It’s cheaper to spend your summer holiday in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus than it is to stay in the UK.

That’s the finding of a new report by Tesco Bank, which discovered that the average family would spend £2,054 on food, accommodation and tourism during a week in Athens and £1,819 during a week in Bodrum, Turkey. A week buying exactly the same items would come to £2,309 in Brighton.

The cheapest destination was Sofia in Bulgaria which would cost almost £988 less over the week than the same holiday in the UK. It was also cheaper to visit Cyprus, Hungary, Slovenia and Poland.

Sofia was found to be the cheapest place to buy suntan lotion, visit a zoo, buy beach accessories and meals at a cafe.

Budapest was the cheapest place to buy ice cream, Faro in Portugal was the cheapest for drinks at a cafe and Barcelona was the cheapest for buying souvenir T-shirts.

Ironically, Brighton was the cheapest place to hire a car – an expense many Brits won’t need to pay! The report didn’t take into account the costs of getting to the resort, but the cost of petrol and the cost of budget airline flights may be roughly equivalent for many Brits.

The average cost of a week’s holiday came to £2,076 across all destinations surveyed, 2% than last year, but the most expensive items - car hire and accommodation - rose by as much as 6%.

Total costs per destination (£):

- Reykjavik, Iceland 3,383
- Rome 2,836
- Barcelona 2,375
- Dubrovnik, Croatia 2,333
- Nice, France 2,320
- Faro, Portugal 2,262
- Brighton 2,209
- Athens 2,054
- Bodrum, Turkey 1,819
- Ljubljana, Slovenia 1,750
- Limassol, Cyprus 1,739
- Budapest 1,455
- Warsaw, Poland 1,315
- Sofia, Bulgaria 1,221

From Yahoo Travel