WHEN TRAVEL GOES WRONG! Travel DISASTER for BRITISH COUPLE in GREECE!

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @TideKnotTravellers
    @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +13

    Thanks so much for watching you lovely people!😊
    This was a particularly stressful video so apologies if we sound a bit more negative than usual but we wouldn't be being authentic if we only showed the happy side of full time travel. We'll be back to our usual happy selves next time!😊👍🏼

    • @timectrl
      @timectrl 3 года назад +3

      Cool!

    • @keepcreationprocess
      @keepcreationprocess 3 года назад +1

      Noooo nnnoo ,it is fine....feel as you like it, be as you like it.....We want the real you...

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      @@keepcreationprocess thank you ☺️

    • @FLORATOSOTHON
      @FLORATOSOTHON 3 года назад

      I have forwarded this video to the office of the Greek Minister for Development, because such a mess is unacceptable.

    • @keepcreationprocess
      @keepcreationprocess 3 года назад

      @@FLORATOSOTHON Greece has been a mess for a long time. But this is not entirely only Your fault Greece fault.

  • @BucketListTravellers
    @BucketListTravellers 3 года назад +7

    Omg we'd be freaking out not knowing if we'd even be able to retrieve our bags 😱 good thing you got it sorted in the end.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      We definitely were. The anxiety was through the roof when the port policeman said, “You’re not going on this boat today.” Well luckily he was wrong😅

  • @BeingBedingfield
    @BeingBedingfield 3 года назад +5

    Yay! Glad to see a video from you guys again!!
    What a mission with the ferry 🤦🏻‍♀️ must’ve been such a frustrating way to leave such a beautiful island.
    At least the ferry was empty-ish. So beautiful arriving at Athens at night, seeing the lights on the horizon.
    How weird that only one person can go in a taxi 🤦🏻‍♀️ some rules honestly makes NO sense!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +2

      The whole day was so full of crazy rules and rule changes 🤪

  • @TravelInteresante
    @TravelInteresante 3 года назад +2

    Nice to have you back posting! Sorry you had to go through so much trouble so far past year during the pandemic and this is another one yet again. Glad everyone was so friendly and helpful at least. We really want to visit the islands this summer fingers crossed 🤞 We love Athens and had an amazing time there. Love how you did a Q&A towards the end, glad to hear your perspective on the islands from different angles, really helpful. Great video guys!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +2

      It has been a crazy first year of full time travel but we are completely undeterred and ready for more adventures too😊 hope you get to visit the islands, they’re beautiful!

  • @timectrl
    @timectrl 3 года назад +8

    Amazing! It is cool how in 15 Months, you have accomplished so much(Especially during a World Pandemic)! From Russia to The Baltics, Finland and Greece, I love how you are so dedicated, and I think that you will make it to 100k Subscribers!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      Thank you, that’s very kind of you😊 we have certainly had to adapt several times along the way but we are enjoying the journey whatever route it takes!

    • @keepcreationprocess
      @keepcreationprocess 3 года назад +2

      @@TideKnotTravellers Wow, really...I just discover you

  • @GinandRing
    @GinandRing 3 года назад +2

    We totally feel you and your plastic frustrations! It's so sad and it's really a world world problem.
    Thanks for sharing this story! It's been soooooo hard (mentally) rearranging our lives and not continuing to travel abroad as planned but we now know we're doing the right thing waiting (and no judgement different circumstances) Seeing your stories of what's going on out there, as hard as it has been for you guys, has made such a difference to our mindset. I wish you guys safe and happy travels but we finally feel a little more peace knowing that we made the right decision to come home and stay home. You didn't come across negative at all, just informative 🧡🧡

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      Our time in Greece (although we did enjoy it) definitely taught us that we did the right thing staying still for six months in Estonia. Since this was filmed we have done exactly that again in the next country!

    • @GinandRing
      @GinandRing 3 года назад

      @@TideKnotTravellers yeh, its been hard and watching you guys, you always made smart decisions. It'll be ages before we can move freely again, the vaccine isn't even available to people in our age bracket in Australia. Did you guys get the vacc?

  • @wanderb0y
    @wanderb0y 3 года назад +1

    Great video guys, very informative and you managed to keep smiles on your faces even during the accommodation issues. Think Kirsty needs a smaller mask though. 😆

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it and thank you! Yes the mask was definitely a little big for Kirsty 😂

  • @SharingtheRoad
    @SharingtheRoad 3 года назад +3

    I guess it wouldn't be an adventure if everything always went right! Glad you can keep your chin up! Keep it up guys! 😊

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      Exactly that! Full time travel is never easy but throw in a pandemic and it’s another level😅 thanks to covid we travelled more before we became full time travellers last year🙃

  • @kariba25
    @kariba25 3 года назад +1

    I hope someone will take your positivity and make it in to a pill😊

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      That’s lovely to hear, especially as we were so nervous to release this video thinking we sounded negative ☺️

  • @LucasWorldTravel
    @LucasWorldTravel 3 года назад +4

    Goodness! That ferry business looked stressful. You guys are really good at staying positive though. Glad you found at least one person with common sense. That's probably why he's the captain! I didn't think you guys weren't being negative at all. You are just reporting the facts and we actually quite cheery about it. I can't imagine traveling with so much uncertainty about which islands you can go to and which you can not. You guys navigated it all well!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much, we felt like we sounded so negative😅 good to know we didn’t seem too grumpy. We were relieved and happy to be able to carry on the journey and to actually get back on the boat!

  • @Explorcation
    @Explorcation 3 года назад +3

    Hey guys, what a stressful travel situation, glad you were able to get your luggage and change your plans.
    The ferry looked ao nice and I thought Kirsty's salad looked delicious.
    The toilet space at your accommodation though 😆 what an odd layout!
    Its great to see your adventures again 😊

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      That bathroom was so tiny😅 we were happy to move out the next day!

    • @Explorcation
      @Explorcation 3 года назад +1

      @@TideKnotTravellers LOL I believe that, it looked quite uncomfortable!

  • @TsarEventsDMC
    @TsarEventsDMC 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for wonderful video! It is really interesting and motivating! Cannot wait when all of us start travel again! It really help to develop international tourism! wa

  • @jannadanilova2091
    @jannadanilova2091 3 года назад +8

    Hi. We are planning to visit Santorini , Naxos , Mykonos soon.
    I don’t know if I missed something in the video. But what was the reason they wouldn’t let you visit Naxos??? I can’t find any info on that.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +5

      It was just some last minute rule changes due to covid which meant travel between islands became restricted. It should be ok again now I think. Enjoy the islands! We loved Mykonos😍

    • @jannadanilova2091
      @jannadanilova2091 3 года назад +2

      This is weird. It was ok to take a plane but not the ferry to Naxos??? And it was ok to take ferry from Athens to Naxos? Doesn’t make sense.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +4

      @@jannadanilova2091 that is how our heads were at the time😅 but we accept that rules change quickly and also the ship staff were lovely and helpful it was the port police who were being really illogical and forced us to drag our bags back off the boat saying we couldn’t even go on it. So thankful the ship captain came and told him we could😊

  • @inorbit8666
    @inorbit8666 3 года назад

    At first I thought the guy is Littlefinger of GoT... :) Anyway, nice video in excellent quality. Thank you !

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      Thank you 😊 Never made that connection before but you’re right, does look a little similar!

  • @SorgiStories
    @SorgiStories 3 года назад +2

    Ok, 5 minutes in...those meanies at the ferry...wait a minute, beautiful views...seeing Naxos & not going was ❤️breaking...whoa, 2.5 months at that point? And yeah, a trip like this would have soooo many insane images of joy involved...oh, wait...you have video!🤪🤣😀

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      Yeh it was hard sailing past and not being able to stop there. Crazy last minute rule changes🤪 still we’re onto the next! 😊

  • @KelbyAdamOurLifethroughalens
    @KelbyAdamOurLifethroughalens 3 года назад +1

    Hey guys. Welcome back, so happy to watch your adventures again. Ah man, sorry about your ferry palava, I remember when you guys arrived in Greece with the other ferry 🙈
    The toilet situation made me laugh so much😂
    So glad the nightmare ended, definitely one you'll remember for a very long time.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      Safe to say we’re not huge fans of taking a ferry in Greece! 😂

  • @michaeljclouse3
    @michaeljclouse3 3 года назад +3

    My wife & I think you two are the sweetest couple ever!

  • @elenisideri9222
    @elenisideri9222 3 года назад +3

    We missed you guys! 😘😘🤗🤗

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +2

      Thank you 😊 that’s so nice to hear. We really missed sharing videos these last few weeks but while the computer went for repair we got planning some more videos🤩

  • @KingZee1
    @KingZee1 3 года назад +1

    Great video and sorry to hear of your experience.
    May I ask do you need a negative pcr test to get on ferries to travel between islands?

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      Thank you, we didn’t need a negative PCR test to get into Greece when we arrived or to travel between the islands.

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 3 года назад

    I haven't got a favourite, i love em all. Except for severe lack of public or any transport, i really enjoyed Skiathos. Just sitting at the harbour, having a beer watching ferries, people watching.

  • @TheAverageTourist
    @TheAverageTourist 3 года назад

    Sorry to hear you guys had such an awful ferry experience in Greece. It's so frustrating when people can't get their processes in order. I've enjoyed following along the Greece travel and Kefalonia looked so pretty. Santorini is my fave - but I've only been to a few islands. Greek food is some of my favourite as well. Too bad you had to move apartments - hope you got some rest after that stressful day!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      We love ferries normally but our experience of them in Greece has definitely not been the best😅 we were happy to have made it to Athens that day after thinking we’d be going nowhere. Greek food is so good 😋

  • @dansouth2088
    @dansouth2088 3 года назад +1

    Great job by the captain to get you back on the ferry and on to Athens!!

  • @lindae5937
    @lindae5937 3 года назад +7

    Wow, Stress & disappointment but pleased you enjoyed it overall. Sounds like a great place & well worth visiting. X

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      We were so thankful to finally make it back on the ferry😅 the adrenaline of dragging the bags on and off left us exhausted!

  • @humancomputerinteraction8237
    @humancomputerinteraction8237 3 года назад +1

    I've a friend island hopping now. He hasn't had any trouble? Odd they stopped you.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      This was filmed at the start of Greeces lockdown which is why we were beginning our journey back via the islands but the rules changed so quickly. Think it’s fine again now☺️

  • @MauricioMartinez-zm4rz
    @MauricioMartinez-zm4rz 3 года назад +2

    Hello Guys, so i undrstand traveling between islands restrictions have changed? We are planning on Honeymooning over Greece soon, where would you recommend staying in Santorini?
    Thanks and Pura Vida!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      Yes the restrictions have changed now so you should be ok. Santorini is a perfect place for a honeymoon, there are so many romantic villas along Oia and in Imerovigli. The island is small but both those towns will give you beautiful views over the Caldera. Oia is the main touristy area with lots to do and stunning places to stay. Imerovigli is also stunning but a lot quieter. Have the best time! ☺️

    • @MauricioMartinez-zm4rz
      @MauricioMartinez-zm4rz 3 года назад +2

      Thank you very much!
      You guys should try Costa Rica also, more than welcome!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      @@MauricioMartinez-zm4rz Thank you, we will definitely be making our way there when we’re able to. It looks beautiful 😊

  • @pat2row
    @pat2row 3 года назад +3

    I was in Serbia for 6 weeks late 2020 while EU remained closed to US passport holders. Was surprised Greece 🇬🇷 especially northern part was a favorite Serbian pre Covid holiday destination. Definitely considering Thessaloniki and Mt Athos as Serbs have such a close connection to these places. Wonder if these islands are equipped to handle all the pent up demand from USA 🇺🇸 travellers. We’re you subjected to PCR testing? I prefer antigen tests as they’re only $20 whereas PCR $160 when I debated going into Croatia 🇭🇷.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +3

      The only time we have had a test (throughout the entire pandemic) was when we first arrived in Athens off the plane, not sure what test they did but they randomly selected one person from each group: ruclips.net/video/LbZj8msPm-A/видео.html

  • @stevebignell9603
    @stevebignell9603 3 года назад

    Great vlog.be patient 🤣

  • @noramargherita17
    @noramargherita17 3 года назад

    i'm going to greece in a few days. so to get clarification, they will not allow tourists to island hop via ferry from santorini, but we can access other islands only from Athens, is that correct?

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      It may have changed since we did this but from our experience the rules do change quite last minute and often one company/authority is doing things differently to another. Apparently you can travel from Athens to the islands but we’re really not sure how things are right now. Once you’re at your destination you’ll have a lovely time as everything was much more relaxed when we were staying still in Greece, enjoy it’s beautiful! 😊

  • @Cdinkha86
    @Cdinkha86 3 года назад +1

    Great video! A question I have is, do you need to provide proof of a negative test or a vaccination certificate prior to departure for every ferry trip to an island?

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      We didn’t have to provide anything travelling between islands. The only thing that happened was when we first arrived into Greece (from Helsinki) at Athens airport they were doing random tests and Craig was tested.

    • @Cdinkha86
      @Cdinkha86 3 года назад

      @@TideKnotTravellers Interesting! The guidelines posted on the greece embassy isn't clear for traveling island to island but on the blue star ferries website, they seemed to say we would need a another new negative test or show proof of vaccination to travel from one island to another. This is confusing as we are traveling to Greece in July.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      It wasn’t very clear when we were there, I’d just say be prepared for a little confusion during travel days but the rest of the time it was lovely. Sadly rules keep changing and different Greek authorities do seem to have different ideas/rules.

  • @zastours6207
    @zastours6207 3 года назад

    Would be interesting to know what exactly the problem was with going from Santorini then to Naxos then on to Athens? Many people take a similar route. You just need to book a multi-leg journey (which essentially gives you separate tickets).

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      In normal times this journey would be fine but they apparently changed their rules due to a new lockdown and covid restrictions but didn’t think to tell their staff when we booked our ticket less than 24 hours before, we also repeatedly asked the staff in the office if it was still ok to do the trip and were told yes.

  • @georgiosa.9893
    @georgiosa.9893 3 года назад

    You have to visit Greek mainland! Mount Olympus, Meteora, Zagorochoria, Thessaloniki, Pelion, Peloponnisos etc. There are countless beautiful places in the mainland! It's there where you will see the real diversity of the country! Have a nice staying in Greece!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      We had hoped to see more of the mainland on this trip but due to the lockdown it wasn't so easy, we will definitely be back as those places were on our list! 😊

  • @captaingreek
    @captaingreek 3 года назад

    You need to understand this: Greeks may not be as organised as you may be used to but we are very flexible and helpful to bypass situations like this. Imagine trying to bypass a regulation in a Scandinavian country. People would blackout and smoke from their ears.

  • @thomaspulsiver798
    @thomaspulsiver798 3 года назад

    Ok so what was the reason they wouldnt let you go to Naxos?

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      They didn’t give a reason other than it’s a pandemic you can’t go. It was a pandemic the day before when we booked our tickets in person and were told it was fine but that’s how quickly they change things it seems. This was filmed a while ago though.

  • @antonia9861
    @antonia9861 3 года назад

    Why did they not let u go to naxos I. Confuses

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      They just said it’s a pandemic you can’t go there unless you live there. Last minute restrictions we guess but they didn’t tell us when we went to the office the day before to check and book tickets. The staff even printed them off for us🙃

  • @gkovosdis
    @gkovosdis 3 года назад +1

    You almost gave me a heart attack mate.Sounds a bit irrational to say the least but it was November as you mentioned somewhere in the comments.If it was on the summer season this could have made the front news.Happy that it was sorted out for your benefit I hope this little incident does not discourage you from enjoying time on my home country Greece.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      Yes it was just as Greece was going back into lockdown which was why we were planning to make our way over to Athens (via Naxos) to fly out of Greece. Sadly we didn't get to see much more after this but we enjoyed the three months we spent there on the islands and hope to come back in future to see more of the mainland.

  • @nikkiz21
    @nikkiz21 3 года назад

    Apologies if you covered this, what month was this recorded? I am heading to Greece in August and am hoping logistics wise, things will be a little more relaxed by then.
    Also, the two of you handled yourselves with such grace in a stressful situation. Thanks for sharing the good and the not so good --such is life , right ? :)

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      Hopefully by August things will be a little smoother. This was filmed at the end of November so the winter lockdown was beginning.
      Thank you for saying we handled it well, it was stressful but as you say, such is life! 😊

  • @krisig5483
    @krisig5483 3 года назад

    Why couldn’t you go to the island? Love the video!

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      Thank you 😊 they didn’t give a reason at the time just wouldn’t let us go up the stairs and sent us off the boat to speak with the police. Who also explained nothing other than that we couldn’t go to Naxos (crazy pandemic rule changes) but we were able to upgrade and get the same boat to Athens.

    • @krisig5483
      @krisig5483 3 года назад

      @@TideKnotTravellers wow that’s frustrating and crazy.

  • @MindRelaxingWorld
    @MindRelaxingWorld 3 года назад

    Very Nice 👍❣️🔥🎵🎼🎶🎧 Friend🎧🎶🎼🎵🔥❣️

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes 3 года назад +2

    I'm Greek-American, and frankly, Greece has been an utter effing embarrassment (to a large extent) in the way they've been treating many tourists for decades now! Of course, the truly kind people there make up for the clueless, inefficient assholes to an extent, but Greece is known for it's inefficiency, miscommunications, and general apathy towards many tourists. It's really a crying shame that so many people (including me and my family) have been there in the past, and have left with mixed feelings about the way they were treated and regarded! They need a serious lesson in customer service and appreciation! Sigh.

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад +1

      It is a shame that tourists get treated this way. Our experience across our three months in various places in Greece were one of two extremes; either really friendly, warm and welcoming or completely blunt, rude and uncaring people that seemed to do things just to make life harder. Overall we left with mixed feelings but love the friendliness of locals and beauty of the country🇬🇷☺️

  • @costakikis8135
    @costakikis8135 3 года назад

    im greek from oz...athens is head office for covid..you cant travel from one island to another...you must go back to athens,get your covid test and cert.then travel to another island for travel...it sucks but thats there system of covid...

    • @TideKnotTravellers
      @TideKnotTravellers  3 года назад

      Exactly that, things are rarely smooth sailing with full time travel, let alone during a pandemic! 😅

  • @tobyt684
    @tobyt684 3 года назад

    ee-ya, not oh yeah😉

  • @hewolivia9642
    @hewolivia9642 3 года назад

    😆👍😆🌷

  • @gingermarie1760
    @gingermarie1760 3 года назад

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