I know it sounds unkind, but I do not want to be confronted with hordes of refugees on my holiday.
I am considering Crete,Cyprus or Rhodes, but reports tell me it could be not a nice place to visit right now.
I am thinking of a driving holiday on Crete or other Greek Islands next month.
I would like to find a quiet beach to relax on with a book, a drink and perhaps a snorkelling session.
As there are many beaches, I imagine there must be one I can find to suit me.
I would prefer to base myself in a villa and do day trips from there.
Please do not bother to respond with any lectures about not understanding refugees. I have been working with many of them and need a break from all the problems.
The refugee problem is so over powering I do not know what solutions can be found while there are so many complications and conflicts across the world adding to this.
I know I am lucky to be able to take a break, but I need it as I am burned out.
What reports have you been reading? The islands which have problems are on the Aegean coast of Greece and have been greatly exaggerated.
BBC, Fox, on line news reports and my Government & agency sources.
Of course it varies by island and by days, but it seems to be those closest to Syria & Southern Turkey are the most seeing daily arrivals in numbers.
I haven't had reports of Crete or the Aegean "Tourist islands"being greatly different to normal summer holiday makers during June & July this year, and just trying to get the best up to date info.
Don't worry, it would be extremely difficult to find refugees on the Islands you mention. Kos, Chios and Lesbos have some problems, but more than 99 per cent of all tourists there don't realize them.
Refugee presence is limited to very few islands along Turkish coast. As good as nonexistent in Cyclades. Only one instance of refugees I know of on Crete and that involved a boat from N. Africa in the springtime. In fact, they 'landed' on Gavdos, then brought to Crete by ferry and immediately bussed away.
I can't recall reading any reports about Cyprus. That wouldn't be practical as a refugee destination anyway. Where could they go from there?
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