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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    may well spend my last 20 years somewhere on the Med
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    I was paying 1550 euros a night
    Vietnam's fine after all.

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    ^ it was dad's birthday. Three Acropolis view rooms at the Grande Bretagne. That's before my step mum discovered the spa. They enjoyed it.

    the ICH is c 100 e a night at the monent. Plenty of decent 2/3 star places for 30e or less near Omonia.

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    250,000 euro investment in real estate would get you Greek citizenship.

    its actually a bit more than that.


    Government, notary and lawyer fees for the property purchase and visa application will amount to around €15,000. In addition there is VAT of 24% to pay in Greece on new property purchases.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taxexile View Post
    its actually a bit more than that.
    You are right!!
    Not too bad of a deal IMO not to have to jump through all the visa extensions and other nonsense we do in Thailand.
    What did my investment in Thailand get me?

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    Been to Greece a few times. Enjoyed the places and the people. A lot worse places in the world to live.

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    You are right!!
    Not too bad of a deal IMO not to have to jump through all the visa extensions and other nonsense we do in Thailand.
    What did my investment in Thailand get me?

    exactly.


    the website does not make it clear if the VAT is payable on all property purchases or just on new builds.

    if only italy had a similar scheme, we would sell up in thailand and have our second home in italy.

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    The parks are busy. One of the few places you can sit without a maskand have a coffee

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    Interesting thread this. Bottom line is you can live wherever but helps to be cashed up and self suffifient in your adopted country

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    Lay of the Ouzo , and stand up straight, it's embarrassing that you take most of your pictures flat out on the floor laying on your side.
    Glad to see that you sober up for your last four pictures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    Lay of the Ouzo , and stand up straight, it's embarrassing that you take most of your pictures flat out on the floor laying on your side.
    Don't be a dick. The problem is that he is uploading his pic to TD. @lostandfound take a look at imgur

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lostandfound View Post
    I like the idea of a winter bolt hole (I've gone off Asia) where I can hop across to the islands or spend a day at the beach at the drop.
    I visited Athens in January once.

    It would make for a fookin baltic bolthole in the winter by my recollections.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lostandfound View Post
    the ICH is c 100 e a night at the monent
    that is where I stayed

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    Don't be a dick. The problem is that he is uploading his pic to TD. @lostandfound take a look at imgur
    I know , I was only kidding. But can I still be a dick about other things?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Looper View Post
    I visited Athens in January once.

    It would make for a fookin baltic bolthole in the winter by my recollections.
    Most people are familiar with Greece trough tourist brochure pictures that depict sunny summer scenes.
    This is a picture of the place we stay at when in Greece , thirty minutes outside Athens , a few weeks ago
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    Covid test today in order to return to the UK. If it's positive then it will mean 2 weeks of state quarantine.

    The clinic needed 2 days notice for an appointment. 60 euros for the nasal swab. Neither friendly or efficient, unlike the UK set up.

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    We've got boxes of the DIY lateral flow tests here for free.
    Result in under 30 minutes.

    Any luck with the property hunt?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    Vietnam's fine after all.
    Croatia is nice

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    been looking at a few apartments. There's a lot for sale. My thoughts are for an Autumn/ Spring bolthole to allow a little bit of city life with an easy escape to the islands. The rest of the time, look at short letting it on Booking com or Airbnb etc.

    A couple seem interesting. One is located on the main drag up to Omonia that runs past the National Archaeological Museum. It's a bit hoodish with lots of the usual migrants. A great 1970s building. Two bedrooms on the 4th floor overlooking a pedestrian street. Asking c 100K euros.

    The other is slightly more residential area. 4th fl overlooking a small garden square where the tavernas lay out their tables in Summer. It's just north east of Pedion Tou Aries park. Again, two beds asking c100k.

    It seems asking prices of 1200 e /M2 are normal for city centre in not quite prime loctions - but without having to venture into the badlands near Omonia with the open drug use and heroin /crack whores

    The interiors are generally basic, but nothing that 9-12k euro kitchen/bathroom and decor tosh up won't solve.

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