European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                He Cost of going lodging food and entertainment run from cheap to inexpensive. Travelling to a Holiday destination that has been touted As cheap or inexpensive but in to can. Be discouraging and a a financially embarrassing -. A since we Don t want that to happen to you it Here Are recent prices from Greece where Holiday travel costs largely Range Between cheap and inexpensive. The prices were recorded last month by a. Stripes reporter photographer team that roamed Greece for a week As budget a travellers. A the most important costs at a Holiday destination involve lodging food drink and entertainment plus transportation. The team never paid More than $25 per night for single rooms with Bath and generally paid about $17. The accommodations were in Small simple often fairly spartan hotels that were scrupulously clean. Breakfast was not included. Prices for the same accommodations generally will jump about 20 percent during the july sept. 15 High season. In Greece couples have a distinct economic advantage Over singles because double rooms Cost Only a few dollars More than singles. Bear in mind that it is a buyer s Market during the off season and when hotels Are stuck with vacant rooms late at night. Don t hesitate to bargain. Food costs were cheap. The most the. Team spent for any dinner was about $ 17. That was for a  in a very Nice restaurant in an Athens suburb conversely a so Uylaki pita a bread pocket stuffed with skewered meat and fillings Cost $1 and made for a satisfying lunch at. A stand on the Island of Santorini. American style Bacon and egg. Breakfasts were widely available and Cost about $3. A breakfast of Coffee and Rolls at a cafe runs about $1.50. Enormous greek salads meals in themselves varied greatly in Price from about $2.50 to More than $4 for one of similar size and Quality but consumed at a Taverna in Athens patronized mostly by. Tourists. V a \ v greek food is sublimely simple and extremely healthful. Greece is Ope country where vegetarians can be amply provided for without a lot of menu contortions. Greek portions tend to be huge so go easy when ordering. Most americans Are familiar with so Uylaki Moussaka greek salads and Baklava pastry. They la find most greek menus offering fish soup spinach or cheese pies Tea Tiki Cucumber and garlic salad with a Yogurt like dressing or Fried Zucchini. Roast leg of Lamb appears often As do spicy cypriot meatballs and spit roasted pork and Chicken. Fish is sold by the kilo and because fresh fish is hard to come by in Greece it s pricey. More reasonable Are squid and octopus. Be it a rage costs Are Low for example a half liter of Beer brewed under License in Greece from mostly German or dutch breweries runs about $1.70. A wonderful Surprise was the great leap in Quality made in recent years by that quintessential , retsina imbued with the fresh taste of Pine resin. Expect to pay less than $4 a bottle at most restaurants for the widely distributed brands Soutari and Cavino. Entertainment costs in Greece Are astonishingly Low because they mostly involve simple Joys a a Day at the Beach a no hurry dinner eaten under the stars a Coffee taken Here a Beer taken there. Discos often charge no Entrance fees and prices Are Seldom More than in regular bars. A a. Public transport costs Are not Worth worrying about. A bus ride in Athens costs about 30 cents. A 2 i hour ferry ride Between islands is Only a few Bucks. One area that is expensive is car rental. A one Day car rental in the Creek capital Cost us More than $100, plus Gas a and that was during the off season. Many rental outlets offer reduced daily rates for three Days or More but often tack on mileage restrictions. T a Tina Harl ja6n00m? i i today soup j reseat  p j get it p o Wroe s Ltd 0�,5�at_ 5io. It meh0u 15 re a 1 toaomenm.? / la Quot i a a menu listing three set meals a for about $7 to $8,80 a at a Taverna in Athens Plaka. The one Cost that gobbled up Cash at an unexpected rate was the Price of admission to Greece s museums and ancient ruins plus the Cost of guidebooks to them. Admission ran from about $4 to $6.25, and guidebooks Cost even More. Since Greece is strewn with ruins and accompanying museums it is prudent to budget for them. A j. King Cruger locals enjoy a drink and a Chat at the main port of the Island of Hydra. 8 travel 94 May 25, 1994