Jill, many thanks, Its all looking good now and its always nice to have something to look forward to, let me know how you get on.
Hi Lozicle, Corfu is very different in winter, especially the weather (I think it snowed in January). When I saw Arillas in March I would never have believed that it would be ready for the tourist season in May, it looked so different, the sea was up to the road. There were hardly any shops open, just a couple of Taverna’s and the odd Restaurant (Thank god for Town Pizza in San Stefanos, which opened at weekends). It was all very traditional. To be honest the weather wasn't much better than here at that time of year, just a little sunnier, and its very damp as a lot of the new buildings are built for the heat, not the cold. You can go to the beach on Xmas day but you'll need gloves and a scarf. Its still wonderful in Winter but bear in mind there is practically nothing to do, of course this is heaven for some, not sure if I counld manage though, I'm to used to my 24hr Tesco and wireless internet unfortunately
My mum loves it, don't see her ever coming back to the UK, would it be a holiday if she did?