Hi Mary. Hope all is well. I posted that in Jan 2010, and a lot has changed since then! We have taken a package to Kaloudis before now, when it was costing less than independent. And you can sometimes get cracking last minute bargains. I so agree that the best price, whether independent or package, is the only real factor. None of us have money to waste, and certainly not Jen and me!
We still do our main midsummer stay independently by booking flights on release and accommodation the year before. Our 3 weeks for two came in at £800 inc transfers in 2012 and exactly the same 2013. But in the North, Wales or Belfast it is a different story.
So nice to hear from you. Have followed whatever you have posted on here, and maybe we can share a chinwag and mythos in the Nut again one day.
Phil