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2021 New Year Newsletter

January 22, 2021 by Mark Taylor

It’s 2021 and we are optimistic that, with the vaccine now being rolled out, we may get some sort of holiday season this year. Like us, I am sure you cannot wait to get some Mediterranean sunshine on your naked bodies!

As news is ever changing in the current climate, we thought we’d send you this newsletter to outline our plan as it stands at the moment, bearing in mind it could change at any given time.  We also touch on flights, the affect of Brexit plus a link to the interview we did a couple of weeks ago with Naked Wanderings.

In the meantime, please all stay safe, stay home where you can and hope you all get your vaccinations soon! Can’t wait to see you all in the Kefalonian sun! Mark and Samantha XX

Summer 2021

Samantha and I are working as hard as possible to make sure Vassaliki is open for as much of the summer season as we are allowed. At the moment we are waiting in England for permission from the Government to leave the UK and drive down through France, Switzerland and Italy so we can catch our boat to Greece. We know this will be a complicated and difficult task but we are determined to get there.

Our plan, at the moment, is to open our villa ready for the 3rd of April and then have the resort open 1st of May. Of course this is by no way set in stone but we need to have targets to head for. We will just have to wait to see how things play out. We promise to keep you posted.

Bookings for 2021 at the moment look very good as many guests moved their bookings from 2020. New bookings have understandably been slow but we are hoping for a last minute rush, if and when the restrictions are lifted.

Brexit  – is it an issue?

If you are British, what do you need to do if you are planning a trip to Kefalonia?

First thing you need to check, is that your passport is valid for more than 6 months on the date you are due to travel, before it expires. If not, it is advised to get it renewed now, as turnover for new passports at the moment are quite quick, but the passport office is expecting an influx of applications when restrictions are lifted.

Greece, like the rest of the Schengen area, does not require you to have a visa to visit for a holiday, as long as you don’t stay for more than 90 days. 

Your EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) will still be valid, so if you are unfortunate enough to require medical assistance during your stay the cost will be covered by the NHS. If yours is due to expire, you can renew your card online when it has less than six months left on it. It is also recommended that private medical insurance would be worth considering. 

So what will be different? The only thing that may affect your holiday is the changes to duty free allowances, so double check before you pack your case to head home. 

So… let’s go!

Flights launched

UK

All the flight companies have now launched their schedules for 2021. Easyjet are starting flights late March with the main tourist season commencing in the first week of May when all the other airlines start their direct flights from all over the UK to the island.

Most airlines are offering flexibility to transfer your dates for free at present, giving you peace of mind when booking.

British Airways is missing from the chart below, but will start their scheduled flights (Saturdays) direct to Kefalonia from London Heathrow on 29th May with their last flight at the moment is 25th September.

Prices are still very good with some bargains to be had at certain times of the season. Have a look at this website it finds the best prices for you and with prices from £124 return at the start of July it’s worth a look! https://www.momondo.co.uk

Europe

We believe there are also flights with the following airlines direct to Kefalonia:

Germany – Condor – Saturdays from Munich     &   RyanAir – Tues / Sat from Frankfurt

Italy – EasyJet – Mon / Weds / Sat from Milan    &   RyanAir – Weds / Sat from Bologna    &    Volotea – Bari/Naple/Venice

Austria – RyanAir – Tues / Sat from Vienna

Netherlands – TUI – Mon / Fri from Amsterdam

There is not a lot of information out there at the moment, but we hope that as we get closer to the summer there will be more details.

Villa Discount

Our new villa, situated a few minutes drive from Vassaliki, is a great option if you have non-naturist friends or family. Plus the pool and gardens are private enough for a skinny dip and sunbath.  All guests who book the villa get free access to Vassaliki resort throughout their stay. To make it even better we have a limited 10% discount on all new villa bookings!

Book Villa Vassaliki

Use discount code “Villa2021” at checkout.

Vassaliki ‘The Shop” NEW

Over the winter we have been working on a new online shop for our guests to purchase from our small range of Vassaliki merchandise.

We have a range of polo shirts, bags, towels, mugs and flip flops delivered direct to your door. All the items come with free postage in the UK and a small extra fee to the rest of Europe.

Vassaliki The Shop

 You could be the best dressed guests at a naturist resort 😂!

Interview with Naked Wanderings

Some of you may already be following Nick & Lins of Naked Wanderings online, they are a young couple from Belgium who are traveling around the world visiting naturist resorts, beaches and events. They write about their experiences and post it all online via blogs on their website, facebook, instagram & twitter. They have become well known not only in the naturist community but have hit mainstream media over the last couple of years.

A few weeks ago Samantha and I were privileged to be their first guests on their new Naturist Resort Sessions, which is an online interview with Nick & Lins, which was broadcast live. They recorded the interview, so if you would like to see it, just click here.

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Easyjet Sale

January 8, 2021 by Mark Taylor

 

We love the tagline EasyJet, think this sums up all our guests feelings ” I Just Need Something To Look Forward to Sale”! 

Don’t forget Vassaliki have a free date change policy if things beyond our/your control affect your dates and airlines are also being flexible with date changes and refunds. 

Book Vassaliki Here

 or call +44 (0)2081442166 

Easyjet Flights

other airlines available  Jet2, BA, TUI, Ryanair, Transavia. 

#vassaliki #naturist #nudist #nudetravel #kefalonia #easyjet 

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Flight updates to Kefalonia.

December 30, 2020 by Mark Taylor

At present the main airlines are offering over 1000 direct flights to Kefalonia for Summer 2021.

Clearly we don’t know how the season will eventually turn out primarily regarding impact from covid restrictions, here on the island the cases figures are very low at present,  primarily because we have been in lockdown since 7 November which will not be reviewed until 7th January 2021.

In Greece the vaccination program has just started with the majority of the population scheduled for vaccination by mid to late Summer, the most vulnerable will have been done before the tourist season commences. There will clearly be an update from Greece and UK regarding any covid related travel requirements before the first flights are due at the end of March.

Brexit changes are already clear, ensure you have 6 months validity on your passport, UK driving licence are OK for hiring cars, EHIC can still be used but additional health insurance is strongly recommended.

You will not need a visa for entry in 2021 but there will be changes to duty free arrangements.

Easyjet are starting flights late March & April with the main tourism season commences in the first week of May when all the other airlines commence direct flights to the island.

Most airlines are offering flexibility to transfer dates for free at present giving you piece of mind when booking. British Airways will start there scheduled flights (Saturdays) direct to Kefalonia from London Heathrow on 29th May and there last flight at the moment is 25th September.

 

Filed Under: Vassaliki Bare Brilliance

Vassaliki Meet Naked Wanderings Live

December 27, 2020 by Mark Taylor

Nick and Lins from Naked Wanderings have invited Samantha and I (Mark) to join them to talk about naturist resorts from the view of the owner(s).

Nick and Lins have been traveling around the world visiting naturist resorts, beaches and events and have become one of the most regarded naturist bloggers. They visited Vassaliki resort back in 2017 Nakedwanderings at Vassaliki 

In this first live session we will be talking to Nick and Lins about why we decided to make the move from the UK to Greece to open a naturist resort, how it feels to be among naked people all the time, what it takes to run a naturist resort, and of course, what our visions and dreams are about naturism and the future of naturist vacations.

At the end of the session, there will be a Q&A part in which you can ask Sam, Mark, Nick or Lins anything we didn’t cover.

 

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Christmas Greetings from Vassaliki

December 25, 2020 by Mark Taylor

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JET2 is launching new flights to Greece

November 19, 2020 by Mark Taylor

JET2 is launching new flights to Greece next year, in time for summer 2021 holidays.

Even better, you can book them now to get in a summer holiday to look forward to.

The new routes will operate from Newcastle Airport and East Midlands Airport from May 2021.

Kefalonia and Skiathos will fly from Newcastle, while Skiathos will also have flights to and from East Midlands Airport.

The new routes add an additional 300,000 seats to Jet2’s schedule next year.

The new routes also take Jet2 Greek destinations to 14, with Corfu, Kos, Zante and Crete just some of the options for a summer holiday next year.

The new flights will operate as following:

Newcastle Airport

  • Skiathos – weekly Friday services operating from May 21 through to October 8
  • Kefalonia – weekly Friday services operating from July 23 through to October 8
  • Santorini – weekly Monday services operating from July 26 through to November 1

East Midlands Airport

  • Skiathos – weekly Sunday services operating from May 23 through to October 10

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said the new flights were added due to the demand to Greece for summer 2021.

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Flying with Covid 19

November 6, 2020 by Mark Taylor

Flights abroad can have a lower risk of covid than shopping or eating out!

Flying abroad at the moment is a scary prospect, even for the most seasoned travellers. Hours in an aircraft flying across countries and oceans can be unappealing for some, especially with concerns now regarding hygiene. However, a recent study may put fliers at ease after it revealed that flying actually presents a relatively low risk of catching coronavirus.

A new study from Harvard University found that air travel actually poses a lower risk of catching COVID-19 than shopping because the air in the aircraft goes through high-quality air filters which removes 99% of virus droplets.  Because of the “downward direction” of airflow passengers are unlikely to infect other people.

The study also suggests that masks are also a critical part of passengers remaining safe, along with disinfection and self-screening for coronavirus symptoms. A study said that just 44 coronavirus cases had been traced back to flights since the start of 2020 out of 1.2 billion travellers. Of those cases, most of them were reported before face masks were mandatory.

Therefore the risk of contracting the virus on board appears to be in the same level as being struck by lightning!

With many airlines offering flexibility as standard when it comes to cancelling or re-arranging your flight, now is a good time to book flights for your 2021 summer holiday.

The information and figures have been found from various sources. Vigla Natura is not responsible for the accuracy of the information.

Filed Under: Vassaliki Bare Brilliance

End of summer 2020 – What happened?

October 25, 2020 by Mark Taylor

Well Summer 2020 was not to be for Vassaliki.  With the onset of Covid 19 and all the travel restrictions put in place by the governments in each country, back at the beginning of June we had to make the very difficult but unavoidable decision to cancel the few bookings we had left.

So what’s been going on? Samantha and I have remained in the UK with our families, but as you know Samantha and I don’t like to sit around waiting, so we have both been very busy.

Samantha has been working five days a week at a local hotel doing the breakfast shift. After her first day she was promoted to breakfast supervisor and has very quickly become a respected and appreciated member of the team. On her days off from the hotel she has also been working at our sister-in-laws children’s shoe and school uniform shop.  Plus the pub she has worked at the last 15 winters, regularly calls on her for weekends and evenings.

I have also been busy helping at the shop, in that I built them a new website with a comprehensive online shopping experience for customers to order their children’s uniform online and have it delivered to their homes. I also implemented an appointment service so customers could book a time slot to visit the shop and avoid having to queue outside. With the shop now working online as well as on the high street, Samantha has been helping the team at the shop with processing the online orders and our parents have also been drafted in to deliver the orders to local houses. It’s been a really great family effort!

I have also been lucky enough to be able to continue my winter work with my younger brother into the summer. He runs a gardening and fencing company and we spend our days clearing gardens, fixing and replacing fences for both private individuals and commercial companies. It’s heavy work but is keeping me fit ( I need the exercise as I am not running up and down the stairs at Vassaliki all day!)

 

Vassaliki!

So what about Vassaliki? Samantha and I headed out to Kefalonia at the beginning of September to complete some important yearly maintenance on the resort.

Things were going well, but on the 18th September the island was hit by a Medicane (a Mediterranean cyclone) lasting two and a half days. The resort was hit with 100kph winds and over 250mm of rain fell in under 48 hours. Our villages were left without water for 3 days and no electricity for a week. The results were devastating for many people and businesses on the island.

Vassaliki has sustained substantial damage with two large tress falling and hitting the rear of the property, the pool bar roof has come completely off and all the fencing has been lifted out of the ground.

This is a nightmare for us as we now have to pay to repair all the damage after a year of taking no income. But this will not stop us! Samantha and I along with the Greek resort owners are determined to get this damage repaired and have Vassaliki back open for business.

Our trip to Kefalonia was only set to be 4 weeks but with the amount of work needed doing I (Mark) stayed for a further two weeks and we are really pleased with the progress we have made so far.

With the complete loss of this summer most of our 2020 guests moved their bookings and deposits to 2021 and so we find ourselves with nearly 60% of our rooms already booked. So I am sure you are as desperate as us to get back out to Kefalonia again, so please if you plan to visit us book now. Your deposit is fully refundable if you are unable to travel due to government travel restrictions. We are optimistic that summer 2021 will happen and we really want you to be part of it at Vassaliki.

Launch of Villa Vassaliki

We have also been working on a new project in Kefalonia which we have just launched for summer 2021.

We have been asked many times if we have accommodation for larger families and groups, but also asked about accommodation for people who are not sure about naturist resorts and want to try it out but not stay on site. In the past we have sourced rooms from local resorts but this is difficult with the variations in quality and prices.

So Villa Vassaliki was purchased in January this year but was in need of some TLC and refreshing. We have just completed a refurbishment on the villa to bring it in line with the quality we offer at the Vassaliki resort.

The villa is available as a complete three bedroom house, two bathrooms, kitchen and living room. The Villa also boasts a private pool and outside dining area with BBQ. The Villa is secluded, so nudity is not an issue and it is situated only a few minutes drive or 15/20 minute walk from Vassaliki.

All the details are at www.villavassaliki.com so if you have friends or family (Who don’t know you are naturist) who you think may enjoy Kefalonia, we would really appreciate you sharing this link with them.

You can also book direct through our resort website www.vassaliki.com




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Do we really want to encourage more people to naturism?

June 22, 2020 by Mark Taylor

I am an owner of a small naturist resort in Greece, My wife and I have been running the resort now for nearly 15 years and one thing we hear from people in conversation, from reading blogs and magazine articles is the need to encourage more people to try naturism.

Now don’t get me wrong the more people who try naturism, the more potential new customers for our resort, so my business head says that all the work the federation’s and it’s members along with the magazine editors do to promote naturism is well worth it and is just what we need to improve the naturist movement.

Now myself I don’t necessarily agree with this idea. It is a selfish reason and that’s the people. I am a lover of peaceful and tranquil environments where I can relax read my book and enjoy the natural sounds of my surroundings. Naturism is quoted to be “a way of life in harmony with nature” 

So where am I going with this, well many people together in my opinion do not create this quiet and relaxing environment, my personal choice is to visit beaches to enjoy my naturist time. I love the beach and I can think of nothing better than finding a small sandy bay to myself and stripping off and spending the day reading, swimming and enjoying the warm sun.

Mounda

I am very lucky I spend my summers on a small Greek island which is surrounded by beaches, bays, coves and crystal clear turquoise warm water. My local naturist beach is only 10 minutes away from where I live and is at the far end of a busy beach full of tourists and locals. 

Avithos main beach
Avithos beach bar
Avithos main beach

Its a beautiful beach and on many occasions I enjoy the beach bar and tavernas that are situated there, but do I want to join the hundreds of people laying on sun-loungers with music coming from the beach bar for the day in my swim suit? NO WAY!

So I walk the 5 minutes that’s needed along the beach and I find this – an empty beach with a few fellow naturists quietly enjoying the beach. So if we encourage more people to become naturists won’t our secluded beaches soon become covered in sun-chairs, have music blaring out from a beach bar and hundreds of noisy naked people?

Avithos Naturist Area
Avithos Naturist Area
Avithos Naturist Area
Avithos Naturist Area

I think naturism is best kept to ourselves!    

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Vassaliki closed for summer 2020 due to Covid 19

June 9, 2020 by Mark Taylor

It’s with a heavy heart that we have decided not to open Vassaliki for summer 2020.

We have had many sleepless nights and long conversations over the last few weeks trying to find a way to open up this summer but we have now come to the conclusion that it is not going to be possible.

With the continuing issues the travel trade is experiencing worldwide with the Covid 19 virus and advice from all European governments against non-essential travel, we feel it is not an appropriate time to try and encourage people to take unnecessary trips abroad. People are obviously concerned about travelling and the occupancy of our resort this summer has now dropped below a feasible level to warrant opening.

Airlines are struggling to reopen their schedules with many airlines now offering a reduced service to Kefalonia with some airlines cancelling flights now until August. This issue creates further uncertainty for both us and our guests.

Greece in the last week has taken some extreme lockdown and quarantine measures to combat the virus entering the country, this may continue throughout the summer.  We are aware that many of our guests are concerned that travel insurance will not cover any disruptions caused to holidays as a result of the virus.

Our goal is to make sure Vassaliki can continue to offer our guests amazing holidays for many more years to come. With the new restrictions and regulations in place, this would mean we would only be able to offer a limited service, making it nearly impossible to keep the social atmosphere many of our guest come for.  

We also have to make sure we keep all our staff, suppliers and guests safe and we feel to open the resort would contradict all these elements of our goal.

All guests with bookings with us for 2020 now have the following options:

1 – Change you booking with us to a future year and we will move your deposit onto your new booking. Contact your flight company to discuss moving your flight (some airlines are being very good and are happy to move bookings free of charge at the moment.)

2 – Continue with your planned flight and find alternative accommodation. We are happy to recommend some hotels that may suit your requirements.

We understand things will hopefully get better over the next few months and lockdown will be something in the past. With the governments trying to find the safest and best way to remove lockdown, circumstances will change day by day.

We are so sorry for all the disruptions this will cause, this decision was not taken lightly.

All the team are behind us and motivated to ensure 2021 will be the best summer Vassaliki has ever seen, so we hope you can all join us.

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