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People's Stories
FROM THE SCOTTS
The story so far:
Thank you Kalymnos!
Glossy brochure, new island, summer holidays here we come, or so
we thought until the travel company went under. Where now we asked
each other?
So why not try an island not many people have heard of " LESVOS or
LESBOS, who knows which it is but we were prepared to give it a go.
Next challenge which resort? Four to choose from & all in the north, so
let’s see. We wanted something with a centre, a square a meeting point
so Anaxos was out. Molyvos looked so picturesque with its floodlit
castle & pretty harbour but upon closer inspection you'd have
to be a mountain goat to get about, I wouldn't like to be a
postman there!! Skala Kalloni apart from it been the centre of the
north didn't appeal to me as it wasn't what appeared to be on the coast
more on a lake, so that left Petra. We'd hit the jackpot, process of
elimination really does work, typical Greek beach town one road in one
out & the beach on one side of that road. Tavernas running the length
of the village & yes we even had what we wanted in a square, where
everything happened all through the day & night, where we could sit
with a glass or two & watch the sun set once it had gone down past the
yardarm, what a sight, in our opinion better than Mallory square in Key
West.
We first contacted Dimitra in 2004 through her Travel Agency in Lesvos:
www.lesvos-ecotourism.com
, when we wished to get married in Petra on the island of Lesvos. At
that time we had never met Dimitra or Vaios ( proud owners of
Hibiscus Travel / Real Estate & Madonna Studios in Lesvos , GR )
before, and with some trepidation we contacted her to see what we
needed to do. Dimitra made everything so simple and straight forward it
was like we had known each other for years. We even met in Slough, as I
was working in Reading and Dimitra was over on a business trip in the
UK.
Our wedding day was finally here and like most people we wanted it to be
the most memorable one of our lives. The wedding was a relaxed affair as
much as it could be with 28 friends & family attending. Dimitra helped
out with all the paper work that went on before hand and even on the day
she was there to give us guidance as the mayor and registrar spoke to us
in Greek, and Dimitra was there at our sides throughout. Without Dimitra
& Vaios we wouldn't have had a clue and for that we are both eternally
grateful. .
But the story doesn't end there after our wedding day we became
friends, we returned to Lesvos on numerous occasions we always gave
Dimitra & Vaios a call and whether we travel down to Vatera or if
Dimitra has business in the north of the island we met up for a meal
and a gossip. On one of our usual trips we mentioned to Dimitra about
looking for houses on Lesvos as David (my husband) was retiring in
early in 2009, and as they say this was to start a chain of events that
we could not believe, we were defiantly on a crest of a wave that we
are still riding... and still loving!!
Dimitra also runs an Estate Agency
www.greekislandsproperty.com with property listings for the whole
island. We met and started house hunting and after looking at houses in Polichnitos
which is a beautiful area in the south of the island near to Dimitra
and Vaios in Vatera, the rest of the properties we looked at were in
the north of the island at Lafionas, Vafeios & Molyvos. This was
because we had been coming to Lesvos for about 15 years at that time and
had many friends in the town of Petra.
Dimitra showed us a house which had been modernised in Molyvos which she
had on her books and even if it was slightly over our budget we fell in
love with it immediately and asked Dimitra to contact the owner to set
the ball in motion. Unfortunately for us and Dimitra the owner was
double dealing and in the end sold the house privately to another person
while he had accepted our offer. Dimitra was so upset for us and that
just proved to us we weren't just clients but friends.
Lucky for us we had Dimitra on our side and kept in touch over the next
few months. On our return to Lesvos we set off again. Dimitra did come
up trumps with the next house she had in mind for us, it was a
traditional stone build house with beautiful view over the bay in
Molyvos but required modernising so we could put our own mark on the
property. Dimitra & Vaios introduced us to Stratis a local architect who
told us that the property was sound, which again without the guidance of
Dimitra & Vaios we wouldn't of had a clue.
We went with Dimitra to her local bank and opened joint bank
account with her; we also gave Dimitra power of attorney to act on our
behalf while we were back in England. With this all completed the sale
of the house went through without any hitches as planned and we are now
proud owners of a superb property in Lesvos.
Again we cannot thank Dimitra & Vaios enough for all the help & support
that they have given us over the years, and if anyone is reading this
and thinks as we used to: we would love to buy a property on the
beautiful island of Lesvos please believe me when I say you cannot get
better people than Dimitra & Vaios to help you out. They are so
committed to you; it soon becomes clear that you are much much more
than a client. There is an old saying which is 'beware of Greeks bearing
gifts' but I must say this saying should be changed to ’be careful of
Greeks bearing so many gifts you will be inundated' these are such
special people that words cannot express our feeling towards them.
We long for the day when we move to Lesvos and can repay some of
the kindness that Dimitra & Vaios have shown us, by inviting them to
join us in our home for some food and ouzo just like they have done with
us in the Madonna Studios in Vatera. See
www.vatera-lesvos.co.uk
We wish Dimitra & Vaios along with Hibiscus Travel & Real Estate a great
future, but we know that both businesses will go from strength to
strength with Dimitra & Vaios at the helm, helping great many people
like us to capture their dream of owing property in Lesvos.
With all the love in the world.
David & Joyce Scott.
Cumbria
UK
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