Living in Greece for 15 months.

Hi,to advise you that north Greece gets a harder winter than down here in Athens where I am so be sure to bring very warm winter clothes,temperatures up there can drop well below freezing I believe.My brother travels a lot and always has his own pillow in his luggage,as I do.If you take any medication its best to bring a good supply with you,not because its expensive but you might have to visit a GP or specialist as not all medication can be bought over the counter,much can of course without prescription which seems rather strange.Supplements are off the scale expensive,shockingly,so bring with you a good supply if you require them.This sounds strange but sensitive tooth paste is too expensive here,the only one that I can use is nearly five euro for a small tube so I always buy when I see offers,like two for one,I bring from UK, many in my suitcase if I go as its way cheaper there.Perfume is very expensive here,the real deal ones,lots of copies are cheap but awful.The womens high street clothes shops have nice,bit cheaper perfumes.If either of you have any medical conditions it would be a good idea to bring any paper work with by way of medical proof should you need care from doctors or hospitals,they dont like to just take someones word for it.I hope this helps you a little,good studying.

Thanks for the reply Concertina.  We will be sure to bring warm clothes but may have to buy some  as well as it doesn't get too cold where we are from.  Yes the pillows are coming!!
Fortunately, neither of us have any medical conditions and rarely need any type of medication.  Good to know on vitamins - I will bring extra to cover the duration.
We travel to BALI a lot and I buy all of our toiletries there as it's ultra cheap - things like sunscreen, deoderant, tootbrushes, toothpaste,  shampoo etc.  Is it worth bringing extra of those type of things or are they cheap enough in Greece?

Hi,first of all,lucky you being somewhere it doesnt get too cold,Im killed this winter here,I hate it,bring on the hot,hot summer.To tell you that my son travels around a lot and and always vacuum packs his cases, the contents,thus increasing space and decreasing weight I guess.Is it done with a machine then?Good sunscreen is expensive here.The pharmacies sell very nice products from top companies,French Swiss,German,they sell products from two well known and very nice Greek companies,keep an eye as they sometimes have reductions.I guess you know of the food markets on the streets called Lykee,much much cheaper fruit and vegetables,just piled high,wonderful,I go towards the end about one thirty,two pm and its reduced even more,amazing prices and so fresh.careful to wear a pouch around the front of you in crowded situations at all times,in shops, on the street,standing on buses,metro etc..wear a back bag around the front of you,never ever on you back with the opening exposed,I was robbed from my back bag recently,they opened the zip in a crowded shop,they work as a team,one very tall and open your bag,so bum pouch bags around the front of you.A friend of mine was robbed of one hundred and fifty euro recently whilst buying a metro ticket,they put their hand in to the pocket of his shorts,the ones that are long past the knee with pockets,he had his money in there,he didnt understand a thing,neither did I,one of them will often distract you by speaking to you.