Any Ideas for specials in a small family owned restaurant in Greece?
My family owns a restaurant on a Greek island and right now the business in slow. The tourists we work with are from England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Slovakia. The other restaurants put items for VERY cheap, like 10 euros for two which includes two entrees, salad, and wine, and we can't compete because we serve higher quality foods. Do you have any ideas of foods, particularly from the countries mentioned to draw in some customers? Our menu consists of greek foods, mexcian food, pizzas and pastas.
Other - Food & Drink - 3 Answers
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Maybe some live music and/or an authentic Greek band...or a guitarist or violinist to walk among the tables and play? Serving some meals outside (if you don't already)?...
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Ti kanis! I suppose your family is greek? Try serving homemade chicken shiskabobs served in lemon with a cucumber sauce. Called souvlakia and tzatziki.
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Well, I can't imagine that tourists are traveling to Greece and wanting to eat their native foods...Isn't that part of the thrill of traveling? However, if you believe that to be the case, try checking into some websites that will cue you in on local foods from those areas, then try incorporating 1 or 2 items into your restaurant's menu. British Food: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/index.htm http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/londonfood2.htm Dutch (Holland & Denmark) Food: http://www.thehollandring.com/food.shtml http://www.godutch.com/windmill/recipes.asp?id=all Swedish Food: http://www.freeway.org/issue1/food/tidning.htm http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/culture/lifestyle/food.html Norwegian Food: http://www.matoppskrift.no/sider/english_recipe.asp http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/recipes.html Slovakian Food: (scroll to Food) http://www.itisnet.com/english/e-ce/e-slovakia/e-Genslov.htm http://www.heartofeurope.co.uk/features_recipe.htm ********************************************************************** Also, if you can't compete with the other restaurants low prices on a constant level, why not try a special for lunch. Or do something like a "sunset menu", where you offer an appetizer/starter, entree/main, and dessert/after for a set fee, make the choices slim, like only 3 or 4 of each category. Or perhaps try serving a free glass of wine with dinner, or an after drink of ouzo or something like that. You need to be creative to try and draw people in. Keep working on it, I am sure your family will do well....they are lucky to have you helping!!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Will my European Xbox 360 work in Australia
Will my European Xbox 360 work in Australia?
I bought an Xbox 360 in Holland but will be returning to Sydney soon. Will My Xbox work there? Thanks, John
Xbox - 2 Answers
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It will work, I don't know about Xbox Live though.
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it depends if the network works thier test xbox live and see if it works and if it doesnt get i dont know a new signal from thier place
I bought an Xbox 360 in Holland but will be returning to Sydney soon. Will My Xbox work there? Thanks, John
Xbox - 2 Answers
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It will work, I don't know about Xbox Live though.
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it depends if the network works thier test xbox live and see if it works and if it doesnt get i dont know a new signal from thier place
Saturday, July 7, 2012
I had a dutch passport as a child but have since had an aussie one, which should I travel under to holland
I had a dutch passport as a child but have since had an aussie one, which should I travel under to holland?
I am looking at traveling this year and am only going for a holiday so it's not a working trip but are there are other advantages of traveling under a dutch passport and as I am married with three children, is there a benefit for them now or in the future? They are not coming with me this time.
Netherlands - 4 Answers
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When you travel with your dutch passport you can stay longer and you can travel to every other european county without a visa. If you're going by plane the waiting lines might be shorter for EU citizens.(at least that was last time I traveled by plane within europe. Non EU citizens had to wat longer) I think that if you want to move to the Netherlands with your kids it will be a lot easier to get Dutch passports for them too if you already have one.
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If you travel with a Dutch passport you are a EU citizen and can travel all over Europe without the need for a visa. If you have not registered your kids at the Dutch embassy when they were born and they don't have Dutch nationality they will need a visa to travel to Europe and won't be able to stay for more than 90 days.
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dutch passports are only valid for 4 years. so unless you did not renew your passport. you wont be able to enter the country with a passport from when you were a child. as an australian youll need a visa. you could visit the dutch embassy or consulate to see if you can renew your dutch passport. that way you would not need a visum
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For this trip the hassle and expense of obtaining a new Dutch passport will far outweigh any advantages. For your children, however, check if they are eligible for Dutch citizenship and fill out the forms at the website of the Dutch embassy: http://www.netherlands.org.au/ (You needn't get them passports at this point - why bother with the added expense if they can pick one up later.) The Dutch are against dual nationalities but they also have a few loopholes. A Dutch passport will open up all of Western Europe ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area ) for them for future study and residency/ employment opportunities. They might never use the option but if you can give them that, it's a magnificent present. It's something to look into... but not for your upcoming trip.
I am looking at traveling this year and am only going for a holiday so it's not a working trip but are there are other advantages of traveling under a dutch passport and as I am married with three children, is there a benefit for them now or in the future? They are not coming with me this time.
Netherlands - 4 Answers
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When you travel with your dutch passport you can stay longer and you can travel to every other european county without a visa. If you're going by plane the waiting lines might be shorter for EU citizens.(at least that was last time I traveled by plane within europe. Non EU citizens had to wat longer) I think that if you want to move to the Netherlands with your kids it will be a lot easier to get Dutch passports for them too if you already have one.
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If you travel with a Dutch passport you are a EU citizen and can travel all over Europe without the need for a visa. If you have not registered your kids at the Dutch embassy when they were born and they don't have Dutch nationality they will need a visa to travel to Europe and won't be able to stay for more than 90 days.
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dutch passports are only valid for 4 years. so unless you did not renew your passport. you wont be able to enter the country with a passport from when you were a child. as an australian youll need a visa. you could visit the dutch embassy or consulate to see if you can renew your dutch passport. that way you would not need a visum
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For this trip the hassle and expense of obtaining a new Dutch passport will far outweigh any advantages. For your children, however, check if they are eligible for Dutch citizenship and fill out the forms at the website of the Dutch embassy: http://www.netherlands.org.au/ (You needn't get them passports at this point - why bother with the added expense if they can pick one up later.) The Dutch are against dual nationalities but they also have a few loopholes. A Dutch passport will open up all of Western Europe ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area ) for them for future study and residency/ employment opportunities. They might never use the option but if you can give them that, it's a magnificent present. It's something to look into... but not for your upcoming trip.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Is there a documentary about weed production in Holland
Is there a documentary about weed production in Holland?
Something about where coffeeshops grow, how the business model works, distribution etc... It doesn't have to be a documentary.
Other - Local Businesses - 1 Answers
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This would be "undercover in Nederland" from SBS6: http://www.sbs6.nl/web/show/id=901140/langid=43/media=33648/page=1 Or Nederland narcostaat: http://redir.vara.nl/tv/zembla/welcome2.html?20050616/zembla A lot of it is "home" grown as a payment for the supplies. You see the supplies shops almost everywhere. Many attempts fail because of the police raids or accidents with water. I have see these raids a lot. People who own the apartments are left with the mess and energy is always stolen. Some grow the weed in the field between farmer crops and hope they do not notice. Recently farmers got convicted for this and take better care. I remember from my youth the distribution works with dealers and is even more illegal. That weed comes from Holland was only in the last 25 years. New species were developed that made this possible. Most cities have a ban on new coffee shops. Government will also introduce a license to buy, in order to rule foreigners who buy their drug in The Netherlands out. For the many web-pages and forums on the subject you have to use the Dutch keywords: wiet nederwiet wietteelt wiethandel and wietkweek. "wiet" can be replaced by "hennep" in hennepteelt, hennepkweek and hennephandel. Also hennepkwekerij or hennep kwekerij.
Something about where coffeeshops grow, how the business model works, distribution etc... It doesn't have to be a documentary.
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This would be "undercover in Nederland" from SBS6: http://www.sbs6.nl/web/show/id=901140/langid=43/media=33648/page=1 Or Nederland narcostaat: http://redir.vara.nl/tv/zembla/welcome2.html?20050616/zembla A lot of it is "home" grown as a payment for the supplies. You see the supplies shops almost everywhere. Many attempts fail because of the police raids or accidents with water. I have see these raids a lot. People who own the apartments are left with the mess and energy is always stolen. Some grow the weed in the field between farmer crops and hope they do not notice. Recently farmers got convicted for this and take better care. I remember from my youth the distribution works with dealers and is even more illegal. That weed comes from Holland was only in the last 25 years. New species were developed that made this possible. Most cities have a ban on new coffee shops. Government will also introduce a license to buy, in order to rule foreigners who buy their drug in The Netherlands out. For the many web-pages and forums on the subject you have to use the Dutch keywords: wiet nederwiet wietteelt wiethandel and wietkweek. "wiet" can be replaced by "hennep" in hennepteelt, hennepkweek and hennephandel. Also hennepkwekerij or hennep kwekerij.
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