I had never even heard of this place until Thomas Cook decided to sell off a load of holidays half price in January 2001. Well, who would want to miss an opportunity like that? They had several destinations available, but I didn't have anywhere in particular in mind.

Having already been to Turkey twice and not really being all the keen on the idea of Spain I decided it had to be Greece or Portugal, although preferably Greece. So, I went into Thomas Cook and they gave me a brochure and explained to me which resorts were included in the deal, so I took it home to have a good browse. Not having a great deal of money, we wanted to go for the cheapest deal possible, but with a nice look and facilities close by, and there it was Tsilivi Beach Hotel and Studios, Zakynthos (or Zante as it is commonl