Blogs from Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 20

Right. It's decided then. I'm forever moving to Mykonos. At least during the low season. I think I'll spend the high season in Vienna. Wait, I forgot one thing. I'm going to need someone independently wealthy to provide for me so I can just not work in order to enjoy the places to the fullest. Since that's not going to happen, I guess I'll just put those plans on hold. (But I can still dream.) Mykonos is absolutely wonderful. Picture postcard perfect. You'll have to because there were no postcards to be found on the island. Most shops were closed because December/January are definitely not at the peak of tourist season. On top of that, the shops that would have still been open were closed in observance of New Year's Day or just as part of ... read more

I couldn't get up with the fast pace of backpacking and updating this journal. I am now back in the Uk at work, and am getting around to updating it. Where to begin- I love the fact that I woke up everymorning in a new place. The feeling you get after you've conquered a city. The way the city evolves from day to night. Travelling for me is about learning. . It also gives you so much freedom for yourself. YOu do only as much as you want to do- If you miss something it's your own fault. This type of independce is so new to me. I loved every bit of it. Although I am incredibly stubborn you live and learn. Isn't that what life's about? Oh wait you love as well. I could continue ... read more

We had to get up really early, like 4.30am for our early departure to head to Mykonos… One of the boys had to sit through the entire breakfast dressed as a girl to for fill his coach dare!! He looked so funny and wasn’t happy about it! We lost one of the guys from NZ, who was on our tour… he went missing last night and we had to leave without him… We all think that he was on some sort of medication that he’d stopped taking as he’d been getting worse for days… That’s the second guy from NZ that I’ve seen this happen to on my trips since I’ve been away… The 5.5 hours we spent on the ferry across to Mykonos was the most boring 5.5hrs of my life!!!! There was absolutely nothing ... read more

Matt and I decided to go out alone today to see what else we could explore on Mykonos. We first headed by bus to Paraga beach where we lapped up a magnificent view of the beach from a cool poolside bar. We then hiked our way round the mountains of rock to an amazing aerial view of Paradise beach where we had been yesterday. After that we caught a small boat to super paradise beach were we lay on two banana chairs under an umbrella which came at a price. Later we headed back to the boat and met the others, not before I had a nutella crepe on the way! We all went for a rooftop meal at a nice restaurant (mussels in creamy sauce mmmmmmmmm). ... read more

Hello all, Graeme here, in what will likely be our last (and likely lengthy) travelblog. A few words are needed on Rome before I delve into the insanityy of the Greek Islands. As Jen mentioned, Rome was sweltering, and I found it a bit annoying to walk in such heat given Rome's spartan metro system. The Colosseum was no doubt surreal as was the Vatican. One thing I found weird was how proud Rome seemed of conquering half the world. Surely it wasnt all benign, right? St.Peters Basillica is an impressive peice of architecture, which makes you forget about that little old man who lives above telling people condoms facilitate evil. Seeing the Sistine Chapel, you can only marvel at the fact that one man painted the entire thing(or did he have help?). Anyways, after seeing ... read more