Blogs from Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 5

Greek Islands 16 to 23 June 2013 1. Mykonos 16 to 18 June 2013 We are in heaven! Perfect weather (hot, cool breezes), hill-top views, killer sunsets, beautiful food, fantastic restaurant, waterside dining for people watching, southern beaches for partying, ATV motorbikes for travelling around (Euro15 for 24 hrs), lovely Greek people, and magnificent accommodation. Do we need anything more – yes, to have the family and friends around would be perfect! We organized our ferry and accommodation after we arrived in Rafina. For anyone who doesn’t want a cruise, fly to Athens, organize the ferry to the islands you want to go to at the Rafina Port – much cheaper! Even if you don’t organize your accommodation on bookings.com before you go, there are many sales people touting for your business re accommodation. So easy. ... read more

Tuesday May 14th, 2013. Mykonos, Greece The island of Mykonos lies between Tinos, Paros, Naxos and Syros in the Souther Ageean Sea and they all form part of the Cyclades Island Group. It is recently become a very popular tourist destination and the island is served by low cost airlines including Easy Jet from the UK. The island boasts many beautiful beaches with white sand and clear blue waters. Mykonos is a fairly small island - just 33 square kilometres, with only 10,000 year round residents. Settlement on this island dates back to the early part of the 11th century. In the early 20th century the island relied upon fishing as its primary industry but now it is tourism. We had another posh breakfast and then caught the $5 shuttle from the New Port (where the ... read more

Geo: 37.4449, 25.3839 GÜN 14 ÇARŞAMBA: Saat 10 .00 da dün anlaştığımız üzere, Olia otelinin aracı gelip transferimizi sağladı.. Resepsiyonda görevli hoş çocuklar bir daha gözüme girdiler.. Alelacele bir motor kiraladım.. Ayşeyi arkama atıp yola çıktım.. Ayşecik antremanlı değil. Çok korktu …Yıllarca motosiklet kullandım, ama Ayşe, sevmediğinden ,ben de onu üzmek istemediğimden ,birlikte binelim diye hiç ısrar etmedim.. Ama burada başka çare yok.. Psarrou diye Mykonos'un en havalı koyuna vardık . Sunbet için 10 E istediler ve maaşallah Yunanistan rekorunu kırdık… Öğlen plajın kafeteryasında bir şeyler atıştırdık. Ben Makarna ile yetindim … Etrafta o kadar çok yaşlı İngiliz maması ve memesi var ki vejetaryen olursunuz vallaha..PHOTO_ID_R=1-plaj.jp... read more

Well we arrived at the port, the boat is more than we had expected amasing. Two full days at sea lounging around the pool - everyone is friendly and anything goes dress code wise lol. So much live entertainment to see and do. Viewed one side of the boat this morning other side tomorrow - huge. Have just arrived at Mykonos beautiful white buildings everywhere it's like a small village. The harbour is full of cruise liners. Our room is great, the sliding door greats us to the wide open Mediterranean. Wi-fi is 24€ on the boat for 35 minutes very expensive. So we are sitting at a wee cafe on shore - free wi-fi, free toilet with cold gin in hand. the sun here is so different here, it's hot but you don't get burnt. ... read more

Athens and Mykonos I arrived in Athens after an uneventful flight, managed to navigate the metro and met a very metro Italian man called Francesco who tried to convince me to go out with him. I found the hostel without any dramas and then searched the Athens directory for a camera store so I coyld buy a battery charger for my camera. Luckily there was one two streets away! Phillip found me a temporary solution and I was happy to depart with the assurance I wouldn't be without my slr for the Greek Islands. He was also an avid traveller and we chatted for nearly an hour about our various adventures. I spent the afternoon walking around town and found a super cute church and although Athens is covered in graffiti and rubbish, I enjoyed my ... read more