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By mission_travel
August 6th 2006

Coming to Mykonos on 27/8

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Hello Guys, My name is Zezo.I live in Rochester,NY,USA. I am 29 year old and I love to travel and visit new countries.I am a physicin and work in a hospital in the city.I try to visit a new country each year.The last country I have been to was Spain in december and it was such a blast.I am going to Greece for 10 days from 27/8 to 5/9.I will be in Mykonos for the first 3 days at least and I don't know where to next.I just know I am leaving home on 5/9.One of my best friends from Italy [View Full Entry]

By Phillipa
August 3rd 2006

About to start tripping around again

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Sunset after dinner
Stevie, Lori and myself

Today is the day that we leave Mykonos to start tripping around the rest of Europe. Again the 6 days have gone really fast but they have been great. I have got rid of the cough and beginning of cold that I had, ready to catch it all over again when we meet up with the rest of the group who went to Egypt. (Glad I didn't decide to go to that part of the world, would have given Mum a few more grey hairs I'm sure!) Have spent the time relaxing by the sea and pool, reading books, I guess [View Full Entry]

By Shieldsy
August 3rd 2006

Still in Greece

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Hello everyone! the last time i wrote i was in the lobby cause they wouldn't let us upstairs because of our bed bug bites. Well that night we had to wait in the lobby for hours and they took away ALL our luggage and the clothes off our backs to be fumagated. We didn't get our clothes back till today. We spent the first day in togas until most broke down and went to the gift shop to by a sarong and a pair of flip flops. Luckily we didn't have any sight seeing that we were really wanting to do. [View Full Entry]

By DJA
August 2nd 2006

Paradise

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Wind(less) Mills
Port side windmills serving little purpose because there is little wind

Few things in life are perfect, Mykonos comes pretty close. Words, pictures and scribes (whatever they are) will never do this island justice. Paradise Beach was populated with very beautiful people - it is a sin to attend this place if you don't have fun in mind. Thousands of twenty somethings populate the sand to work on their tan - so they can show it off by night. Paradise Beach was literally a place we didn't leave - since our residence and the nightlife also took place there. Club Paradise is just that. And, has by far the coolest club I [View Full Entry]

By Whalleys
August 2nd 2006

Santorini

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

Alternative transport up the steps
These donkeys carry passengers up the 250 steps from the water to the village of Oia..continuously through the day.

Arrived on Santorini around 4pm on Tuesday (2/8) It took about two and a half hours on the Blue Star ferry from Naxos to the island of Thira, commonly known as Santorini which is at the southern end of the Cyclades. It is a very popular island and quite dramatic island with steep rocky cliffs and villages perched on the top and dense clusters of colourful buildings. Along the way we past Paros, Iraklia (a small island on which Vangelis and Michele were married), and Ios. From the port at Athenios, we took a coach up the steep, narrow, and winding [View Full Entry]

By Camp K and K
August 2nd 2006

Santorini & Mykonos

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Group Santorini Sunset
Our fez tour group checking out the santorini sunset on someones roof.

Greek Islands Karen Bowden Ok addition 2 for those of u with little faith in me (Karen) I have turned over a new leaf and will be the ever more dutiful emailer. Ok maybe not but I have at least started addition 2 much to Kristy’s surprise. Ok so we left for the Greek Islands with our 8 new friends and headed for Santorini. Land of the blue domes. Sunset in Santorini have a look in Kaz sunnies So after a 6 hour boat ride across the Mediterranean I was climbing the wall with boredom. My ADD started to kick [View Full Entry]

By Fitch
August 2nd 2006

Tomb Raiding on Delos

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

The Theatre Quarter of Delos viewed from the boat.

For our second day on Mykonos Jane and I went our separate ways in pursuit of the things that we know and love - Jane heading to Paradise Beach for some more sun roasting and me to the nearby island of Delos hunting more ancient ruins. Of course having said that I now feel compelled to justify just why I would opt for broken marble columns and ruined temples over sun loungers and golden sands. Lonely Planet reckons that Delos is one of the best archeological sites in Greece and having now been there they know what they are talking about. [View Full Entry]

By Fitch
August 1st 2006

Wild On Mykonos

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

View from our hotel room
Looking out towards the Old Port.

Well here we are in Mykonos and this place is great and so different to Athens. Whereas Athens is all about the ancient past of Greece, Mykonos is very much here for the present and is a tourism mecca, especially for young people. Think "Wild On" from the E! Channel and you get the idea - the Greek Ibiza if you like. Apparently scenes from the Bourne Identity were shot here too. Yesterday morning we took a fast catamaran ferry from Athens (Pireaus) to Mykonos, including stopovers at two other islands on the way, Styros and Tinos. At the time we [View Full Entry]

By Pam
August 1st 2006

Sunny Santorini

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

Our Santorini home on Kamari Beach

Leaving the wind in Mykonos and arriving in sunny, calm Santorini was marvelous! This has always been one of our favorite Greek Islands in spite of the crowds and popularity. There are so many ways to detach yourself from the hectic pace and just truly enjoy what the island has to offer. One of the ways that we do this is by staying in the beach town of Kamari which is on the opposite side of the caldera portion of the island. There are fewer people, wider streets, flat terrain, and a beautiful black sand beach to enjoy. Mesa Vouno is [View Full Entry]

The town of Fira (aka Thira or Santorini)

By the vergenator
August 1st 2006

Love greece

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Ios

the hotel view

Well Ios is pretty sweet we got off the boat with no where to stay and sure as shit some girl with a sign hooked us up with an apartment for 20 euro a night. Really nice place, great view of the island and the port, i got lucky to my bed faced the window so when i woke up the first thing i saw was the ocean haha sean. So we sort of got screwed unless we wanted to stay there for the week whitch we didnt, cuz our flight only left every week from crete and the only ferry [View Full Entry]

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