Blogs from South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 111

So here we are about a week before we head home and I'm finally used to the whole live-out-of-a-backpack, sleep-in-a-different-bed every couple nights, and wear-the-same-5-shirts deal. It's officially life instead of a vacation . . . wierd!! Santorini and Greece in general are great! Very different from our whirlwind tour of Italy. Since the beginning of this trip I had the Italy travel book and Jen had the Greece one, I think that may have something to do with why we saw a TON of stuff while we were in Italy and we are relaxing in Greece. :) Jen and I have discussed this many times . . . we think part of it has to do with being tired and we just don't care about seeing every city's "National Archaeological Museum," plus you can ... read more

Milos We were one day delayed arriving in Milos after our flight was cancelled although it didn't matter much, Olympic airways putting us up in a pretty nice hotel. After a short flight on a very small plane (much to my horror) we arrived . We stayed in Adamas which is a pretty little port town, a few km's down the hill from Plaka, the capital. Visited some beautiful beaches; Papafragas, Plathiena and Paliochori in one day with a little car we rented. Another day was spent wandering about town and at Lagada beach while Brendan and Paul scooted around. Had some of the best Greek food we've had so far. Visited the ancient roman theatre that is in pretty run down condition but offers spectacular views across the water. Milos is a beautiful little ... read more

We decided to rent a Suzuki Jimmy which is like an open jeep with a soft top. The rental agency picked us up at the hotel and took us down to the port to sign the papers and pick up the car. The receptionist at the hotel told us that the best beach on the island is Manganari Beach . On the map, it looked like it wasn’t too far, about half the island away lengthwise. However, because of the mountains and the way the roads went, we had to drive way up to the top of the island and then all the way back down the other side to get there. The road was tortuous and it took forever, I had to kind of take it easy as Steve felt hung-over and car sick. It ... read more

So, this is Jen. And I just want to say to MY family and friends, 'way to drop the ball' Here we are, on our wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime, best time of our lives, amazingly cool vacation, and we are taking time out of our day, and money out of our pockets to keep you all informed and up to date. and none of you ever even comment on this blog! do you even read it?! did you even notice that we went BUNGEE JUMPING?! We JUMPED OFF A BRIDGE! and nothing but silence from you all. thanks alot. love you all too. jerks. :)... read more

Wake up call at heinous hour of 5am to get transfer to port of Piraeus to catch the 7:20am ferry (Fastboat 5) to Ios . The ferry is enormous and very modern! I took some Dramamine just in case. We stowed our luggage in the hold and headed up to find our seats. We were kind of confused on the seating concept and sat at a table at first, but eventually figured out where we were really supposed to be sitting. Had a good trip even though it was a bit rough a couple of times, but thankfully the Dramamine works wonders! Alice and I went out onto the deck on the back of the ferry to watch as we departed Piraeus . It was a little chilly, but not too bad. One of the other ... read more