Blogs from South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 130

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

Hello everyone, apologies for not writing more but I really haven't had the time, which, when traveling, can be used as a valid excuse (read, I'm having a good time). So, a lot has happened since I last wrote, and I don't know how much time I'm going to have, so bear with me and my terrible typing. Budapest was fantastic. I went to gorgeous baths with wrinkly (but supple) skinned old men. At the bath, if you don't wear a bathing suit, they provide you with a...handkerchief, its basically a small hand towel with a string that goes around your back, which means your tooshie is exposed to all and your front...well, lets just say I had a good time examining the ceiling. But the baths, oh the baths, they were sooo relaxing, beatifully ornate, ... read more

Hello all, well we finally made it to Ios and the place we are staying (Francescos) is nice and the people are really friendly and helpful. Had a welcome shot at the bar at 10pm then headed out to the Orange bar (which played Indie and rock music) got very drunk and had a good time, the people who owned the Pub were really nice (a brit lady and and a Greek bloke)and got some free malteser shots and they even walked us home so we were ok! Kept requesting metallica 'wherever we may roam' and we were headbanging all night (we managed to sprain our necks). The next day was a bit of a write off but we managed to make it to the beach. I cant believe how friendly the local people are here ... read more

When I boarded the overnight ferry headed to Ios, any romantic vision I had had of meeting independent budget travelers from around the world, exchanging stories over tea, and falling asleep with the smell of the Aegean in my hair, quickly was replaced with the harsh reality of a dirty boat crowded with cranky, dirty people. Although cabins are available, most people (and all students) purchase “deck seats.” People literally sleep on every surface of the ship—on all of the floor space and on any available bench, chair, or couch. I did not have a sleeping bag and could only imagine the amount of lice that would crawl in my hair if I slept on the floor, so I stayed awake for the entirety of the 9-hour ride to Ios. (Also, note that it gets very ... read more

So After a terrible bus ride from Corfu to Athens which consisted of 2 ferries and one extremely crazy bus driver, (ie passing cars on really curvy moutain roads) I finally got to Athens. I had been told to get out of Athens as soon as possible but I thought that it was pretty cool. Hung out with some pretty cool Aussies and checked out the acropolis. I thought that it was pretty neat except I thought that I was going to be able to walk around inside the actual parthenon but since they are doing work on it ( and have been since 2000) you can't. All and all I was really impressed with the size and in general how good it looked. After that checked out some more of the sights around Athens, namely ... read more