Acteon Hotel Ios
Ios Port Ios, Cyclades, 840 01, Greece
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The Party Island
... day that we weren’t feeling to hung over we decided to hire a paddle boat. 2 people would foot paddle at a time and the other 2 could lye down and sunbake. So we paddled around a small part of the Island, stopping at a nudist beach and seeing more of some people than what we would of preferred. Amanda decided at one of the location stops that it would be perfect to do some model shots…. Well ...
Greece: The Finale - Ios and Athens
... pulled in to Athens famished at 11 in the evening, and hit up the classic Euro-McDonald’s. If you travel Europe and think that eating at McDonald’s is not what you came around the world for and skip it as a result, you are missing out! In the evenings, these places turn in to mini nightclubs, serving McBeer (I kid you not) and having a party atmosphere.
Anyway, we were tired and not in a partying mood, and so we waited for a bus to our hostel, ...
Fun in the Sun
... the bus into the village for a second attempt at the Ios nightlife. We got there just after 10:30pm, but were still too early as the night doesn’t really kick off until after midnight so we walked for a bit before finding a loud rock bar to have a drink in. After enjoying the sounds of Pearl Jam and Nirvana we went to see if the crowds had arrived yet… It turned out that actually there just weren’t enough people on the island ...
Party boy on party island! :-)
... to reach that the crowds don't bother although they are definitely missing out. Manganari was one of the most beautiful beaches I've seen in Greece! I don't think the water could have been any clearer and the sandy beach was wide, clean and quiet. There were sunbeds and umbrellas if you wanted but you could essentially make the beach your own it was so empty. I was able to swim along some rocky shoreline which had a few more fish than I've been seeing but I was content just ...
Shelf of the Sun
... make sure you bring comfortable shoes, did I mention that the three major villages where you'll most likely be staying are built into the side of a mountain. Mountains for you lay people ARE STEEP! Everything is on, above, below, next to, along side, behind and sideways to stairs. Only way your getting out of climbing something is if you do a half gainer off the path and into the water 300 ft below you.
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