Hermes Hotel - Ios

... a little winding path and such a steep incline we were both knackered just looking at it!! However, instead of doing the right thing and walking up we decided it was a good idea to get a taxi... in the form of a donkey!! I was great fun! There was massive amounts of confusion with Greek men yelling at people and donkeys as they tried to sort out which person was riding which donkey. It was comedy! Once we all finally were saddled up, the donkeys started the climb. Needless to ...

this trip was very special to me,because it was the first one after I finally finished with school and had the freedom to do everything I want,without anybody else controlling me!the only thing I wanted to do is find a nice place with great people to relax and so I did.i met many interesting people and it was a journey to remember!

... tend to open a tad later in the mornings after such late nights, so the early arrival 'day-trippers' who arrive daily by boat, sometimes find themselves window-shopping until mid-morning!<br><br>Finally!!.........i n bed at 11pm in our quaint dome-shaped room (purpose-built this way in an effort to withstand earthquakes......most recently, the Santorini townships were severly damaged in the late 1950s, many not being rebuilt until 1970s!)

... the shot and<br>smoke you in the head with a fire extinguisher. For &#8364;4 it's the most<br>****ed up shot, yet. Definately rattles you cause she clocks you pretty<br>hard. From there, Erin and I hit the town because we lost the rear of<br>them. The night continued getting messed on lots of drinks until we got<br>to rehab, where I was ruined. We tried to get a cab forever and then<br>Erin and I said **** it, we walked until we hear jake yelling from a<br>cab after 30 ...

... portion of the island hasn't been built on so there are brown hills everywhere. There are also a lot of churches on the top of hills which you can walk up to get a good view of the island. Tomorrow we plan to have a bit of a drive around the island and see the bits that we haven't seen yet and then we will be leaving for Naxos on saturday.

... hot summer, most of the landscape was dry and brown &#8211; all the vegetation looked wilted due to the scorching weather. <br><br>We did not see many villages as we were passing through the village but I remember we were going mostly uphill most of the way. The village looks undisturbed by modernisation and we even passed by a man riding on his donkey, which is still being used in this ...

... new elements, we find that most of the authentic parts of the mediaeval building are cleverly preserved.<br><br>Our room (Room 4), albeit a little small in size, has <br>a small window facing the beautiful Aegean Sea with a magnificent view.<br>All the sea-view rooms in this hotel are extremely popular and are usually<br>very quickly snapped up. Despite enquiring months in advance, we were informed<br>that the ...

... to come back in 10 years, they would still be there under that big tree in the main square in the exact same spot. I have no doubt! It's the same everywhere really. Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Ireland. Just another variation of the other. I like those moments. When so many things you see while traveling are contrived and dramatized, it's comforting to know it's not all a lost cause. So I hope those old men do stay there forever....

... goes to for now (only about 5 are open at the moment). It's the precise situation I was hoping to find myself in to celebrate my birthday (May 16th, if you're wondering). So, in a word, life is good. That's really all there is to it, every day is more or less the same, hang out with friends by the bungalows, head into work, eat some free food and then meet everybody at the pub. As I said, life is good.

Arrived really early (5am) and decided not to bother with accommodation as we'd have to pay for it. Hung out at cafe doing the internet thing and watching the sunset. The island had a good vibe about it and it finally hit us that we could relax and have a good time (once we got some good sleep) Trekked for a while after 9am in the hot sun and found a room for the six of us (Emma, Megan, Naomi, Ryan ...