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Quiet in Ios (by Lauren)
... he got at least 70% of what I said).
My lack of voice and general health situation meant that we missed out on the full party experience of the pub crawls, which would have been lots of fun, although when we had one girl throw up out the bus window on the way to the ferry (yes, we were wondering how she would cope on the boat as well), I didn’t feel too bad.
As Craig said, while we aren’t getting in to the party scene, it’s still not a bad place for ...
WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE
... we did what most visitors here do—hit the beach. It was in a sheltered bay, so the azure-coloured waters of the Aegean gently lapped onto the golden sand, and it looked like a travel brochure photo. We spent 2 relaxing days with the following do-nothing agenda--- wake up, go to the beach, go to dinner, go to sleep. It was just what we needed.
IOS
Ios is one of the smaller of the Cyclades (the island group we are in), but ...
Greek Islands
... fun (there's no such thing as a cheap beer out here).
Ios has been pretty crazy overall, and I think I will definitely miss it - but right now I am ready to move on... After this I go to Prague, and I am going to try to make it to Poland and Romania as well. Guillaume said that Croatia was his favorite country in all of Europe, so I might try to get down there but I don't think I have the time. The people in Greece have been much friendlier than ...
Ios
... between the town and the party beach where we were anchored (the skipper always liked to anchor far away from the port, to save docking fees) any number of times. I also later discovered a footpath close by the sea, where mules were pastured. In addition to walking all over and scootering, I went snorkelling on the edge of the shelf off the rocks and peered into the deep blue Mediterranean. I saw little sea life. The ...
Final Destination
... highlight of our evening was definitely supper. We decided to try our hand at a traditional Greek meal, with traditional courses. Both of us are such picky eaters sometimes that this made us a little nervous. But we began with some fresh bread, serve with two different kinds of paté, one made of locally grown black olives, and the other made from little white eggplants, also exclusive to this island. We then enjoyed an enormous Greek salad comprised of ...


