Ios is a strange kind of undeveloped paradise... I guess like most of the Greek Islands (I presume) they are basically lumps of rock. There is 1 main town and 1 main beach, with still to be built roads leading to other beaches. It is a party island - a typical day in Ios for us is like this...

 

2pm - wake up

2:30pm - get a tan

5pm - watch soccer

7pm - laze by the pool

9pm - have some dinner for a few hours

12am - pre-drinks, chat with other travellers

2-3am - walk into town

5am - town bars close, go to Sweet Irish Dreams, the only other club open

7am - walk back to hotel

8am - sleep

 

We stayed at a place called Hermes (where Wolf had worked previously), famous for it's host "Nick the Greek". We opted for 2 x 2 bedrooms for €60 with balconies overlooking the pool. Aside from the daily routine above, there is not much else to tell from my side of the fence, other than meeting some cool Irish guys, some cool Canadian girls and eating well.

 

The party area of Ios has about 20 bars, all next to each other playing cheesy music and offering cheap drinks - I've nicknamed it "Shot City" as every drink you buy you get a free shot.

 

So we left Ios on Saturday 17th - caught the Highspeed 5 ferry. This costs €48, takes 3hrs to Athens and you get a comfy seat. This compares to €28 for the 8 hour ferry sitting on plastic chairs. Arrived in Piraeus at 3:30pm before our 9:30pm flight... we thought getting the train to Athens, but couldn't be farked cos it was too hot, so we chilled out drinking frapes before catching the bus to the airport.

 

Giasou to Greece, where you are not allowed to flush toilet paper in the bowl... Next stop - Berlin.