After such a ‘stressful’ time in London, relaxation was a must and where better to achieve that than in the Greek Islands with Jamie and Melissa - our Autumn House counterparts....
First stop, Santorini. A great, cheap hostel (best value in the accommodation stakes by far – less than 10GBP per night each, pool, clean rooms... cannot go wrong!). We pretty much spent our days there lounging on the black sandy beaches, sipping cocktails, eating gyros and swimming in the pool. Oh, the day trip to the volcanic islands and mud springs with the whole London crew was also a nice touch – not to mention zooming around the island on quad bikes, now that was awesome! Pretty sure Bee was a super driver – may have reached 50km/h... watch out!! Highlight of Santorini: Sunset at the winery. Breathtaking!
Ios it is... and camping in 35C heat... Hmmmm. We were set for a few sleepless nights on the so called ‘party island’. The Far Out Camping Village where we stayed was pretty cool, with a big pool party scene and the beach right across the road. Again, we spent our days by the pool, dozing and reading. Nights out in Thira, the main town. Have you heard of a Flaming Lamborghini Only at Flames? Special mention to Rapha and Mitch! Very cool atmosphere....
After a 3 hour ferry journey we were at our last Greek Island destination, Mykonos. After bussing and hiking in to town, trying to get to our accommodation – we figure out they were waiting for us at the Port the whole time, we finally made it to Platys Gialos beach. Mykonos has such a very cool vibe, the beaches are amazing – Paraga, Paradise, Super Paradise... Mykonos Town also is beautiful, all white buildings and amazing sunset views. It was really nice to spend the last few days relaxing, if we weren’t already!!
We took the high speed ferry to Athens where we had 2 days to explore the city. Now we had heard mixed reviews about the ancient city, but overall it was very nice. Not exactly pretty, not fake, just it is what it is. And that is hot! After not doing much for 10 days it was good to put the walking shoes on and go... What visit to Athens is complete without venturing to the The Acropolis and the Parthenon, and it was pretty impressive. Other sites also taken in: The Temple of Zeus, The Agora, Olympic Stadium, The Library of Hadrian, the list goes on... Loved Greece!
