trip to ios in South AegeanShow all entries with tags: trip to ios |
1. Travel Tip:
A start of a long holiday.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I headed on to the sand to surprise him and sure enough I had a perfect opportunity to do just that. He was there looking through some binoculars at the bay as I tapped him on the shoulder. He...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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2. Travel Tip:
Arriving at the Beach.
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I was certainly looking forward to exploring Ios town later that night, but for now I was on the way to the beach to surprise my friend. The minibus wound down another road which had a few hairpin...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos >> Ios Beach
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3. Travel Tip:
Ios port
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Finally at about 4.30pm we arrived at Ios. It was just as well as my relaxing ferry trip had started to get to the slightly boring stage. I think the first 3 or 4 hours was about my limit! As I...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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4. Travel Tip:
Ios town
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The winding road up to the town made for some great sights and I was able to see the ferry just pulling away as it started the next leg of its journey. Soon, Ios port was out of sight and the small...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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5. Travel Tip:
Paxos and Naxos
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Next up were the islands of Paxos and Naxos and the stops that the ferry made at these islands were very short. I could see goods and people frantically moving about and although there were many...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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6. Travel Tip:
Island hopping
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Once on the ferry I was able to relax. The journey time was about 7 and three quarter hours or so and the ferry left on time. The sun was out and there was a nice breeze in the air. Once we had...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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7. Travel Tip:
The Ferry.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
As I reached the ferry terminal huge ships loomed up at me. Piraeus is indeed a very busy place and the ferries are enormous. Despite the longer trip to the islands, the port did provide one...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos >> Íos Ferry
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8. Travel Tip:
taxi to Pireaus.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It was 8am and I finally managed to leave the airport and head for the Ferry terminal at Piraeus. Even in spite of the fact that he didn't speak much English, the taxi driver on the way to the port...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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9. Travel Tip:
Reunited, a day late!
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I rushed back to the airport and duly reported to the lost baggage office. Of course there was an entirely new team of staff and I had to explain the situation all over again, because apparently my...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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10. Travel Tip:
An early night
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Without as much as a toothbrush I left the airport terminal. In fact all I was carrying was a small piece of paper that almost branded me as one of those people who had suffered a baggage loss. At...
Marc888 @
Greece >> South Aegean >> Íos
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