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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 couldn’t believe his eyes as we had only joked about this happening the previous morning. Sure enough...
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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...
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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 but busy town centre surrounded my. This is a place that is popular with young most of them from...
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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 stepped on to the port side jetty on the island I was greeted by a number of motorcycle drivers and...
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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 tourists, from what I could see it was the locals that made up the most of the numbers. These 2...
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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 left the port area, the Aegean sea turned a deep azure blue and the view was picture perfect. The...
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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...
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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 seemed very chatty and told me the best boat to get. Apparently there are a number of services,...
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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 lost baggage slip didn’t tell them what had been arranged, simply that my baggage hadn’t...
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My current situation was a far cry from where I was when I made my phone call just earlier in the day, and also very different from how I had envisaged the plan to be. In fact I was hoping to already be on the Ferry steaming toward the island of Ios. I checked in and promptly fell asleep only to...
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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 least I had my credit cards, so I visited the ATM and then took a taxi to a nearby hotel which was...
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It was time to make some enquiries, and although the staff seemed helpful, communication problems and what appeared to be a slightly “dated” system made the process unbearably slow. After...
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As I was standing at the baggage carousel I started to notice time was definitely dragging on and that the crowds were thinning. Since I was nearly last on the plane I expected that my bags would arrive close to first on the conveyer belt. But after noticing the same bags going around a few...
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The race was on and whilst the train made it to the airport on time, I had to navigate to another terminal to catch the flight. With the check-in desk closing at 12:15, (45 minutes before the flight), it was quite a challenge to get there in time. In fact I arrived at the desk 5 minutes late, but...
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The other problem with this flight is that it was a charter flight and the first available seat was on a plane that was due to depart in the late afternoon on the following day. It would mean that I would not be able to meet the challenge, and so I decided to get the Athens flight. Besides, the...
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