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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?

Was in Ios about 10 years ago at the tail end of our interrailing trip. Was great craic, real party island. About a 5 hour ferry from Athens. Don't think I'd be fit for it now thoughLOL
I said off Athens,not bleedin 5 hours awayBig smile

Same as the bus from Dublin to Donegal....not a bother!
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Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:

Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?

Was in Ios about 10 years ago at the tail end of our interrailing trip. Was great craic, real party island. About a 5 hour ferry from Athens. Don't think I'd be fit for it now thoughLOL

I was there about 20 years ago. I handed over money for the privilege of getting hit on the head with a hammer by a barman whilst I did a Tequila Slammer. This was a pre planned assault of which I was fully aware and gave my consent. People were lining up to partake. 
These days you can't hit customers on the head with hammers. Its this new woke culture I blame.  

EDIT: Punters are provided with a crash helmet before getting a smack of a hammer which is very decent of the barmen. 

Haha...Slammer bar. Their weapon of choice on me was a fire extinguisher. Lucky none of us lost teeth as I believe was fairly common from hitting the bar from the impact of the blow to the head
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Originally posted by Fatnacho Fatnacho wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?
Aegina, Poros and Hydra are all within 90mins on the ferry and cheap to get to. Aegina gets busy at the weekends with Athenians and tourists going over for day trips. Aegina town is nice with good restaurants and drinking spots but it isn’t as photogenic as some of the other islands. Hydra is a bit more up-market and expensive so would probably avoid there. Poros has the best beaches if you’re looking to get a tan.

Which of those islands most closely resembles Dundalk?
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Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:

Originally posted by Fatnacho Fatnacho wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?
Aegina, Poros and Hydra are all within 90mins on the ferry and cheap to get to. Aegina gets busy at the weekends with Athenians and tourists going over for day trips. Aegina town is nice with good restaurants and drinking spots but it isn’t as photogenic as some of the other islands. Hydra is a bit more up-market and expensive so would probably avoid there. Poros has the best beaches if you’re looking to get a tan.

Which of those islands most closely resembles Dundalk?
In that case probably Salamis. There aren’t many locals there that can speak intelligible English LOLLOL
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Originally posted by Fatnacho Fatnacho wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?
Aegina, Poros and Hydra are all within 90mins on the ferry and cheap to get to. Aegina gets busy at the weekends with Athenians and tourists going over for day trips. Aegina town is nice with good restaurants and drinking spots but it isn’t as photogenic as some of the other islands. Hydra is a bit more up-market and expensive so would probably avoid there. Poros has the best beaches if you’re looking to get a tan.

I was in both Hydra and Poros this summer. Hydra is much the nicer, there are no cars in the island, the locals use donkeys. It is more expensive  than Poros but still cheaper than Ireland. No sandy beaches on Hydra though.

Poros wasn't great, struck me as a place that had it's tourism heyday 20 years ago, it's very run down. 

Neither place is particularly lively, but it was mid May I was there
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Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:

Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?

Was in Ios about 10 years ago at the tail end of our interrailing trip. Was great craic, real party island. About a 5 hour ferry from Athens. Don't think I'd be fit for it now thoughLOL

I was there about 20 years ago. I handed over money for the privilege of getting hit on the head with a hammer by a barman whilst I did a Tequila Slammer. This was a pre planned assault of which I was fully aware and gave my consent. People were lining up to partake. 
These days you can't hit customers on the head with hammers. Its this new woke culture I blame.  

EDIT: Punters are provided with a crash helmet before getting a smack of a hammer which is very decent of the barmen. 

LOL
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Originally posted by belt belt wrote:

Originally posted by Fatnacho Fatnacho wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?
Aegina, Poros and Hydra are all within 90mins on the ferry and cheap to get to. Aegina gets busy at the weekends with Athenians and tourists going over for day trips. Aegina town is nice with good restaurants and drinking spots but it isn’t as photogenic as some of the other islands. Hydra is a bit more up-market and expensive so would probably avoid there. Poros has the best beaches if you’re looking to get a tan.

I was in both Hydra and Poros this summer. Hydra is much the nicer, there are no cars in the island, the locals use donkeys. It is more expensive  than Poros but still cheaper than Ireland. No sandy beaches on Hydra though.

Poros wasn't great, struck me as a place that had it's tourism heyday 20. Years ago, it's very run down.  Both are kips. Beware  of the pickpockets on both islands.  

Neither place is particularly lively, but it was mid May I was there
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Anywan been to any of the islands off Athens?
I was in Spetses many moons ago...lovely spot then.
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Just booked accom for a few of us in Athens. Airlines should release summer timetables by end of next month apparently so holding off booking flights til then.

Is there a risk of it being played outside of Athens?
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What's the best area to stay in Athens?
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It looks like the area around Plaka or Pysri neighbourhoods.
I went for Pysri, looks really cool
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any beach areas around Athens that aren’t too far from the centre and decent to stay in ?
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5 of us booked into the Elikon.
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any beach areas around Athens that aren’t too far from the centre and decent to stay in ?
Yep, plenty of options.
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Originally posted by Salzburglilly Salzburglilly wrote:

5 of us booked into the Elikon.

Looks basic but good. I booked a room for 4 with free cancellation for 3 nights for €200. It's a long time since I have seen prices like that. Location looks good too 
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Some great prices to be had but most don't have a swimming pool.

That's a deal breaker in the middle of June LOL
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Originally posted by wanderer wanderer wrote:

Some great prices to be had but most don't have a swimming pool.

That's a deal breaker in the middle of June LOL

If I got near a swimming pool on an away trip I'd be floating to the bottom. 

The price for 4 people for 3 nights is only a little bit more than what we paid per person per night in Glasgow. 
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Originally posted by wanderer wanderer wrote:

Some great prices to be had but most don't have a swimming pool.

That's a deal breaker in the middle of June LOL
Still some good choices with pools,worth the extra few bob
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