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Port Beach, Ios, Greece
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Getting a summer Job on Ios might sounds like a Dream come true and it is easier than you might think. The island is full of Bars, Restaurants, Hotels, and plenty of other places catering to the thousands of tourists who flock to the island daily from Mid-May till Mid-Sept.
The easiest way to find a job on the Island is to just rock up anytime in May or early June and walk around the main town of Hora and look for “Staff Wanted” signs and if they are open pop in and ask what positions are available. Typical bar positions include Bartenders, Security, Door/Cash, Floor and PR / “Kamaki” (stand outside and attract customers). Pay usually starts at around 25EUR a night for Basic Jobs and up to 50/60 EUR for more skilled positions. Be warned some establishments make you do Promotions a few hours a day down at Mylopotas Beach for Free, sound easy enough, but after a few long nights of partying it quickly becomes a pain in the ass. Keep in mind if you sign-on to work, you usually only get 1-2 days off a month if you are lucky.
If working in a bar till the wee hours of the morning doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, there are plenty of other options. Most of the restaurants will need servers, cooks, dishwashers, etc… while not as fun as working in a bar/club, the money is usually better and you often make pretty decent tips. Another option is to work in one of the many small hotels on the island, they are always looking for front desk and cleaning staff. If you speak a second language like Italian, French, Spanish, etc you cn command extra money as these places fill up with foreigners during the high season. Lastly, there are specialty jobs if you have the training. There are 2-3 dive shops on the Island that will hire you if you have your Scuba qualifications. Massage Therapy is also a good job on the island for someone with the education. If you are a musician then there are a few bars that have Live Music including Harmony, Circus and Rock-n-Roll Bar, but get to the island in early in May if you wanna gig.
As far as what you need to work on Ios, most places are pretty chill bout hiring foreigners and you usually just need a good command of the English language. A few places require that you have EU Citizenship, but most places don’t really care. There are plenty of workers from Eastern Europe, Australia, America/Canada and elsewhere so where every you are from you should have no trouble finding a few friends from you homeland.
Working in Greece sounds like a dream come true and for many it is, but bear in mind you will be working long hours for not alot of money.
Well it’s early July and that means Ios is just getting into Full-on Non-stop Party mode. The island is starting to feel like is about to burst at the seams!
The bars are packed at night, Mylopotas Beach and the Farout Pool area are hopping all afternoon into the early evening.
Scorpion is set to open this week, giving Sweet Irish Dream some competion for the Title of After Hours Party Spot.
Aussie Day celebrations are set to kick off tomorrow (July 11t) at Shooters Bar early in the morning and then moving down to Farout in the Afternoon, bring your drinking shoes.
The 17th of July brings the Halfway to St. Patricks day Party to Ios, if it’s anything like the last few years it should be better than the original in Dublin.
Canada Day and 4th of July celebrations were a success with everyone being either a drunk Canadian or American for the Day.
The weather is amazing as expected, Sun and 28° everyday since the end of May, but the July winds are here blowing things around abit but it keeps it nice and cool at night.
Cheers Lads, hope to see you all this Summer!
Hotelscombined.com has just released it’s annual list of the best Summer 2012 Destinations in the World, guess who came in #2 right behind the party mecca Ibiza, Spain? You guessed it, the Party island of the Cyclades: IOS, BABY! This is an incredible feat for such a tiny little island in the middle of the Aegean. Ios even beat out such a summer time heavyweight as Miami Beach, Florida, if that’s not enough to convince you to come and sample the “Famous” Ios Nightlife, then I don’t know what else thre is!
The whole Top 10 list can be seen here: http://bit.ly/IUrjDT
See ya mates in Ios 2012!
When most folks think of the Greek Isles immediately Santorini and Mykonos come to mind, which is shame. Sure Mykonos has nightlife but not much Natural Beauty, while Santorini is absolutely stunning it is rather quiet and dull after the sunset crowd goes back to their hotels. Ios on the other hand has it all, stunning beaches, amazing natural beauty, typical Greek architecture and the best nightlife anywhere in the Greek Isles.
When visiting Ios you can choose to chill your day away on the Beach, partake in some amazing Watersports, play some Volleyball or just sleep off your hangover by the the pool, but when nighttime comes everyone heads to town to party at one of the almost 50 Cafes, Nightclubs and Bars in and around the main square of Hora.
A typical day/night on Ios starts around 2-3pm with everyone heading to Mylopotas Beach, if your staying down at Far Out Beach Club then you just have to stumble past the Famous Vegas-Style Pool and cross the street to the Beach, plop down on beach chair and wait for the staff to bring you a nice refreshing cocktail.
If your staying in Chora (Main Town) then you can can either walk down the hill (20mins) or catch one of the frequent buses that leave from the street across from the main church. Most people walk down and take the bus back to town to avoid to long, steep stairs back to town
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