A horizon of hills promised amazing views, the handful of restaurants lining the ocean bathed in the afternoon sun, and the moored luxury yachts danced on their reflections in the translucent Aegean Sea. The three of us were dumbstruck by the spectacle. Then we tried to capture it all on film. Surely this place wasn't the Ios we'd heard so much about. After speaking with an American couple who'd already spent a couple of nights on the island, we soon found out we were in the wrong place if a party was what we were after.
Most revellers then sleep off their hangovers and work on their tans simultaneously at the beach.
Or, for those with more stamina, the days are all about para-sailing, jet skiing or windsurfing. It's that film where actor Bill Murray experiences the same day over and over. On Ios, every day is like the next. But the locals like it that way. Most of the shop assistants and bar attendants are native English speakers from across the globe.