Monday, September 30, 2019

The Greek Life.


I haven’t traveled much this year so was really looking forward to a break.  I talked to my mom at the beginning of the year about taking a trip and she was on board with joining me for a travel adventure.  I was surprised to hear that my sister was also eager to join.  Not because she doesn’t love to travel but because she literally has one million commitments in her life.  But a few months later I was super excited that it was now a thing and we were making it happen.  Little did I know that I was to become a travel agent in the making! 

We decided to go to Greece because, well, it’s Greece, and it was relatively “central” from all of us although I ended up traveling 20+ hours (why isn’t anything close or easy to get to from Africa)?  Anyway, my mom and sister decided they would let me make the decisions about where we should stay and which islands to visit which was an interesting approach because I know nothing about Greece. While it actually turned out to be sort of fun doing all the planning, I did feel a bit of pressure.  Luckily, and mom and sister if you are reading this you can never speak the truth, I think my choices turned out okay.  There were a few missteps (aside from a cancelled ferry trip due to some crazy windy weather), I might have changed the fact that we went in high tourist season.  We were surrounded by tourists everywhere which I personally did not love.  I know that Greece is a popular destination, but I would recommend going when it is not so busy although maybe that never happens?  I just found the crowds a bit overwhelming.  We went to Athens, Naxos and Santorini.  Of course, everything was still beautiful and amazing, but you were just surrounded by people.  Everywhere.    

It was all an adventure though which is what you want when you travel somewhere new.  We visited the Acropolis in Athens, spent the day on the beach in Naxos, took the ferry (a few times and now are probably experts), enjoyed some tzatziki (okay, lots of tzatziki) and saw some pretty amazing sunsets in Santorini.

Thanks, Greece, for a holiday that didn’t disappoint us or your millions of other fans. 

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