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.
