were two of my favorites), I walked a stretch from Fira to Oia, which really was breathtaking, and I took a boat tour to see Santorini from a totally different perspective. Spend a day...maybe two, take in the beauty, and then make your way to the other islands. Before visiting Greece, I'd always associated the cuisine with feta cheese. I pictured myself eating Greek salads every day topped with big blocks of feta. But I soon learned that feta is just the beginning.
As soon as I arrived in Athens I already wished I had more time there. I spent hours walking around and wanted to see more and more. At some restaurants there were only two seatings: 7 p.m. or 10 p.m. 😮 While this was a bit of an adjustment at first, I loved being able to prolong the day and enjoy a beautiful sunset before sitting down for dinner. I always thought the Greek islands were beach destinations, ideal for being lazy and basking in the sun .
One of my favorite parts of seeing a new place is just driving around and getting lost, then seeing what I find . In Milos, driving was especially treacherous in places because of narrow streets and also unpaved, rocky, and often extremely vertical off-roading conditions.21.At just about every taverna, a waiter would either walk around with a cooler of fresh fish or guide me inside to the kitchen to take a look at the catch of the day. Then it came down to the ultimate tough decision .
I wish I’d been mentally prepared for not being able to flush toilet paper due to the plumbing infrastructure issues!