Greece a country I had been 20 years ago and really wanted to return to came in to my life again to start my trip. And the best part is I was able to connect with two of my great friends Claudia and Eduardo from Playa del Carmen.
Day 2 - 4, Athens. A few hours of sleep at the Dublin Airport then on to Aer Lingus at 6am which I would rate a 7/10. Hell maybe even an 8 based on how poor airlines in general have become. Landed to a cool entrance then jumped on the train to town. Got help from Biolete and Evita as it's always tricky to get your bearings coming out of the underground. Stopped in at a restaurant to get a feed meeting Dimitri and Mac who shared more than enough Ouzo to help me have a great nap before Lalo and Clau made it to the "Cozy" Airbnb. A night out with Dimitri and Jackie starting at Dimitri's bar Microasia Terrace then hitting old town bars.
Spent the day at Salamina for a swim and some traditional seafood dishes. Also watching Lalo and Clau react to their first ferry ride. Priceless.
Finally made it to the Acropolis which I struggle to see how they can justify 20 euro entrance...uff. Think about this up to 23000 visitors per day, but at least not everyone is paying 20. (seniors, students, etc). Still making let's say 200,000 euros a day! The ancient greeks would be proud.
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I'm not the only one with the
Airport hotel idea |
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2 hours sleep on the floor
since I never got a couch... |
Moving side walk in to Athens Airport, cool video welcome
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| Still going... |
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| tasty, but the wine was not |
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| First and Middle name |
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| Love birds |
Microasia live music
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| First Night Crew |
Salamina for the day, basically the closest island to Athens.
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| Nice little swim |
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| Little local resto in Salamina |
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| Touring around Athens |
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| Changing of the guard |
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| Olympic stadium |
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| Looking towards Flisvos Marina |
Acropolis day
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| That's one way to leave your car... |
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Film Actors Guild - FAG
Didn't know it was in Greece? |
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| These guys are always having fun |
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| Oh, this is a little busy |
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Incredible views from the Acropolis
Location, location, location |
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Tourist will do anything for a
selfie. Super slippery rocks. |
Day 5- 6, Naxos. An early start to get to the highly recommended largest of the Cyclades islands. The kids caught up on their sleep and were ready to explore. Beautiful ferry ride at sunrise, love me some boat even at 52 euros for 6 hrs. Although it was a little wobbly and windy.
Naxos is a great spot and of course all of these places are so much better in the low season for pricing and small crowds. Also, great to have a plan from Dimitri who spends a lot of time on the island.
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| Day 1 |
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| Day 2 |
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| This photo makes me giggle |
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| Getting ready to ship off |
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| Big boats |
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| Too excited to sleep |
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Too excited to sleep.
And with 2 coffees each! |
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| The colour is incredible |
Jealous of the sailing, but maybe not today
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| Paros Bay |
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Memories of my time in Paros |
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| Made it to Naxos |
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For some reason I didn't think
I would see so many boats...? |
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Waiting for Pincha Mike
Ok spot, by the beach
with walk through side by side
bedrooms... |
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Fun, found a pool table.
Barely can do that in Playa |
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| Cats in Greece |
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| There's the beach |
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| Cats |
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| Pincha Mike rented car $25 USD |
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| What's going on here in Halki |
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| Just park and walk about |
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| So many pieces here |
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| Church of Ayios |
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| Look at that little iguana go |
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| Howdy chickens |
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| Howdy sheep |
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So many Transalps. Can't get
these in Canada |
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| Lost but not really |
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| Behind the scenes of ... |
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| @Seniordigitalnomads |
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| Floti town |
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Very interesting little town
museum in Floti |
Spectacular views driving to the other side of Naxos all the way to Panermos Beach for late lunch and a swim finding an octopus for the first time in my life!
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| Now that's a curve |
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Almost felt like we could see
Turkiye |
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I couldn't take my eyes off the
views |
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$15 a lunch. Pretty remote so
that's how it goes. Price of
paradise. |
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| Octopus! |
General silliness in the bay.
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| Out of the way Geese |
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| Long day in the car |
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| This beach was ok, swallow water |
Day 7, Santorini. Off to the highly touristic island which I had been before and which I had seen the completely different side of. It really is a magical island and a reason they have multiple cruise ships and an airport where I would fly off to Bucharest.
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| That was nice Ouzo last night |
A pre-swim and shower before getting on the ferry to Santorini. Awesome!
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| Low season, what is high like? |
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Fresh stamp
The Life Of Brad |
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| Good bye lovely Naxos |
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| Passing the upper area of Santorini |
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| I know, super exciting |
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Driving up from the ferry
terminal which you wouldn't
want to walk up from |
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Not a good sign for where I
was going to stay this night |
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| And damn hard to find |
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| The cliff face of Fira city |
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And of course these horses
likely do this for the tourists
everyday at sunset |
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| Busy yet tranquil |
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Great and reasonable resto for
the cliff location |
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| Great views |
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| It's a beautiful town |
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And this was to be a quiet night
before I flew out...
Claudia dancing on the bar! |
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Amazing to find my way home
3 am or so |
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| Viktor was there too! Flew in the day before. Cool. |
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