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Santorini & Mykonos, Greece 🇬🇷
Slept in this morning while Ken went to climb a volcano. A pack of island dogs decided to join him for the hike. Missing Duckie. Took my first ever helicopter ride this afternoon — Santorini to Mykonos. Helicopter pilot was from Sweden. My people! I will admit to being a little anxious, but I did…
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Santorini, Greece 🇬🇷
Places I would not like to get my driving permit: Santorini. Had an exciting van tour of Santorini today with Kostas the Bold. Kostas is a Santorini local who navigates the traffic chaos on the island like some kind of wizard. Stop signs? Optional. Tailgating? Mandatory. One-way roads? Not today. One-lane road facing down a…
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Santorini, Greece 🇬🇷
Santorini, redeemed! Another ridiculous-floppy-hat day in Greece today. Though I spent a lot of time holding said ridiculous-floppy-hat on my head because of the wind! Sidebar: Greek yogurt hits different in Greece. It doesn’t have that weird bite that Greek yogurt can have in the US. This morning’s Santorini version was served with apples, walnuts,…
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Athens & Santorini, Greece 🇬🇷
A bit of a travel day today. Got up at dawn so we could be at the Acropolis/Parthenon when it opened. Smart. By the time we left, it was well on its way to becoming a 9th Circle of Hell situation. Cruise busses and mobs of people everywhere. The path to the top of the…
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Santorni, Greece 🇬🇷
Everyone has decided that tendering off the ship (going from big boat to little boat to go ashore) has jumped the shark. We’re over it. Santorini is one of those places that always looks perfect in the brochure. But what they don’t tell you is that Santorini is built on TOP of the island, not…