Our trip in May and June focused mostly on almost two weeks in Greece: eight nights in Athens and five in Santorini. Greece was not a country high on my priority list. In fact, we ended up there only because my niece wanted to visit, after studying ancient Greece in her history class. But I’m glad I went. It is a bit rough around the edges but has its charms, and as a value for money, is pretty good.
There’s the history. Especially in Athens, you see the places that your seventh grade ancient history teacher taught you about. That’s pretty amazing.
There’s the food. Grecian food is, like most Mediterranean food, fairly rustic. The ingredients are excellent and there are some great values to be had for both food and wine.
There’re the sunsets. We saw some pretty nice sunsets in both Athens and Santorini. I don’t know if I would travel all the way to Greece just for sunsets, but they made the trip all the better.
I’ve added two pages to the Greece section of my travel blog. I hope you will enjoy reading them, will share them with anyone you know who is traveling that way soon. And, please, provide any feedback and share your suggestions.
To read more about the Athens part of the trip, click here.
To read more about the Santorini part of the trip, click here.
christao408 
This is such a comprehensive guide! I enjoyed the food pics as I haven’t had dinner yet!
Glad you enjoyed it. I’m trying to be more attentive to capturing my travels as friends always ask for recommendations.
I never considered a cooking class! I’m thinking that would be a great introduction to local cuisine. Thanks for the suggestion!!!
One thing I’ve discovered is that the more one-on-one time I have with locals, the more I learn about the local culture. Spending 3 hours with the tour guide from our walking tour and another 3 hours with the chef, gave me lots of insight. And both were happy to provide additional suggestions and were reachable by WhatsApp throughout our trip.
Nice travel guides – well written (as always). Thanks for taking the time to put them together.
You’re welcome Matt. Let me know how the travel plans for Asia come along. A short trip to MY is always doable from here.
that greek salad looks divine, got me thinking about my past trip there. i was glad to discover how good greek tomatoes are. along with honey, olive oil, and white wine. to me the attractions there not exactly my cup of tea, but the cuisine certainly delighted my experience there.
The food is so simple and elemental – and the tomatoes are tastier than almost anywhere I have been.
i agree. and has a good firm crunch too.