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Oia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Oia, Greece
Eugh...
... I had said to the family and my family that I would NEVER eat horse. Anyway, I am now in Greece and the views are purely amazing. I am staying in Oia and within a 10 minute walk there is the village. It is very difficult to describe the views so ...
Sunsets of Santorini
Well what a long day. We did out one and only tour on Santorini today, leaving the hotel at 9:30am and not getting back to my room until 10:30pm. Given that I had a lousy nights sleep last night it makes for one tired little vegemite now. Aaaah well it's ...
Another interesting ride...
Today is the last day of being in beautiful Oia, Santorini. We decided to end it with a walk down to the glistening waterfront. That meant a 250 stair walk down to the water! The family enjoyed a seafood dinner as we all admired the water in front of us. ...
Day 4 - Oia and chill
... spar of land with sea on both sides. We wonder what will happen if there's one more earthquake in Santorini - will Oia break off into a separate island? Oia looks spectacularly inviting with its narrow, cobbled streets and jewel-like shops on both ...
From Italy, to Greece.
... out Oia, the town were staying in. Oia is gorgeous, full of the pure white buildings with blue roofs that everyone associates with Greece. We had a good Greek dinner and then called it a night. Today we took our quad bike and explored the island a bit ...
Day in Oia for shopping and sunset
... shops. We did the same and grabbed dinner and waited for the sky to go dark so that we could grab some night shots of Oia. Dinner prices are quite inflated - you definitely pay for the view in this town. The traditional Greek salad goes for $3.90 Euro ...
Exploring Oia, Greece
Hello all! The sunshine in Greece is amazing and it is so warm and relaxing that we SLEPT IN UNTIL 10am! We must have needed it but got to cracking fast as we lost a few hours by sleeping it away so had to catch up on what we lost so we dressed fast ...
Day 226 - 12 October - Sailing & Swimming in Agean
... where I am staying - wow. Got out at Fira port - caught cable car up the mountain - walked to bus stop for bus back to Oia. Did some internet stuff then walked back to my room - packed - took some more photos of paradise on a clear night with a ...
Day 223 - 9 October - We separate for a week
... types) and here I will chill. I gave the guy a tip and when he left I had a little OMG cry. I am blessed. I walked around Oia for a while - Its going to be a full moon while I am here also!!! Went back to room and sat on balcony for a while ...
All Fun and Games Until You Split Your Head Open
... that her funds would be insufficient to cover all the medical expenses. To get an idea about the quality of socialized medicine on Greece, here is how the X-ray went: Brittany on X-ray table (with no lead blanket), 4 medical staff yelled "X-RAY!!!!" and ...
Day at the Santorini Volcano
... home and rested for a short while before heading to a local restaurant in Karterados for dinner. Tomorrow we will head into Oia again, do a little shopping and take in the famous sunset. Today's walk: 10 miles Total for the journey (281 ...
Day 225 - 11 October - Wandering in paradise
... the bus stop and chatted to a lovely lady from Gold Coast for about 1/2 hour until the bus came. Back to Fira then back to Oia, my room, more wine, olives, some cat and tv time and moon watching, tomorrow is the full one and it is meant to be fine ...
Stormy in Santorini
... Very good! We drank a toast to Bill Herzog on what would have been his 90th birthday. It was also our first meal in Greece we didn't have to share with the cats! We then ventured out for a little shopping and found a great jewelry shop called ...
The Second Time Around
... ;After our breakfast we jumped into our indoor outdoor hot tube and enjoyed the rest of our champagne in the warm bubbling water overlooking Oia and the volcano. Like I said I could easily get use to this lifestyle! We then got ready and went ...
Fuck, This is Cold!
... . It was a beautiful morning overlooking the Agean Sea. Our hotel is nestled into the side of the caldera overlooking Oia and because of it's perfect location there was not a bit of wind and I couldn't find a more perfect and memorable way to ...
Tying the Knot
... ! After the ceremony our parents threw flower pedals and we all had a spoonful of honey an almonds which is tradition in Greece as well. Honey means to have a sweet life and the almonds symbolizes fertility. We had yogurt covered almonds ...
One If By Land, Two If By Sea
... of Fira. Amazingly, we had a porter that schlepped ALL of our luggage (150lbs) down to the villa. We are staying in Oia. One thing we must comment on is that people in Europe don't wait their turn very well when deplaning or when gathering their ...
Day 224 - 10 October - First day in a postcard
... , but will take about 9 hours. Now all I need to do is find some accommodation in Athens - later. Caught bus back to Oia - walked back to room - no sunset - but still nice enough to have wine and olives again on my balcony with the cat. ...
Somebody stop me......
Sorry, just can't help taking more photos! The weather has turned nasty : strong winds and occasional showers, so we have postponed our boat trip until tomorrow. Jane's haircut looks fabulous, but was tousled by the wind within minutes. After our walk ...
Santorini Arrival
... the port on Santorini and ignored all the stop signs and double white lines), we arrived at the Strogili Traditional Houses in the town of Oia (pronounced ear). Not too sure about the view, what do you think, can we put up with this for a week? A very ...
Day 277 - Hiking a Volcano
... , noshing our way through the bustling side streets of Istanbul and gorging ourselves on Mediterranean cuisine from Turkey to Greece. Our conditioning from Mt. Everest and the physical sharpening I experienced living at the ashram is still there, ...
Ahoy There!
The weather has improved remarkably, the wind dropping from the 40 knot+ from yesterday as we set off on the sailing vessel "Captain Yannis". We departed Amoudi Wharf and motored to Nea Kameni, the volcano island, where we saw the evidence ...
Morning has broken
Up before the sun and a stroll into the town, about 10 minutes from here. Now I'm wondering if 2 8gb memory cards will be enough! No shortage of tavernas and restaurants close by and as you can see, the place is infested with dogs and cats. Today I ...
Ios een eiland vol belofte?
Zondag 20 juni De wind is terug, de gusts rollen met geweld naar beneden. We moeten de ankerketting steeds strakker zetten om niet tegen de wal te komen. Uiteindelijk staat hij zo strak dat we minstens een meter vrij hebben van de wal en onze ...
The Rules of the Bus in Santorini
... I will cover in more detail below. We wanted to go to Oia to see what all the hype was about. Everywhere, you read that Oia is spectacular, and Gary’s guidebook said that they fleece the tourists in Oia. This piqued Mom’s interest. She really ...
Another day.........
... in a small bin which is collected every morning by the hard working cleaning lady. Not sure if this is a Santorini thing or Greece in general, perhaps Michael from Myer can elucidate for us. Every evening we have noticed an old lady near an abandoned ...
volcano + donkeys = fun
... volcano, hot springs next to the volcano, then to spearate island with a little fishing village called thirasia, and then to a town called oia to watch the sunset. listen up: if you ever come to santorini to relax and enjoy the beauty of the island, STAY ...
Last day in Santorini
After a sleep in we wandered into town to choose a suitable location for our anniversary dinner tonight (21 years!). As usual we just had to take more photos ~ don't worry, after a few more tonight this will be all of Santorini. Next, Italy where the ...