Perissa
Travel Blogs from Perissa, Greece
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Paros and Santorini
... ferry was 4 hours late the next morning! A small warning for those of you who are reading this that ever plan on travelling in Greece by ferry. There are a few big carriers, but the main ones seem to be Minoan, ANEK and Blue Star/Superfast (the ...
Its Windy in Santorini!!!
So we've spent the last 2 1/2 days here in Perissa on the island of Santorini. It is absolutely gorgeous here... and very cheap. Again, our hotel is 12 euros a night with a pool, bar, and its about 30 metres to the beach/ocean. There are tons of greek ...
Santorini
Well, I have left Ios and am now on Santorini, in the town of Perissa. Santorini seems a much larger island then Ios, but not as scenic or tourist-y, which may be a good thing as Ios was amazingly expensive. The whole draw of Ios is that it is a party ...
Go Donkey Go!!
So yesterday was pretty fun! We got on a bus in the morning that took us to the port. From there we got on an old-fashioned kind of sailboat (mind you, it never used the sails) and sailed over to seperate islets (still considered part of Santorini I ...
Day 4 - Oia and chill
... their feet in the water and everyone has a good time. post swim we finally get to take hot!! showers and head out for Perissa beach. The sun has just set and there's a lovely orange glow over everything. The beach is deserted but the restaurants are ...
Seasickness blahhhhhh
... had a lay down for a few hours. I dragged myself up about 6pm to have a look around the town. We were staying in Perissa Beach, about 20 minutes from Fira, the port/capital. It's much cheaper here and a few minutes walk to the beach. ...
Greek Islands
Just a quick hello from the greek islands. The weather has been gorgeous despite some predictions of rain for the week. Our group is great. We are having a great time. Everyone is really easy going and we have a great mix of people. There are two ...
The Greek Islands
Hey Everybody! Alright, so now that I have some internet time I will tell you what I've been up to since I left Thessaloniki. I went to a town called Meteora. It is absolutly amazing! There are monestaries on top of rock pinacles and ...
Picturesque Santorini
... of buildings that are white and blue, like the ones you see on postcards. All in all a fantastic sight, although the temperatures hovered around 33 degrees. Then it was back to Perissa Beach for a relaxing evening, before heading off to Crete the next ...
Exploring the villages on Santorini
... their bait/bobbers... it was great fun and they had a blast! We continued on to Emporio, just outside of Perissa. This fairly large village is located inland on the plains and was once a stronghold for villagers hiding from pirates that ...
Santorini - Day 5
... along with little A and litter a. We stopped off at a bakery next to the 'Big supermarket', as it advertises itself all over Perissa and got some Greek style doughnuts. A and C had picked up some baklava from this place the previous day but they had been ...
ahhhh sun
... of those stupid old ferries! To justify getting the car, the following day we drove to the otherwise relatively inaccessible (from Perissa at least) Red beach, which as you might've guessed, is full of a rusty-red colored sand and rocks and ...
Road Trip!
We woke up early to the sound of wind against the windows. It sounded like there was a tornado right outside our room. The sun was shining but the wind was acting up. Despite this we still wanted to see the island so we hopped on our ATV and ...
Reunited
... . It was getting late and the weather was getting colder so we decided to part ways with my parents and head back to Perissa. It would be a long and cold drive but we were prepared. With our Under Armour and jackets it seemed like the ...
Is That Urine?
This is a short and sweet blog. Today we drove on our ATV to Oia were Sean's are staying and they rented an ATV as well and we drove to a vineyard for a wine tasting. It was a sunny day so we tasted outside. After this we drove to Fira on a ...
The longest route to Santorini.....
well I have just left Turkey this morning, pretty sad really as I had a great time there. Will miss the delicious food, the oh so friendly people who try to lure you into their shops and of course the tea and cakes served on the buses! Best bus system ...
Santorini, The Greek Islands!
Finally, a place to slow down and take a break. If you've ever eaten at a Greek restaurant and saw a picture of white washed buildings with blue domes and accents clinging to a cliff over the ocean, thats where we are. It's just like that picture ...
An Island Paradise
I know these are being posted late but we have been busy with wedding plans and traveling. It is hard to post things every day. I finally have my laptop so uploading is a lot easier and pictures should be no problem. We woke up very early. It was ...
Touring Santorini
... nbsp; Hitting Fira, Ia (if you've seen pictures of towns on Greek islands, it's from Ia) and back to our base town of Perissa, we headed for an archeological site on the island only to find out it was closed... so we hit Red beach (the beach isn't really ...
Time with the Beautiful People
... , especially at sunset, and a number of towns cling to the edge of the cliffs to take advantage of them. We stayed in Perissa, a slightly-scruffy beach town on the eastern side of the island. We stayed there because are friends were staying there, taking ...
The black sand beaches of Santorini
We woke up early and headed for the black sand beaches of Perissa for our model photo shoot. David has been reading articles that came with our camera about how to take good photos of various subjects and objects—houses, children, landscapes, the ...
Cocktails at Sunset? Ah, the life
... our bags had breakfast and made our way as far from the campsite as possible, all the way to the other side of the island, Perissa. This is a great place, sun, beach, no surf but still fun, and food along the foreshore. The only thing that we really did ...
Red Beaches and White Churches
... five of Piper’s sermon series on Romans and gladly putting an end to my title as whitest boy in Greece ~Enjoying one last morning relaxing on Perissa Beach before departing for the airport for a 40-minute flight back to Athens for one last night ...
the sweet life
... they weren't 7 euros each! geez. we went out for happy hour that night and tried to get a little taste of the perissa nightlife - but it isn't really a party island... more of a romantic honeymooer type place that is breathtakingly beautiful. so more ...
Island of Santorini
So after arriving on Santorini at 3:00 am I finally made it to my hotel and slept! The hotel owners are really nice and do their upmost to make me comfortable. for a double it's 30 euros a night (remember I was supposed to be splitting this in half with ...
Big Red & the Sunset at Ia
... =) We stopped for gyros at the same place as before but he was out of lamb. The pork were still very good though... Heading back to Perissa in the dark we got very lost and it took us forever to get back. Once we did, however, there was a treat in ...
Last day in Santorini
We got up early and packed before enjoying the breakfast we had bought at the baker's the night before on the way back from Ia. An apple strudel and yogurt for me and another spanakopita for D'Arcy. then we went to the open air lobby and emailed Andi ...
Boat Tour of the Caldera
I managed to get D'Arcy up and went to buy tickets for the day long tour, 25 E each. We got picked up at 10:30 after having a little breakfast (ham & cheese toasties.) They then dropped us off at the main port. Where we waited, and waited, and ...
Sunbathing in the Rain
Our plans for the day included a late breakfast and some time by the pool. We accomplished the late breakfast with ease, but the light rain was spoiling the second part of our plan. The sun peaked through just long enough for us to give sun ...
Red beach relaxing
Today it was just Lucia and I When I woke up it wasn't incredibly hot and I felt a bit chilled. I was tempted to wear my hoody but decided to leave it behind. It turned out to be a good decision because by the time we got to the bus stop it was as hot as ...
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