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We still REALLY like this island!

A travel blog entry by justandlyndal

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We leave today for Athens, but as we have net access, thought we'd do an update. Yesterday we did a tour of the island, which was really fun and interesting, plus it included a wine tasting at a local winery, and also because we met a greek/aussie ...

Exploring the villages on Santorini

A travel blog entry by rlineurope

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... large village is located inland on the plains and was once a stronghold for villagers hiding from pirates that constantly attacked Santorini. North of the village there is a strong, square building named "Goulas" in which people hid themselves. Fortified ...

The journey thus far...

A travel blog entry by kandyante

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... called Villa Philothera... it was very cute and the owners were a lovely greek couple. Perissa beach was a wierd experience, as Santorini is actually a dormant volcano. The sand, which is actually pebbles, is black and when you enter the water you slip ...

A Day on the Ferry

A travel blog entry by peillsonwheels

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... of the wind). There was some beautiful scenery along the way, particularly as we approached the three other islands en route to Santorini. Mark and I marvelled at the docking and disembarking process. The ship backs into an ...

Fresh wind

A travel blog entry by peyton

... over-sized eyes. It's all a bit like something out of a fairy tale or myth. Such sophistication in the Bronze Age. What happened? Santorini blew up 1500 years or so ago and that pretty well ended the Minoan era. A sudden presence of weapons in the ...

Everything BLUE AND WHITE !

A travel blog entry by amazingone

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... resources used to assist with the decision were friends recommendations, literature, Trip advisor reviews and travel brochures. I finally suggested Santorini and Crete to Louise. As she was not intending to travel to the islands at all (initially) she ...

Santorini!

A travel blog entry by thesaxman

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... spruiker whose name was, of course, 'Yanni', who proceeded to ask us slyly what we might be looking for in Santorini, eyeing off my floral shorts and wifebeater, and potentially suspecting that i may be batting for the other team. Stomach filled, ...

Santorini, Greece

A travel blog entry by whatboundaries

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Santorini, Greece I'd seen the pictures on postcards for years, but never had any idea how beautiful this island was in person. We toured the highest point -- with views that can't even be real -- and the vineyards facing the sea. A 9am wine tasting ...

Day in Karterados, Greece

A travel blog entry by rlineurope

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... the meltemi, a cooling strong wind, blows, sometimes strongly enough to create rough water, which occur mostly in July and August in Santorini. The seas were VERY rough and we were happy that we were not on a ferry today as the white caps were huge and ...

Red Beach

A travel blog entry by wanderingblonde

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... to the black sand beach nearby and had dinner on the promenade. I tried cuttlefish, which I’d seen on menus throughout Santorini. It was a pretty good – a lot like calamari, with some bits consisting of thick, solid strips. ...

Stunning Santorini

A travel blog entry by eastcoastrod

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... winds were howling as our flight touched down after a forty minute ride from Athens. A popular summer destination, Santorini is a totally different proposition during winter. Temperatures frequently dip below ten degrees, resorts close for renovation or ...

Santorini baby! WOW

A travel blog entry by lindsey-canada

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OH WOW- nothing like what I had ever expected or thought about. While coming up to the island basically it was like looking up high high to cliffs and it was AMAZING the view was so cool and different from any other island! We had to take ...

Mediterrean Cruise- Santorini

A travel blog entry by mooreblond04

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... around ourselves. The way to get up to the village where we were is either to walk, ride in a cable car, or ride the donkeys. Santorini is famous for this donkey ride. I think all of us rode the donkeys up of course and had a great time. I was at the ...

Paradise

A travel blog entry by katieengstrom

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... "the Greek islands!" Fortunately, I have a wonderful friend (Coco) who decides to hold her 21st birthday/UW reunion in Santorini. This has been the trip I have been looking forward to the most, seeing as it has always been a dream to go ...

Santorini - day 54

A travel blog entry by nicky7a

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... people think of me far worse than that other than being one of THE most beautiful things i have experienced in my life, santorini is quite boring overall...i'm glad i didn't come here in peak summer season, walking just 20m in these tiny streets amongst ...

Santorini,Greece

A travel blog entry by leithoff

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... and a whole lot of things close for the winter. The hotel was gorgeous and very close to the centre of Fira, the capital town of Santorini. We had an amazing view and a pool, although it was far from warm enough to go in it. We had a fridge and they gave ...

Santorini

A travel blog entry by exploreamerica

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Rome and Santorini

A travel blog entry by akb2ic

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Hello from Greece! We're currently on the astounding and breathtaking island of Santorini in the Cyclades. It was quite the endeavor to get here, but entirely worth it! Prior to coming to Santorini, we had two days in Rome. We ...

Island of Santorini, Greece

A travel blog entry by rwhit

Santorini June 8 santorini We docked in santorini at 1am-ish and luckily our hostel "Santorini camping" had a guy with a sign to take us to the hostel at that hour. We met a Scottish girl Hannah that was traveling alone that was also going there. Our ...

Day 3 - Exploring Santorini

A travel blog entry by indiantraveler

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... needs us to walk the last 1 kilometer or so, so we decide to reserve beaching for Perissa and carry on. the drive around Santorini is spectacular, reminiscent of the Pacific highway in terms of the view. We stop and A and C get out to take pictures ...

Does it get better?

A travel blog entry by jazzkat6

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... Leaving IST, Nina and I were sad to say goodbye to an incredible city but excited for part three of our excellent adventure.... Santorini! Luckily, we had the fortune to fly on Aegean Air, an up and coming Greek Airline that recently began a pretty ...

Santorini - Day 5

A travel blog entry by indiantraveler

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On our last day on Santorini, we decide to just kick back and relax on the beach. We retained the car for one more day so we could lug the various accoutrements of the kiddos back and forth. By the time we left the hotel, after an upma breakfast, it was ...

Taking the Vomitorium to Santorini

A travel blog entry by njacklin

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... ralphed all the way to the island. It was so disgusting! Once we recovered, we had a fantastic time. I had been to Santorini a long time ago but I had to convince the rest of the family to go to the islands. Louise says; Though I didn't ...

The most beautiful island of all!

A travel blog entry by jessicae

... aren�t treated very well, so it was kind of sad to watch them, but a really good Greek dinner, paired with an amazing Santorini sunset helped to distract us. Afterwards, we all headed into the winding, hilly streets of Fira for a night out on the town. ...

Santorini- Don't mention the magma

A travel blog entry by belstar

So Santorini, or Thira as it's called on all our tickets. What can I say? I have been here once before and am quickly forming the opinion that it is my favourite island. Maybe its the views or something to do with being up high (or maybe my nerd side ...

Greece been ferry ferry good to me.

A travel blog entry by amy-mark

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... which did have an enormous pool, was in a great location, and only cost 20 Euros. For those who have not been to Santorini it is a spectacular island with most of the towns existng on the lip of an exploded volcano (imagine a semi-circle) that faces ...

Arriving in Santorini at sunset

A travel blog entry by lynnster

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... . She had to have strangers help her roll it off the boat. Well after another ferry ride, I have decided to spend 3 days in Santorini. And I decided to splurge on a nicer hotel instead of just taking one of the ones that they offer you at the dock. I ...

The Island of Santorini

A travel blog entry by brianandjulie

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... what we could. (We only had a few hours). Then Brian said, "I'm ready for my donkey now". The donkeys have been a fixture on Santorini for years. Before the cable car, they were the only way up or down the island. We met the head donkey guy who had ...

Kos - Bodrum (Turkey) - Santorini

A travel blog entry by lbg.jacameron

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... as we couldn’t have showers, we had washed the towells!!) We got on the Blue Star Ferry for a 4.5 hour trip to Santorini. Thank goodness no customs as we were just going to another Greek island! We were all surprised at how huge the car ...

loving Santorini wines

A travel blog entry by salisbury5

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Santorini, the food the wine the people the sights its all gooooooood and we are loving it. Went for a drive to the Santo Winery yesterday the views from the winery into the caldera are breathtaking it was a bit windy so we moved inside ...

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