Most people know Greece for its beautiful Aegean islands and “The Acropolis” and many thought a 7 day trip would be sufficient. Well, if the intention is to visit Santorini (one of the most popular Aegean islands) and The Acropolis…
Day 21: Going Home
Plan for the day We planned to have a lazy day today. It would be shopping, eating, returning the car, flying out of Athens, transit at Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur and touching down in Singapore. We were flying off…
Day 20: Delphi
Plan for the day We planned to drive from Lamia to Delphi which would take about an hour. At Delphi we would explore Ancient Delphi archaeological site and Museum. Ancient Delphi was our last “must see” sight in Greece. After…
Day 19: Meteora, Trikala, Lake Plastira
Plan for the day We planned to drive up to Meteora again in the early morning to see sunrise over Meteora. We had until noon to explore Meteora before we had to leave the place. Our target for the day…
Day 18: Meteora
Plan for the day We would be driving into Meteora today and I was very excited about it. Finally on our 18th day of travel we would be reaching Meteora. The drive from Metsovo to Meteora would take about an…
Day 17: Vikou Gorge, Oxya Lookout & Vardetos Steps
Plan for the day Today we intended to visit a few other Zagori Villages and the famous sights at these villages. Our route would be from Zagori to Aristi, Monodendri-Oxya, Vardeto steps, Kipoi, to Vovousa and finally Metsovo. We hope…
Day 16: Bridge of Plaka, Aristi, Papigo
Plan for the day In the morning we would drive southward from Ioannina city to Plaka Bridge which was near a village called Plaka. We intended to spend a couple of hours exploring the bridge and the surrounding area. In…
Day 15: Corfu & Ioannina
Plan for the day We planned to spend the whole morning and the early afternoon exploring Corfu. At 2 pm we would leave Corfu for Igoumenitsa Port. From the port we would o drive to Ioannina Lake. We planned to…
Day 14: Sami to Corfu
Plan for the day Based on our original plan we should have been in Levkas Town or Preveza City this morning where we would start our drive toward Igoumenitsa port. At the port we would board a car ferry that…
Day 13: Kefalonia, Melissani Cave, Fiskardo
Plan for the day Our driving route would be from Poros to Sami to see the Melissani Cave Sami to Fiskardo for buy ferry tickets for the evening trip Fiskardo to Mytros Beach for the most popular beach in Greece…
Day 12: Zakynthos & Shipwreck Cove
Plan for the Day In the morning we would drive to Agio Nikolaos to purchase 8 pm ferry tickets to the next island Kefalonia. After that we would explore Zakynthos till the evening. Near 8pm we would return to Agio…
Day 11: Olympia, Zakynthos
Plan for the day We planned to visit two destinations, the first was archaeological site of Olympia and the second was Zakynthos island. For the last part of journey we would need to drive our car onto a car ferry…
Day 10: Nafplion, Mystra & Kalamata
Plan for the day We planned to spend the morning exploring Nafplion. By about mid morning we would drive southwest to Mystra, one of the most exciting and dramatic historic sites of Peloponnese, an UNESCO site. We needed not leave…
Day 9: Corinth Canal, Mycenae, Nafplion
Plan for the day We had planned to visit four places, they were ; Corinth Canal Ancient city of Corinth Mycenae Nafplion Port The total distance we would drive today was about 151km. We were able to achieved all our…
Day 8: Last day in Santorini
Plan for the day This was our last day in Santorini and we intended to visit places that were on the way to the airport and around the airport. Our last destination would be the airport where we would return…
Day 7: Third day in Santorini
Plan for the day We planned to explore the northern part of Santorini starting with Imerovigli a very nearby town. We would be walking from our hotel to Imerovigli. Another town that I had heard a lot these two days in…
Day 6: Second day in Santorini
Plan for the day For this second day in Santorini we planned to drive southward from our hotel in Firostefani town to the southern part of Santorini. We had some targets in mind, there were: 1. Akrotiri Lighthouse 2. Red…
Day 5: Mykonos to Santorini
Our Plan for the day Our plan was to sail from Mykonos to Santorini on a catamaran. We would reach Santorini in the early afternoon, pick up our rental car and proceed to some sightseeing. Returning the Rental Car at…
Day 4: Second day in Mykonos
Plan for the day Yesterday we had completed Mykonos Town and a west part of Mykonos Island. Today our plan was to explore an inland village, Ano Mera, a couple of beaches, Armenistis Lighthouse in the North and sunset over…
Day 3: First Day in Mykonos
The Plan for the day We would fly into Mykonos and spent two days on the island. The first day we would focus on sightseeing Mykonos town and the next day we would visit the outskirt towns and beaches. Flying…
Day 2: Acropolis Museum & Syntagma Square
Plan for the Day Our plan for the second day in Athens was to visit the New Acropolis Museum in the morning and to walk around town in the afternoon. In the evening we intended to explore Filapappou hill to…
Day 1: Singapore to Athens
Plan for the Day1 and Day2 We would be flying into Athens from Singapore and our plan was to spend two full days exploring Athens using public transport and by going on foot. Three must-visit attractions in Athens were: 1.…