{"id":316,"date":"2014-10-15T07:23:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T07:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/greek-island-hopping\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:44:41","slug":"greek-island-hopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/greek-island-hopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Island Hopping 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just returned from some time in Greece and wanted to rub everyone&#8217;s nose in it with a post about it. Sorry, I mean, recommend some things.<\/p>\n<p>This is my fifth trip to Greece. I\u2019ve been to the islands of Paros, Ios, Naxos, Santorini, Folegandros, Mykonos, Corfu, Zakynthos and of course, the capital, Athens, where I snuck into the Acropolis at night and had a frappe under the moonlight*.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the things I\u2019ve loved and advocate \u2013 because I love a recommendation when I travel \u2013 on my two favourite Greek islands, although Athens certainly gets a mention.<\/p>\n<p>Handy and a little bit aggressive hint: Go in September. It\u2019s the BEST time to go. The weather is perfect, the sea is at a delicious temperature and there are still enough visitors to make it buzz, but not the heaving crowds you get in July and August.<\/p>\n<h2>Santorini<\/h2>\n<p>A deserving bucket-list spot.\u00a0<a title=\"Expedia Santorini Travel Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/Santorini-Island.d1735.Destination-Travel-Guides?brandcid=blog.article_greece_171014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santorini<\/a>\u00a0is breathtaking. The whole place is the stuff of postcards. (Literally, all those white walls and blue orb churches you\u2019ve seen illustrating the allure of the Greek islands are from here.) I recommend staying in Thira\/Fira (town) which will give you more options of, well, everything, and the view is no less spectacular than Oia, which is 15 minutes away on the tip of the island and known as the more expensive, Honeymoony bit. It&#8217;s also where the sunset is particularly dazzling\/world famous, though, so it\u2019s worth a visit, even if just for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Accommodation on the caldera (cliffside with ocean views) is the opposite of cheap. As with any holiday, it depends on your budget and the kind of view you like to wake up to. That said, some sniffing about could land you a cute cave-style (not nearly as crude as it sounds, it just means they\u2019re built into the side of the island) room on the caldera if your heart is set on it. I stayed in a beautiful place in Thira a few years back called\u00a0<a title=\"Expedia Aria Lito\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/Santorini-Island-Hotels-Aria-Lito-Mansion.h1740997.Hotel-Information?brandcid=blog.article_greece_171014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aria Lito<\/a>, which is in the main shopping\/town part of Thira, but you feel like you\u2019re in an elegantly restored French farmhouse. It\u2019s gorgeous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just returned from some time in Greece and wanted to rub everyone&#8217;s nose in it with a post about it. Sorry, I mean, recommend some things. This is my fifth trip to Greece. 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