March 2019

I think Santorini was the biggest surprise and my favorite island of the Greek Islands that we visited. We arrived by cruise ship and since the ferry port is not deep enough for cruise ships, our ship chose to dock near the town of Fira and tender in passengers. If you don’t know what that means, I will explain. Rather than pulling up to and docking at a dock, the ships anchor in deeper water and uses its small “tender” ships to shuttle passengers to shore.

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We were traveling with friends when we arrived in Santorini and had secured a private tour before arrival. I highly recommend this option if you are traveling with several people and want to see all that Santorini has to offer and you don’t have more than a day to do so.

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First, let me explain how the name is pronounced (this was new to me). The name in Greek pronounces the soft e (road-ess kind of like princess). Who knew, right? Anyway, this fun and quirky island is only about 20 miles from Turkey. It is so close to Turkey that my cellular provider sent me a “welcome to Turkey!” text message. I found that rather humorous but I am easily amused that way.

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Chania on the island of Crete in Greece is the second largest city on the island. This beautiful old city has some remarkable surprises. But first, you have to get there!

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There are a handful of places that have captured my heart immediately upon arrival and Malta is one of them. Reading about a place and visiting it are two completely different things. We arrived by cruise ship and the entrance to Malta is stunning. That is not quite what the builders had in mind, they were thinking protection but the effect is breathtaking.

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