Greece 2007-Our Big Fat Greek Trip

If you decide to go to Mykonos, you can find all the information you need right here :) MYKONOS

I'm planning a trip to Greece, probably in May 2010 for about 10 days. I'm a SWM, pushing 50, (NOT gay)... who travels alone. I make friends easily and can talk to anyone that speaks english... I would like to see some of the islands especially, Santorini. What I thought about was to find an island as a base and island hop during the day. I would also like to try and see Turkey somehow during my stay. I'd like to hear from anyone with some suggestions.
Thanks,
Steve

I would appreciate hearing about a cruise to the Greek Isles, Turkey, Egypt, Isreal. If someone has had a very positive cruise experience, it would be wonderful to hear from you.

I'm going to Greece in March. We want to go from Athens to Mykonos and it looks so expensive to get there. Any suggestions? We already have our tickets to Athens but getting from Athens to Mykonos and back seems to be a problem.

Hi Im trying to plan a trip to Greece with my mom, but I have no idea where to start. Your trip sounds great. Could you tell me how i should get started with this

Hi,

I will be visiting Athens for 2 nights with my spouse. We have reservation at Dorian Inn hotel which seems very close to the metro station and in city centre. But we are confused how to transfer from airport to the hotel in cheaper way. I have been browsing many sites and they are giving all sorts of information about airport shuttle , limo services which we cannot afford. So, please help us. Thank you so much.

Hello there,I'm very confused! I've been planning a trip to Greece for almost 2 years. I will be going with my son (14) and I'm not sure we should go with a guided tour or without it and find the places to visit on our own.
Some people say that it is very hard without a guided tour because it is extremelly difficult to find the IT places without knoledgeble guides, others say it's not so bad, because the tours are rushed and we can't even go into the "famous" buildings. We are also planning on going to other cities and islands... There must be someone out there that know what they are talking about. Please let me know what you think. I don't want to get there and be rushed, but I don't want to get there with a child and be completely lost either. thank you so much.

Other underrated places in greece include skiathos, skopelos, and Halkidiki for those that don't want to be trapped with American tourists

Hello,

Sorry I haven't checked this in awhile. As for being uncomfortable as "an American" in Greece.....there is some truth. I don't know if it is Americans, or just tourists some people do not like. It was about 50/50 for us when we walked into a shop or restaurant on if they were going to like us, or be rude to us. Some of it is just the culture. I believe they have a more abrupt communication style. For example, while on the Acropolis, the different tour guides would yell at each other for talking too loud. A friend of mine who also went last year, said they did not really have any problems.

Patricia - if you want a romantic trip - I would highly recommend at least 4 days at the Hotel Semeli on Mykonos. The staff was nice, the hotel wonderful, beautiful, romantic. I wish we had stayed longer on Mykonos.

Mary - on Santorini - do not stay at the Volcanos Views. We were treated very rudely, and it is the farthest point from Oia where you can stay. (about a 20 minute walk to town)

For any hotel - I recommend a lot of research. Trip Advisor, Yahoo, etc. Our travel agent definately did not take into consideration what type of accomodations we were looking for. The hotel I researched and selected (Semeli) was great. The one she pushed us into (Volcanos View) was mediocre.

Check back soon. I'm going to add pictures and more notes from the actual trip!