Someone PM'ed me about how I planned our honeymoon to Greece and I decided to post my response if others are also seeking help:
Our honeymoon stops are Athens, Crete, Santorini, and Mykonos. You can see my whole trip on Yahoo if you want.
I planned the whole honeymoon myself. I'm not sure I really recommend it b/c it took me about a month to put it all together. And I'm still a little shaky on some of the details =)
My basic plan was to hit all the major touristy areas. I've never been to Greece so I figure those areas will be a good place to start. I looked around a bit on the web for trips to Greece to get a feel for what places are popular. Santorini and Mykonos are probably the two most popular islands. I also borrowed the Frommers guide to Greece from the library. It recommended Crete as a place with a variety of attractions. Flexibility was key for us b/c we wanted to be able to shop, lounge, or sightsee based on how we felt that day.
Getting around the islands was one of my big concerns. Supposedly using the subway in Athens is easy. On the islands, walking or tour bus seems best. Between islands, I chose to fly some of the routes b/c it's faster and more reliable. I only wanted to go into Santorini by boat b/c it's supposedly much better that way.
As far as picking hotels in a random foreign country, I used tripadvisor.com. Very helpful for me. You can see reviews by other people and it even rates the hotel in terms of romance, cleanliness, etc. Gives you some level of confidence that you won't end up in a dump. Or if you do, it's by choice. I would have really liked to stay in a bed and breakfast, but I couldn't figure out a reliable way to do it. We probably could have risked it and just showed up and found one, but I had enough worries with this trip.
PM me if you have questions.
Our honeymoon stops are Athens, Crete, Santorini, and Mykonos. You can see my whole trip on Yahoo if you want.
I planned the whole honeymoon myself. I'm not sure I really recommend it b/c it took me about a month to put it all together. And I'm still a little shaky on some of the details =)
My basic plan was to hit all the major touristy areas. I've never been to Greece so I figure those areas will be a good place to start. I looked around a bit on the web for trips to Greece to get a feel for what places are popular. Santorini and Mykonos are probably the two most popular islands. I also borrowed the Frommers guide to Greece from the library. It recommended Crete as a place with a variety of attractions. Flexibility was key for us b/c we wanted to be able to shop, lounge, or sightsee based on how we felt that day.
Getting around the islands was one of my big concerns. Supposedly using the subway in Athens is easy. On the islands, walking or tour bus seems best. Between islands, I chose to fly some of the routes b/c it's faster and more reliable. I only wanted to go into Santorini by boat b/c it's supposedly much better that way.
As far as picking hotels in a random foreign country, I used tripadvisor.com. Very helpful for me. You can see reviews by other people and it even rates the hotel in terms of romance, cleanliness, etc. Gives you some level of confidence that you won't end up in a dump. Or if you do, it's by choice. I would have really liked to stay in a bed and breakfast, but I couldn't figure out a reliable way to do it. We probably could have risked it and just showed up and found one, but I had enough worries with this trip.
PM me if you have questions.
Posted on 08/16/2007 at 11:00 pm | 0 comments