<![CDATA[Travel: Greece - General]]>Hi intend to to go to Greece in jun for 3 weeks. Wanted to do Island Hopping. No intention of following any tour, its DIY all the way. Any advise will be good, where to stay which island to go any good hotel to recommend. We are going with a 7 yrs old.

So K.S parents any suggestions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/9008/travel-greece-generalRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 22:56:33 GMTMon, 22 Feb 2010 08:55:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:26:21 GMT]]>The Greek Hiking Odyssey

https://www.liveopenly.net/gogreece2024.html

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2127810https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2127810Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:26:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 21 Jul 2015 01:04:05 GMT]]>Is it safe to go Greek island hopping towards the end of the year? Are the ferry schedules different in fall-winter?




Anyone tried Celebrity Cruises before? Any feedback.

TIA.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1542956https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1542956Tue, 21 Jul 2015 01:04:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Thu, 31 May 2012 15:44:23 GMT]]>is the doctor who was missing, found ?


heard that they are working hard on the tourism industry, their life blood … things could be cheap there

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/772709https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/772709Thu, 31 May 2012 15:44:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Thu, 31 May 2012 02:14:17 GMT]]>is a right time to go now?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/772228https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/772228Thu, 31 May 2012 02:14:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:50:25 GMT]]>

leesf:
Mum03,


Can you provide the hotel names that you stay in Santorini & Mykonas? Where do you book your ferry tickets?

Thanks
Hi leesf, I can't remember the htl name in Santorini, but it was in Fira near the shops. Its a cave htl.
In Mykonas it was at Apanema Htl. Its about 10mins walk to town. Its a high end Htl.
If you need any more info pls ask.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/366351https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/366351Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:50:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:51:18 GMT]]>Mum03,


Can you provide the hotel names that you stay in Santorini & Mykonas? Where do you book your ferry tickets?

Thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/365857https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/365857Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:51:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:15:02 GMT]]>Greece really may be best holiday destination. For a single, the weather is ideal. There, it truly is warm, but not as well hot, nor too wet. The Mediterranean weather plus the practically-perfect beaches of nation make it the ideal getaway when winter or fall comes. Two, you will find so a lot of sights to view. Even the remotest isle has something excellent worth seeing. Certainly one of best places to go to could be the Parthenon, situated in Athens, within the Acropolis grounds.


http://www.greece-tours.me

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/331677https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/331677Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:15:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:45:31 GMT]]>Hi,

Just came back from Greece. Did not see any demostration. Had a good 3weeks Holiday to the island of Rhodes.Santorini,Mykonas,Naxos and end up in Anthens.
If you love shopping for shoes and handbags, this is the place to go. DH says that need extra suitcase to put in the amount of shoes and bag I bought.
Did not follow any travel agence. Did our own booking with the hotels and plan our own iternaries.
If anyone needs any feed back of the places, pls let me kow.

Bel

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/207152https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/207152Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:45:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 23:34:53 GMT]]>Hi,


Thks for your concern, I will go ahead with my travel plans. Have already confirmed my international and domestic flight. I have also paid for some of our lodgings. So cannot back out la. Anyway if I look at the situation in greece, I think it should be over by the time we go there.

We are leaving on the 31st may till 19 Jun. I am very happy with the exchange rates. Good to travel and also can do shopping. Will keep you all update on the outcome.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177191https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177191Wed, 05 May 2010 23:34:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 20:50:31 GMT]]>

auntieM:
LOLMum:

why not just italy?


was in rome recently. great weather and lots of things to see. went to vatican as well. you wont regret it.

from rome, you can go to florence, milan, venice.......take about 2 weeks to do italy.

If I remember correctly.. ..you are just next door hor... envy :drool:


dont envy lah, next door also very expensive to travel.. 😢

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177178https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177178Wed, 05 May 2010 20:50:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 18:07:19 GMT]]>

LOLMum:
why not just italy?


was in rome recently. great weather and lots of things to see. went to vatican as well. you wont regret it.

from rome, you can go to florence, milan, venice.......take about 2 weeks to do italy.
If I remember correctly.. ..you are just next door hor... envy :drool:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177173https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177173Wed, 05 May 2010 18:07:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 17:29:28 GMT]]>why not just italy?


was in rome recently. great weather and lots of things to see. went to vatican as well. you wont regret it.

from rome, you can go to florence, milan, venice…take about 2 weeks to do italy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177172https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177172Wed, 05 May 2010 17:29:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 15:26:03 GMT]]>

verykiasu2010:
auntieM:

mum03,

Wondering if you are still heading to Athens for holidays this June.
Situation there likely to be quite messy so do be careful 😉

the exchange rate is irresistible .... 1.79S$= 1 EUR (bloomberg)

I know I know 😉,
Maybe other parts of Europe that id safer would be more ideal.. ..

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177073https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177073Wed, 05 May 2010 15:26:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 14:59:25 GMT]]>

auntieM:
mum03,

Wondering if you are still heading to Athens for holidays this June.
Situation there likely to be quite messy so do be careful 😉
the exchange rate is irresistible .... 1.79S$= 1 EUR (bloomberg)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177048https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177048Wed, 05 May 2010 14:59:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 05 May 2010 14:47:44 GMT]]>mum03,

Wondering if you are still heading to Athens for holidays this June.
Situation there likely to be quite messy so do be careful 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177031https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/177031Wed, 05 May 2010 14:47:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:39:42 GMT]]>Hotels in Athens are rather ex and old…3/4 stars hotel room conditions may disappointing you. The one included in our tour is 3 star but the lift is type of can only accommodate 4 ppl at one time and some more we got to close another door before the lift door can be closed:-) And the bed can BEND my back coz i could have myself sunken…the spring is dead !! :!:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/130129https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/130129Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:39:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:30:14 GMT]]>Basically hquek had covered the "essence" of the islands and Athens, good reference of wine, lodging & food. For food wise, we found that the local food are worth to try (of course taste is different but still acceptable), forgot what we had ordered…greek name; mostly lamb, beef, rabbit, chicken and beef dishes, even tried the McD.

Throughout the tour, we have more time to explore the Athens city, shopping and adventuring ard for food along the streets or backlanes; and there have pretty many tavernas in some of the alleys. We oso tried the Chinese food for one of the meals, not so bad. Since the "HardRock Cafe" is outlet is located in Piraes Port, we even travelled all the way there by train and there found a few "market place" or "wet market" selling fresh seedfood or sashimi. Also, happened to find a "flea market" there.
With limited budget to hop on Santorini and Mykonos, we got ourself a hotel (thru the local tour guide) in Santorini, infact is a motel for 50euro per nite but it is 2KM away from the Fira town. So, we rented a mini car (whereby the hotel reception can make arrangement with the car company and send car to the hotel), it is still cheaper than to get a room besides the volcanic cliff or even the symbolic cave house (boh pian run low of cash) but worth to try the cave house that facing the blue green ocean. With the car and map, we drove around the island, inside out, from Fira to Oia, further down to the south to visit the red beach (sand is red coz of volcanic effects) and any place appeared on the map.
That time was late April and early May, so the sea water at Santorini/Mykonos is still rather cold, will be hot in Sep/Oct and this is peak season. Travelling ard Mykonos especially the legal "nuke beach" is a must must not to miss.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/130128https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/130128Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:30:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:15:31 GMT]]>BTW, nearby Acropolis, there is a rock which you can climb up for amazing views of the Acropolis. I can't recall exactly where - but you may like to check if that is still open to public. The stairs were super steep but there was a whole bunch of pp there.


There is an underground restaurant (from groundlevel, you got to walk some steps down) in some part of athens (marketplace). The food was FANTASTIC. It's the one named secret underground taverna in the link below (I recognised the boss in the picture) http://www.athensguide.com/restaurants.html#Near . The retsina is simply wonderful!! (to a teetotaller like me also), and they have this pengkang fish that is simply sweet and delectable. It's not quite easy to find, being in a market, but damn worth the effort.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128751https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128751Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:15:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:54 GMT]]>hi mum03,


can't recall, but I first stayed in a boutique like hotel - definitely not fancy type and it was fairly pricey. When I got back to Athens, we stayed at a hostel....lucky that was only for 1 night (bad bad). Try http://www.tripadvisor.com for ideas on where you may stay - they have different categories and I take the feedback with a pinch of salt.

No worries lah, when you get to the jetties, there will be hordes of inn-keepers etc welcoming you and bringing you to their place. I recall arriving in Santorini in the dead of the night (about 12-2am) and those inn-keepers were there! Make a judgement on the prices and supposed state and then cross fingers as you go with them. 😄

I wanted to visit Crete cos of the Knosses (spelling?) palace...but it was too far south. Patmos was the furthest. See if you can squeeze that in.

Anyway, that webby I gave to you is really chokeful with information regarding each island.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128741https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128741Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:06:59 GMT]]>Thks hquek for all the info. Need time to digest, so much things to do with so little time.

Was looking at rhodes,santorini,Naxos, since you told me about Patmos have to look into it also. will end up in athens. Have not booked any accommodation/ferries yet, cause not sure how long we will stay in an island. We will go with the flow. where did you stay in athens. The hotels I like are all so ex$$$$. Still shopping around.
Thks once again

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128559https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128559Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:06:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:55:09 GMT]]>Foodwise, we ate lotsa tsatsiki (a bit like coleslaw) and wraps. There are 2 main types of wines in Greece and both are very nice. Typically ate on the go in Athens and in cafes/restaurants on the smaller islands.


Shopping:

Rhodes - I recall this shop in Rhodes that sold towels.....these look like works of art; along a main shopping street. I still have framed and displayed one towel with a rose imprinted. No one knew that this is towel....everyone thought it was art. Could not find these towels anywhere else.

Athens - there is this sandal maker cum poet, Melissinos. Find him out - hope he's still alive. It's a tiny shop in a bustling market. Apparently, the Beatles visited him many times. http://www.athensguide.com/poet.html

Athens - wines of Greece: Retsina and Ouzo. There is a particular shop that stocked loads of this...it was very pretty, not sure if its the same shop recommended in the link below but I recall it's in Plaka (or whatever touristy area in Athens) . I got some bottles of it, but it wasn't to our taste.

BTW, it's ok to get souvenirs in the touristy part of Athens. We compared with the islands and Athens was still cheaper - stuff like little statues of the thinking man. A bit surprised cos i had thought islands would be cheaper. Other ideas found here: http://www.athensguide.com/gifts.html

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128487https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128487Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:55:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:33:56 GMT]]>I did backpacking there many many years back. Visited Sifnos, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, and Patmos, plus some parts of mainland (Olympia, Epidaurus...).


For preparation, I used this site...it's super good. http://www.greektravel.com/

Sifnos - nice quiet island, quite pretty.
Santornini - beautiful sunset (if you are not staying at one of those hotel with sunset view, you have to stake out a certain point....the view and pictures are amazing), I did a day tour that included a volcanic island. Must go.
Mykonos - only if you are into clubbing, I hated that island cos of the *%^&^% person whom we rented room from. Nothing much doing cos I don't drink. If you do, you'll like it.
Rhodes - liked the place, sightseeing via bus, went to some nature reserve thingy....
Patmos - visited the cave that supposedly St John was in when penning Revelations. Loved this wee island cos there was this really great seafood place that served fresh sea urchins...and they were sweet!!!! Never had that before. But it's a tiny tiny place.

Mainland Greece:
Epidaurus - everyone goes to that single point in amphitheatre.
Olympia - it was very much smaller than I thought.

Warning....I managed to get ferry timings from some other website and ambitiously planned to zip around the islands. Went to a travel agency in Athens to get tickets and the agent nearly fainted at our ambitions (every 2 days take 1 ferry type). Anyway, got the advanced tickets for quite a few islands at one go. Thing is, ferries are not on time. The only on time ones will be those departing from the Piraeus port - all else are dependent on luck. We spent hours waiting at Sifnos....not sure if the ferry was going to be here. Point of story....don't buy all your ferry tickets too far in advance, cos if one is late, it could seriously screw up your plans.

Regards stay, we only booked a hotel in Athens and Sifnos. For the rest of the trip, we just went with those that appeared at the ferry terminals. It's pretty ok, just that you won't get choice locations; and you might get mini-panic attacks. But that's what I got for not knowing where I will be when.

If you are going early May, it's not peak season - there should be rooms available. if you are going late May/June....advised to book early....rooms there go very fast and they may require minimum booking (I recall a minimum 7 day stay in some hotels in Santorini).

Enjoy the trip....it was really amazing for me! Sorry, details a bit hazy after so many years.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128461https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128461Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:33:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:05:42 GMT]]>

floatinggate:
Pls have Santorini, Mykonos, Crete and Corfu on top of your list, and if you have more time to spare, only visit the Greece mainland unless you are a big fan of greek history.


Were there 7 yrs ago, just before the Olympic Game. Managed to catch the preparation for the event. Joined tour, only covered Greece mainland but not the santorini & Mykonos. Exploring to Santorini & Mykonos was out of our plan, only decided when we reached there (coz some of the tour members are going and said \"must GO\", then asking the local tour guide to make flight/accommodation to the islands and detoured on the last day. Luckily we made it and no regret to spend the most memorable and most romantic days and nites on the islands....the sky is so BLUE..is dark BLUE and the sea comes in waves of green, blue and dark blue.

Oboy..oboy....if there is a second chance, sure visit the islands again. And remember to stay in the cave house....which i didn't the last visit.
WOW the way you said it, It makes me more deterrmine to visit the islands, now as a typical singaporean, for retail therapy, what are the best things to buy in Greece, and food wise what do you recommend???? 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128440https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128440Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:05:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Travel: Greece - General on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:31:25 GMT]]>Pls have Santorini, Mykonos, Crete and Corfu on top of your list, and if you have more time to spare, only visit the Greece mainland unless you are a big fan of greek history.


Were there 7 yrs ago, just before the Olympic Game. Managed to catch the preparation for the event. Joined tour, only covered Greece mainland but not the santorini & Mykonos. Exploring to Santorini & Mykonos was out of our plan, only decided when we reached there (coz some of the tour members are going and said "must GO", then asking the local tour guide to make flight/accommodation to the islands and detoured on the last day. Luckily we made it and no regret to spend the most memorable and most romantic days and nites on the islands…the sky is so BLUE…is dark BLUE and the sea comes in waves of green, blue and dark blue.

Oboy…oboy…if there is a second chance, sure visit the islands again. And remember to stay in the cave house…which i didn’t the last visit.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128345https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/128345Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:31:25 GMT