First and foremost, I’d like to apologize for being MIA. I was experiencing some technical difficulties when I switched my domain from .net to .com.
HUGE THANKS to Jesse Michelsen for fixing this and for being so patient with me while he was doing so.
If you haven’t already checked out my last couple of posts at Suburban finance about going paperless and how restaurants try to add extra charges to your bill without you knowing, do it now! 🙂
Santorini is considered to be the most beautiful island of the Greek Islands, but I ‘m sure all of them are beautiful in their own way. It’s not very big and you could rent a car (you can also rent ATVs and scooters) and explore the majority of the island in a day, which is what we did. Rather than island hopped, we beach hopped on the island. One beach that was a bit of a trek/climb to get to was Red Beach.
A Stunning View of the Red Beach in Santorini
Holy Red Rocks, Batman
That same day, we drove to Oia, which is considered the best town to see a sunset. The sunset wasn’t anything spectacular (on super clear days, the entire sky can get really red, or so I’ve been told), but it was still nice to sit outside and watch.
One of many sunset photos taken in OiaHere are some photos of Oia taken after the sun went down.
I want to live here
Doesn’t it just take your breath away?
All the photos posted on my blog were taken with my Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Digital Elph 14.1 mega pixel camera. While a point and shoot digital camera is good for most shots, I felt a camera with a wider angle zoom lens would have been better for scenery shots (unfortunately, within the 4 years I’ve had my camera, it’s been dropped a few times.)Those types of cameras seem to be better for scenic travelling. This has got to be the third trip I’ve been on where I wished I had a better camera. Maybe it’s time for an upgrade.
Or time for a birthday present request. 😉
Next up: Athens, named after the Greek Goddess Athena
Athena, goddess of wisdom, war and handicrafts
One of my fav places on earth!
Another thing that makes photographing on Santorini so damn hard is the light. It’s so bright and the buildings are so pure white it’s blinding, taking good photos in those levels of light is nearly impossible sometimes if you don’t know wht you’re doing.
I made my bf take all the pictures during that evening in Oia. He had a hard time adjusting the camera settings though to get it right, but he did get it eventually.
Wow. Fantastic. I’m jealous. We leave for Italy in three weeks and I hope it’s a fraction as beautiful as these pics.
Now it’s my turn to be jealous. I want to go back to Italy. I guess it would depend on where you’re going in Italy. If you’re going to the coastline in Italy, I’m sure you’ll end up seeing some amazing views. I stayed more inland in Florence and Rome.
Looks amazing. I’ve never been but I think this is a sign. What was your favorite part of the trip?
I would definitely put Santorini on your bucket list/places to see before you die.
I would have to say my favourite part was renting a car and driving all over the island. We got lost a bunch of times, but it was fun- like a relaxed version of the Amazing Race.
Santorini is one of my favorite places! I love shopping in all the open air markets. I have fond memories of the crazy donkey ride up the side of the mountain too… once was enough for that.
I thought about doing the donkey ride, but just ended up walking all the way down and going back up via cable car. It was funny watching some people struggle with their donkey on the way up.
Simply breathtaking. I love the Red Beach and the sunset. I also enjoy exploring the villages of Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli, Oia and the immortal Skaros Rock on foot. Wonderful experience, would love to return!
I feel like I need to make another trip back as well and spend more time visiting the other islands! Thanks for stopping by!