So here are some final thoughts on Greece: Favorite island: rhodes. There is just so much stuff you can do there. And it's big; you can stay in old rhodes town, lindos, or in a beach resort. It's just so welcoming and charming there. Best scenery: santorini. You would be crazy to say otherwise. Least welcoming island: Crete. Not a fan. Best activity: donkey riding. You just can't not do it. Hardest thing to adjust to: not being able to throw toilet paper in...

Χρονιά ποππά Clayton! That would be happy birthday in Greek. Please don't ask me how to pronounce it. The lady tried to teach me, but believe me when I say it was hopeless. This morning we woke up to the ship braking into piraeus port. It's bittersweet being back in Athens. I love Athens, but the cruise was fantastic and I could've done a few more days. We metroed back to our hotel, ditched our bags, and began our final day in Athens. We bought an...

Well, I woke up the morning of my birthday, docked on the island of crete. Crete, the island that hates 17's. I'll come back to that. Crete is the largest island in Greece and is south of athens. I actually didn't get a great impression from the port town of Heraklion. It wasn't nearly as quaint or traditional as the other island towns we have been to so far. It kinda just looked like a big city. Soo we decided to be adventurous once more and find the bus stati...

Look both ways before you cross the street, or you may get hit by a donkey. So the second stop of the day and our last stop of the cruise was no other then the famous santorini. Santorini is a member of the cyclades island group and is a volcanic island. It's known for it's white towns hanging off the sides of the back and red volcanic cliffs. It didn't fail to amaze. We pulled up at about 4pm this afternoon and since the island is completely made of cliffs, th...

So I have decided I would like to be a princess. And live in the city of Rhodes. Rhodes is the largest Greek island of the dodacanese group, and it is famed for perpetual sunlight. True to it's rep, the weather was fantastic. Rhodes is particularly known for it's old town, called Rhodes town. It's a medieval village with a fortified stone wall and a moat. The streets are ancient and cobblestoned and the buildings were absolutely adorable. It's an amazing town.. ...