I've been looking forward to visiting Santorini for a long time- ever since it was featured in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (lol). It is just as gorgeous in person as it is on film. The island is huge, and its caldera rim is magnificent. It has several villages and beaches to visit, not to mention its famous white washed houses and blue- topped churches. I stayed in the main town, Fira, which has the good nightlife and tons of shops and restaurants. The ...

Ios is a big party island. The rest of it is small though. It's one main road and the town is mostly restaurants, bars and churches. I spent my time by the (free) pool, lounging and drinking beer. The pool was a really nice (free!) change. It was nice to swim in chlorinated water. I was curious about the beach so I checked it out too. Oh my God. Sand, for one. All the other beaches I have been to had pebbles or stones. It was a huge beach. And the water... Abs...

Mykonos and Delos Mykonos is beautiful. White washed houses, narrow & winding roads, beaches, shops and windmills. I spent 2 days there and saw quite a lot. I stayed 2 minutes from Paradise Beach at their hostel. I booked a cute one person cabin, which is 2/3rds bed lol. Very simple but all you need. Shared bathrooms and showers of course. These hostel/ camping/ beach resorts have everything: shops, restaurants, bars, mini-mart and a nightclub. It is about 2...

Athens The city surpassed my expectations. Everyone knows about the issues Greece is currently going through and I had read the city was dirty and overrated- but I feel differently and enjoyed my time in Athens. I stayed in the old town called Plaka. I had a view of acropolis and it was a cute, touristy area with lots of stores and restaurants. Of course the big show is the ruins and it took me three days to see them all! Acropolis is amazing. Built up on a m...