Greek Islands

Any of you have suggestions about vacationing in Greece?  We are going for our honeymoon next fall.  Santorini is one choice, but we want to visit two or three islands.   

I've only been to Crete... it was fab!
We went in September, so it was that bit quieter and that bit cooler... but the sea still felt like bath water!  Lovely.
And the food was brilliant... big plates of the reddest, ripest tomatoes you've ever seen , with feta cheese and olives,  and super-fresh fish.

Dont know if it's still the same (it was about 10 years ago when we went), but the beer is SO cheap too!   I seem to remember it being something like the equivalent of  50p a pint? 

We recently took a cruise of the Greek Islands that included Santorini, Mykonos, Olympia (home of the Olympic games) and Rhodes (Acropolis). All of them were awesome. Only downside was we were only at the islands one day each- I could have spent days in Santorini alone!!! Enjoy!!!

We are thinking of keeping it to two islands over ten days.  Im sold on Mykonos & Santorini! 

YUM, feta cheese, olives, fish.... I have a feeling Ill want to figure out a way to live down there!

I've only been to Crete... it was fab!
 I seem to remember it being something like the equivalent of  50p a pint? 

50p a pint?  I'm there!

This will have to be our next trip (Sometime in a year or so though  )  I've heard such great things about the Islands.  Plus thinking about the food make me want to go now!!!

I've heard that Mykonos & Santorini are amazing, great choices!

I spent time on the cyclade islands this summer. (forget which ones..will look it up later for you) They were beautiful!!!

On a side note, I loved Santorini soo much that I've got a wall mural of the cliffs of Santorini now on my bathroom wall!!!! I can look at it every day and wish I was there again 

We went to Rhodes in May and would definitely go back!

I've only been to Crete... it was fab!
We went in September, so it was that bit quieter and that bit cooler... but the sea still felt like bath water!  Lovely.
And the food was brilliant... big plates of the reddest, ripest tomatoes you've ever seen , with feta cheese and olives,  and super-fresh fish.

Dont know if it's still the same (it was about 10 years ago when we went), but the beer is SO cheap too!   I seem to remember it being something like the equivalent of  50p a pint? 

After talking to my greek friend, we decided to do Crete for ten days in September.  Two islands in ten days is a bit of a waste, considering all the travel time.  And maybe spend one day in Athens.  Im daydreaming about feta cheese and olives and beer!!!

I'm sure you'll love it!

You gotta try the Ouzo while out there, it's kinda like drinking the spring water in Bath - absolutely disgusting but you can't go without trying.
We had some on a boat cruise with French and Spanish folk and we had a great time - make sure you dillute it with a LOT of water.

Matt

On Crete, in the restaurants they will usually offer you a free after-dinner drink (or at least they did this yonks ago when i was there...).  You get a choice of ouzo, which is the aniseed-tasting spirit Matt describes above;  or retsina, which is wine that has pine resin in it!  Both are very odd tastes initially, but they grow on you! 

there are sooo many kinds of Ouzo! you'll definitely have to try a few to find one/a few you like.  mmm,  ouzo, tomatoes, olives, feta and a great view... I wanna go!!

We spent a week of our honeymoon in Santorini.  I loved it there!  Absolutely gorgeous!  I had hoped to go back for our 5 year anniversary but I was pregnant so we didn't go.  Maybe next year since we will be a lot closer.