Greece is the Word
Posted on June 18, 2008
One of my blog readers posted this comment regarding my recent trip to Greece, “I hope that you had a great trip. Can’t wait for your next post to see if you used any of your tips or if you came up with any new ones. Also, I’ve always wanted to go to Greece and would love to hear about your overall trip and particular recommendations, etc.”
Flattered that someone is reading my blog I feel I must accommodate at least part of her request. I will skip the overall trip details but I will go over some more of my past tips that I did use on this trip and I will also touch on some fun recommendations on restaurants, sites and such.
Tips I Practiced:
- Pack a Power Strip: As you can see in my Power Trip post the best tip I practiced was taking a power strip on my trip so I have to mention it again. Johnny Jet was right it, is a great thing to have in a foreign hotel room when you find yourself needing to charge all of your electronics.
- Get a First Class Sleeper: This quirky device is great for the coach class, like me, that likes to sleep on the plane. It’s a bit odd looking but you won’t care because you will be asleep…
- Hydrate Yourself: I cannot pass up on an in-flight cocktail but I do make sure that I drink plenty of water – even when I don’t want it. Staying hydrated will help prevent jet-lag and it will help keep your muscles from cramping on a long plane ride.
- Sleep Over: Another jet-lag tip. Make sure you keep in time with your new destination, i.e. if you’re headed to Europe sleep on the way over and stay awake on the way back. If you’re headed west towards Asia do the opposite.
- Day Trip: If you are headed to some night-time festivities like dinner and dancing and you are in a new town, go and find the place during the daytime. I always do this and on many occasions I have changed my plans due to a scary neighborhood that I would not want to be in at night.
- Join Medjet: Yes, I know this is shameless self promotion but you really do need to make sure you have a way home should you encounter some sort of medical emergency. Walking down the Acropolis I almost busted it many times and let me tell you I would have rolled a long way down before stopping. An accident only takes a fraction of a second to seriousy injure you.
Will’s Top Recommendations for Greece
- Climb the Acropolis in the morning – you will avoid the heat and the crowd.
- If you are in Athens you must visit the Plaka, an area at the foot of the Acropolis that is full of restaurants and shops and is happening all night.
- Get a take-away souvlaki and a beer, here we call them gyro wraps, and eat and walk through the Plaka. It is better and less expensive than sitting down to eat one. You typically have a choice between pork, chicken or mixed. My fav is the pork.
- Try the grilled octopus even if it freaks you out. It is some good stuff.
- Visit the islands, they are breathtaking. And if you like a little party and some fantastic designer shopping with your view, go to Mykonos.
- Take the Athens metro to and from the airport. It is easy, clean and much less expensive than a cab.
For more tips that I mentioned using before my trip check out my earlier post – Practicing What I Preach.
The World Wide Will
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