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Greece Summer 2025 - Part 6 Mainland Road Trip Itinerary, Kamena Vourla-Thermopylae

  Our bags were packed and we were ready to continue our journey. It was time to leave the beautiful islands of Greece and head over to the mainland. We took the bus from our AirBnb to the port, and then from there we took a ferry to Athens. Ferry tickets were bought in advance at Ferryhopper . The ferry I had chosen was a huge one, and it's not the fast ferry. I purposely chose a slower ferry because they are less bouncy so it's a more comfortable ride. All packed and ready to go On the ferry On the ferry Our ferry took us to Piraeus port in Athens, and from the port we took a taxi to the car rental office. I had booked from Sixt downtown. We had a little scare when we got there because they weren't able to find our booking. It turned out that I had actually booked the car for the wrong holiday dates! This is what happens when you plan multiple holidays at the same time! Fortunately for us, the booking was changeable and they had one cancellation for that day. We got a Nis...
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Greece Summer 2025 - Part 5 Antiparos

Antiparos Never heard of it before? Neither had I, until I started researching for this trip. Located on the southwest side of the Paros Island, this small island is a nice day trip from Paros. Ferries run from Port of Pounta  in Paros quite frequently, and it takes about 10 minutes to cross. If you have a car, you can drive right on to the ferry and bring your car along to Antiparos. 

Greece Summer 2025 - Part 4 Paros

  Paros. An island I’ve never heard of before until I did my research for this trip, but it turned out to be pretty popular! We stayed 3 nights in Paros, so let’s cover the Itinerary first. Day 1 11:00 am Checked out of Delion View Hotel Santorini 12:00 pm Took the bus from Fira to the port 3:30 pm Took a Blue Star Delos Ferry to Paros 6:45 pm Arrived at Paros port Went to Airbnb by Taxi and checked in Walked to Naoussa city centre and explored Dinner at Sigi Ikhtios Day 2 Breakfast at Ragoussis Bakery Rented a car Explored St. Constantine Panoramic Church area including Frankish Castle Explored Lefke Village Visited Kalogeros Beach Visited Golden Beach Day 3 Day trip to Anti Paros Just like in Santorini, we booked a taxi to pick us up at the port through our accommodation. In this case, our host booked it for us. The taxi driver was already waiting for us at the port when we arrived, with a Mercedes, no less. It was a short drive from the port to our AirBnb and it turned out to be...