My 2024's First Trip on my quest to go beyond #lakbay100... Jan. 28 to Feb. 26, 2024
“Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god.” ― Aristotle
Greece is the 41st country on my quest to visit all 44 countries of Europe, the last country on my quest to visit the 26 countries of the Schengen Visa agreement and the 139th country on my journey beyond #lakbay100 Countries.
Greece is a country in Southern Europe, on the southernmost tip of the Balkan peninsula, with extensive coastlines and islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas. It shares borders in the north with Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. It has an ancient culture that has had a significant influence on the arts, language, philosophy, politics, and sports of western society, including the genres of comedy and drama, western alphabets, Platonic ideals and the Socratic method, democracies and republics, and the Olympics. Furthermore, it's a geographically appealing place to visit, with a mountainous mainland and idyllic island beaches.
https://wikitravel.org/en/Greece
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GREECE
timezone - UTC +0200H capital - Athens language - Greek currency - Euro (EUR)
1. Greece is home to up to 6,000 islands and islets, with only around 200 of them being inhabited.
2. Greece has 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
3. 80% of Greece is made up of mountains.
4. More tourists visit Greece every year than the entire Greek population.
5. Greece is the third largest producer of olives
6. With more than 110 archaeological museums, Greece takes out the top spot for the most in the world.
7. The capital of Greece is named after the goddess Athena.
Greek Basic Phrases:
Yassou (YAH-sue) = hello Ne / Ohi (Neh / oh-hee) = yes / no
Kalimera (kah-lee-mehr-rah ) = good day Kherete (Khe-reh-tay) = bye
Efkharisto (eff-kah-rees-toh) = thank you
Signomi (seegh-no-mee) = sorry
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Acropolis combined tour - €30) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Acropolis combined tour - €30) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Acropolis combined tour - €30) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Acropolis combined tour - €30) |
ITINERARY FOR 8-DAYS BUDGET DIY SOLO TRIP IN WINTER GREECE
This trip is part of the 28 Days Budget DIY Birthday Solo Trip in Winter Europe 2024.
Day 01: January 29 Monday GREECE 1. SANTORINI DAY 1 / Fira Skaros hiking
1235H ETD Singapore SIN T1; flight TR720
0625H ETA Athens ATH UTC +0200H; 4.5hr transit
1150H ETD Athens ATH; flight GQ342 (€89.2/₱5.6K)
1245H ETA Santorini JTR UTC +0200H; bus to Fira 2 (cash only)
Sunny Days Hotel Fira Santorini 3 Nights (€64/₱3.9K) with taxes 1.5 (cash only)
SANTORINI DAY 1 / Fira Skaros hike (3km)
TOTAL: €1.5
Day 02: January 30 Tuesday GREECE 2. SANTORINI DAY 2 / Profitis Ilias, Fira to Oía hiking
0700H Fira to Profitis Ilias hike (highest point) (10km) brunch 10
1300H back to hotel; rest
1400H Fira to Oía cliff-side hike (10 km)
1630H Oia; snacks 8
1730H bus to Fira 2; snacks 3
TOTAL: €23
Day 03: January 31 Wednesday GREECE 3. SANTORINI DAY 3 / Oia, Megalochori
0700H Fira back to Oia bus 2; Blue Dome photo
1020H Back to Fira bus 2; hotel
1200H Fira to Megalochori (8km); snacks 8
1600H Bus to Fira 2; dinner 11.5
TOTAL: €25.5
Day 04: February 01 Thursday GREECE 4. ATHENS DAY 1 / City Trip 1.
1030H Hotel Check-out; walk to bus terminal
1115H bus to airport 2
1315H ETD Santorini JTR; flight GQ343
1410H ETA Athens ATH UTC +0200H; metro 9
Sparta Team Hotel 5 Nights (€56/₱3.4K) with taxes 2.5; Lunch 4; book Meteora Monasteries Day Trip online €93
TOTAL: €110.5
Day 05: February 02 Friday GREECE 5. ATHENS DAY 2 / Meteora Monasteries Day Trip
0630H walk to meet-up; breakfast 8
0800-2300H with lunch 15hrs; Booked Acropolis combined online 30
TOTAL: €38
Day 06: February 03 Saturday GREECE 6. ATHENS DAY 3 / City Trip 2.
0700H walk to Acropolis; breakfast 10
0800H Acropolis and Acropolis Museum
Hadrian's Library, Ancient Agora, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, Panathenaic Stadium
Botanical Gardens and Zappion, Syntagma Square and Changing of the Guards
Lunch 10; dinner 6.5; snacks 15
TOTAL: €44.5
Day 07: February 04 Sunday GREECE 7. ATHENS DAY 4 / Ferry to Aegena Island.
0700H metro to Piraeus
0800H roundtrip ferry to Aegena 24; breakfast 5
1200H back to Monasteriki metro 1.2; Lunch 5; booked Delphi day trip online 35; dinner 15
TOTAL: €85
Day 08: February 05 Monday GREECE 8. ATHENS DAY 5 / Delphi day trip
0830H-1830H without admission ticket / lunch
Breakfast 3; entrance fee 6; snacks 3.5; dinner 17
TOTAL: €29.5
Day 09: February 06 Tuesday FLIGHT-OUT TO CHISINAU, MOLDOVA
0700H Acropolis morning walk; breakfast 4
0930H Hostel check-out; metro to airport 9; lunch 8
1345H ETD Athens ATH UTC +0200H; flight A3968
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Athens random self-guided walk) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Athens random self-guided walk) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Athens random self-guided walk) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Athens random self-guided walk) |
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| 8 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Greece (Athens random self-guided walk) |
Greece...
my 139th of 193 Countries of the World,
my 41st of 44 Countries of Europe and
my last country in 26 Schengen countries.
Philippine passport holder only of course.
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