Santorini, Greece - Part 1; August 2018
Santorini, Greece (part 1)
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Sharing video highlights/slight vlog-ish of our Santorini Trip – Part 1 (super late upload).
Warning a bit long: If you’re planning to go to Santorini this might be helpful.
Some observations/highlights during this Santorini trip:
1. Places to visit in Santorini – Three Bells of Fira, Imerovigli Anastasi Church, Ammoudi Bay, Byzantine castle ruins, Oia Castle, Atlantis books, Μουσείο Μουσικών Οργάνων Θήρας (Museum), Santorini Sunset view, Perissa Beach, Firá, Akrotíri Archaeological Site and Red Beach, Ancient Thira, Archeological Museum, Firá, Museum of Prehistoric Thira, Blue Domes at Perissa, Imerovigli Anastasi Church
2. Accomodation - We stayed for 3 days in Santorini. I stayed at Valvi Irini (114 sgd per room per night), Villa Kostas (115sgd per room per night). I highly recommend Villa Kostas (Mary the owner showed so much hospitality during my stay). A bit pricey during Summer season (peak).My friend Nhitz stayed at Villa Kasteli also a good place to stay.
3. Transport – Hiring a private Shuttle will cost you 30Euros per trip (a bit pricey), so we highly suggest to take public transpo (bus), it will only cost you 2-3euros per trip. If you can drive, hiring a car for the whole day will be a good option as well.
4. Tours – We only booked the tour package for Sunset Cruise, the rest is DIY (do it yourself) especially for Oia, Santorini, Walking from Fira to Oia is also advisable if you want to see more breathtaking sceneries of Santorini, but please be warned that it would take atleast 2-3 hours of walk in the scourging heat of the sun so bring water bottle with you.
5. Foods – most common that you should try – Souvlaki, Moussaka, Gyros, Feta and Cheese. Ofcourse the Greek Yogurt. Food here is cheaper compared to other European countries (ranging from 7 – 10 euros per meal- they have big servings per plate, so we normally share 1 order for 2 person).
6. Photography – you need to have lots of patience if you want an instagrammble shot at Oia, Santorini, you need to queue for a certain spot just to have that perfect shot.
7. Perissa Beach – Black sand beach, the water was really good that I find it therapeutic, instead of visiting other places, we stayed here for the rest of the day just to relax, that’s how good it was.
8. Visa Application / Insurance – If you’re from Singapore, if Greece is your only destination you can only apply for it at French Embassy. Visa fee from Singapore - $94.20 (Singapore dollar). Insurance is also mandatory for acquiring Schengen visa. I avail mine at FWD – SG$72.80 for coverage of 3 weeks.
9. Locals – as per our experience most of them were accommodating, the taxi driver taught us some of their language. They can understand English, though if not, you can use google translator (it helps).
10. Weather – we went there during summer, and Summer there is really the HOTTTT summer 32-33 degs. (compared to other Europe cities where it is summer but the temp. At morning is at 16deg cels). Use sunscreen if you like. For me, I’m the only person there who used umbrella – trust me it helps a lot. hahaha (too hot), though you might feel judged at first, coz Europeans love the heat of the sun. Don’t forget to bring water if you visit in summer.
11. Wifi / Internet – If you’re from Singapore, we highly recommend Changi Recommends. Around, 5-7 Sgd per day. Or avail of pocket data. Some of my friends bought sim cards from online stores (it will save a lot of penny, though it will limit your internet use – not for millenials.lol)
12. Cost – It is pricier to visit in Summer (coz its their peak season), though its okay as well, coz more activities can be done. Also you don’t need to carry a lot of bulky winter clothes, - tee’s (tshirt) will be enough/good.
13. Language – 99% of people in Santorini speak in Greek (but as per our experience they can easily understand English). We tried to speak in English for this Video – to cater for our foreign friends..lol (pardon the grammar, accent issues). Of course, we don’t know how to speak in greek.
14. Create lots of Memories, i’m thankful to my gorgeous and super beautiful travelmate Nhitz here who’s very selfless in taking our photos. We brought, Mirrorless cam, SLR Cam, DJI stabilizer for videos. (aside from our phone cam)
15. For part two of this Santorini Trip..please click this link.
Note: I do not own any of the music used for this video. All rights belong to the respective owner. – No intentions of monetizing this video.
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