All I can say is thank goodness I have another two weeks in Greece, or there would be tears all over this keyboard. All the love I felt for this country on my brief but fabulous first visit has come flooding back, and if it weren’t for the euros that seem to magically fly out of my wallet on an hourly basis I might be considering a more permanent relocation.

Heather and I flew from Brussels to Athens in a fairly delicate state post-Tomorrowland, and found Santorini was the perfect place to heal. We took refuge in an adorable apartment at Hara’s Houses and spent most of our five nights there scheming ways to never leave the perfect volcanic isle. While I wasn’t ready to go, Athens was a welcome sight and a strategic location choice for one final hurrah for Heather and I before she takes off for Germany.

Onto Photo of the Week!

Photo A
Kapari Restaurant, SantoriniDinner at the stunning Kapari Resort

Photo B
Traditional Sailing Boat, SantoriniReminders of Greece’s seafaring culture

Photo C
Greek FlagBleeding blue and white

Photo D
Wine Tasting in SantoriniWinery hopping with Viator

Photo E
Santorini DonkeysThe colors of Santorini

Photo F
Sunset at the AcropolisSunset at the Acropolis in Athens

Which photo is your favorite?

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In other news, my friend Juno over at Runaway Juno is launching the second edition of her Asian Women Empowerment conference, and registration is now open! Like AWE ’13, AWE ’14 wants to empower modern Asian women to thrive through dreaming big. This year’s event will be held in Kota Kinabalu from October 31-November 2nd — check it out, wanderers and dreamers!

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  • Maddy
    August 5 2014

    Photos B or E! 🙂 So pretty! So jealous! So glad you’re loving it! Please move there and post many, many more pics.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Le sigh. Wish I could! That pesky non-EU passport doesn’t help. But I’ll have lots more photos from the next three weeks 🙂

  • Josh
    August 5 2014

    Photo F. The acropolis is a great photo. Nice all around though. That octopus looks huge!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I get sad seeing all the octopuses drying out around the Mediterranean yet I can’t seem to stop photographing them. They are so graphic and visual and you just never get to examine them like that underwater (thought of course that is where I prefer to see them).

  • Anne
    August 5 2014

    I’m a sucker for the sea, definitely B!
    They’re all amazing though.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I know how you feel, I’m a sea sucker too 🙂

  • MCVK
    August 5 2014

    Photo C

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Quintessential Greece!

  • becky hutner
    August 5 2014

    it’s donkeys & blue doors for me this week with photo E. dying to hear more about your euro-ventures thusfar!!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      According to my ed. calendar I should start blogging about them next week! Which is a bit overwhelming to think about because right now I just have thousands of words of notes and hundreds of unedited photos to show for it. Yikes!

  • Chris
    August 5 2014

    Photo B for me.

    Captures the Mediterranean island life to a tee!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Indeed it does. I just love those boats!

  • Petra
    August 5 2014

    C and E! Love the colours. That donkey is so cute!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I feel bad for those donkeys in the hot sun but wow are they beautiful. Such a symbol of the Greek islands!

  • Kristen Neolle
    August 5 2014

    E! Ooh la la, looking forward to reading about this Greece trip. You’re one of the reasons I have it on the top of my must-visit lists for 2015!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I love to hear that! Lots more about Greece coming soon 🙂

  • Jade
    August 5 2014

    Wow, Greece looks absolutely stunning. I visited way back when I was 11 years old and have always wanted to return!
    Photo E. is my favourite- can’t get enough of those fabulous colour shots.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I’ve been dying to return since I came in 2011. And after this trip I don’t think the thirst will be quenched! I just need to keep coming back to Greece, I think 🙂

  • Leah
    August 5 2014

    Am I the first vote for photo A? Maybe I’m just hungry… 😉

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Oh my goodness Leah, it was one of the best meals of my life. I can’t wait to write about it!

  • Justine
    August 5 2014

    Greece is just too amazingly picturesque because I love all of these. But I’ll go with B, or C or E…I can’t choose!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I know, and I’m so glad I have two more Photo of the Weeks to gush about it in! Love keeping it hard to choose 🙂

  • Dad
    August 5 2014

    F….. quintessential Greece. I love it.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Oh, you’ve got to get there Dad! You will swoon at all the history.

  • They are all gorgeous and it’s impossible to choose! But I am a sucker for sunsets, so F it is. Glad to hear you have fun in Greece.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      It was the perfect time to visit the Acropolis. Just stunning!

  • I love Photo B – represents Greece nicely. One of my favourite countries 🙂

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I think after this trip I have to agree with you. It is so magical!

  • Sarah Somewhere
    August 5 2014

    Oh I love Greece too, especially Santorini. Which is why I have to go with those donkeys (E) because I (ashamedly) took one up those stairs!!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      These donkeys were in Ammoudi Bay, not Fira — not sure if that’s where you were 🙂 I did the cable car in Fira and here, we hitchhiked — not bad alternatives, ha!

  • Steve
    August 6 2014

    This week I’m choosing photo F. The Acropolis is one site I want to visit. Combine it with a sunset then I’m in heaven.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      It will be so worth it when you get there. It’s a magical place!

  • Amanda @ Farsickness
    August 6 2014

    All these photos are beautiful! I spent last week in Santorini and Athens and am dying to go back. Looking at your Instagram right after I left was PAINFUL.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I got excited looking at your Instagram before! 🙂 Fun times!

  • 2 tickets to Wonderland
    August 6 2014

    Photo B.
    We’ll be heading to Santorini this September and your photos are a real inspiration. Can’t wait to go there and to read more about your recommendations.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Oh, you are going to LOVE it! Absolutely put dinner at Kapari and a wine tour with Viator on the list, they were must-dos 🙂

      • 2 tickets to Wonderland
        August 13 2014

        Thank you for the suggestions! We’ve heard that Santorini’s wines are delicious. Where is Kapari? I’ve googled it. Is it Kapari Natural Resort in Imerovigli?

        • Alex
          August 19 2014

          Yes that’s the one! Absolutely make room in your budget for a meal there… it’s a must!

  • this was tough one! I’m going to say E b/c it’s SO greece.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I love how different people think different ones are “quintessential Greece.” I always adore seeing everyone’s different Photo of the Week opinions!

  • Breanna
    August 6 2014

    Photo F. I now know why I always wanted to go there and I’m so looking forward to all your pictures and stories from that magical mythological country

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Ah, I can’t wait to write about Greece again! In the meantime you can check out my archives from my first trip 🙂

  • Carla Turun
    August 6 2014

    Beautiful photos – Santorini is the Number 1 place i MUST visit – it looks so so beautiful, are you doing anymore posts on Malta or was it only the photo of the week ? 🙂

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Have you ever known me to keep quiet about a place? 🙂 I will definitely be posting more, just working through my travels chronologically as always!

  • Hannah
    August 6 2014

    Those photos are just beautiful, I love Greece it’s such a beautiful country.

    I adored the photos B and E, B reminds me of a lost time but E reminds me of being in Greece as a child, they’re some really happy memories. I’m glad to see that you’re loving the country.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Oh, those must be happy memories indeed. Greece would be a lovely country through a child’s eyes!

  • Ashley
    August 6 2014

    Lovely photos! I choose Photo A! And I’m dying to go to Greece- even more after this post.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I’m still here and I’m already dying to come back 🙂

  • Erika
    August 6 2014

    I have always wanted to go to Greece — it’s definitely at the top of my bucket list! I think it’s just so beautiful, which is clear in all your photos! But I’ll go with B and E.

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      Thank you Erika! Hope you get to tick it off the bucket list soon 🙂

  • Janice Stringer
    August 6 2014

    Sweet stuff Alex,
    It’s got to be the octopus all the way!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I guess I’m quite drawn to them lately — love the similarity between that photo and the one from Malta’s Photo of the Week!

  • Juno
    August 6 2014

    Greece is always one of the destinations that I’m drawn to. Really looking forward to visit sometime soon. 🙂 And thanks for #aweasia14 announcement! 🙂

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      You’re so welcome Juno! Good luck with the conference!

  • Carrie
    August 7 2014

    Fabulous photos, all of them, but Photo E really does it for me! …and hmmm… I’m observing a pattern for me when perusing your photos — my faves always include doors / doorways. …which got me curious, and so I spent some time pouring over my photos from last year’s adventure in Spain. Turns out, I have tons and TONS of photos of doors and doorways, from Sevilla to Cádiz to Barcelona to Madrid!! 😀 This has me considering “what’s next” within an entirely new [door]frame! And thanks to this post (and at least a few more to come I hope), Greece will surely be part of that picture!

    • Alex
      August 8 2014

      I love it! What a fun observation. I always see a pattern in my photos that I love shadows and reflections. I think that’s become “my thing.” Love!

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