So say a week on the mainland, a week on a major island (Crete, Corfu, Rhodes) and a week split betw

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I have 3 weeks in May to spend in Greece with my daughters ages 20 and 22 -so just us 3 ladies!!. I have made no plans for anything yet. I would like to go to Delphi and Metorini,Mykonos and Santorini- Is Crete a good place to spend about a week? I also plan to go to Patmos and would like to go to Aegina,Hydra-Any suggestions on how to travel,what itenerary and where to stay/eat? I am on a tight budget. Someone told me NOT to make reservations to spend the night on the islands because local people will be at ferries hotel near new orleans french quarter holding signs up with cheaper places to stay-Is this true and/or dependable? All guided tours seem to be out of price range since I am paying for all of us-Any help would be deeply appreciated. I had NO IDEA how complicated Greece was until AFTER I agreed to the trip and booked hotel near new orleans french quarter the tickets hotel near new orleans french quarter or Id probably have run the other way!
Not making any reservations means that you will have to search for suitable accommodation upon your arrival, which isn't always easy. There are people waiting at the port indeed, but only on certain islands, mainly hotel near new orleans french quarter the Cyclades.
I agree you need to get a decent map and check where these places are so you are not backtracking all over the place. hotel near new orleans french quarter Most people suggest leaving Athens until last in case of ferry cancellations coming back from the islands. You could do the islands first then the mainland second. Although you have 3 weeks it sounds to me like you have too many places on your list. Also as May is only weeks away, get researching now!
I would suggest getting hold of a good guidebook - Lonely Planet Greece would be good as it has cheaper places to stay and really good maps. For example at Piraeus, the port, it can be confusing about where all the ferries arrive and depart so checking out a map beforehand will help a lot.
People tend to say, 'to see as much as possible' which is understandable but they also tend to confuse the word 'much' with the word 'many'. They are not synonymous. The way to see/do as 'much' as possible is to spend your time and money IN places, not in BETWEEN places.
hotel near new orleans french quarter I would suggest you cut your list down drastically. It's a vacation, not a race or a list to tick names off. I would not plan on visiting anywhere for less than 4 nights/3 full days and I would suggest that you spend a week in each of two places. One being the mainland and the second being an island of your choice. That leaves enough time for squeezing in 2 short stops somewhere else.
So say a week on the mainland, a week on a major island (Crete, Corfu, Rhodes) and a week split between two other islands like Mykonos or Santorini. You will waste less time and money moving and have a far more relaxing vacation. Does that sound complicated to you?
Thank yo all-I have done so much research is part of my problem-I have watched hotel near new orleans french quarter dvds rented library books and bought a big book on budget europe(includes Greece) and the lonely hotel near new orleans french quarter palnet newest addition-The hotel near new orleans french quarter more I read the more I dont know what is the best to do iwth the girls-Im laid back and easy -as long as i a m traveling I dont care when or where that much-Iam also very spontaneous which make planning hotel near new orleans french quarter very difficult to me-Thanks for your patience with me and your help-I so dont want to disappoint my girls - Thanks again-susan
hotel near new orleans french quarter At the age your daughters are they should be actively planning this with you. Surely they have some ideas of where they'd like to go and what they'd like to see? If not, they need to be researching as well. They will enjoy it more if there are things they are looking forward to and if they know a bit more about what is planned, hotel near new orleans french quarter rather than just following their Mum.
Good point re the daughters taking more responsibility in the decision hotel near new orleans french quarter making. As you have done research then it now appears hotel near new orleans french quarter that what you are suffering from is 'paralysis by analysis'. Simply too many attractive choices. What do they want to do on this vacation?
Greece hotel near new orleans french quarter is no different than home. If you live (I'm just guessing)in the USA for example, you wouldn't think of visiting hotel near new orleans french quarter California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, etc. all in 3 weeks. But that is what you are basically saying you want to do in Greece. Too many places which all could provide you with enough to see and do for a week or more each.
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