Travel Blog for the Savvy World Explorer
Europe travel diary from our trip to France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece in 2017. Our trip was almost a month long and we saw many incredible bucket list-worthy sites along the way.
September 23, 2017 - After a great night's sleep, we got up to head to the airport to start our journey traveling from Brussels to Atlanta. Our flight wasn't until 10:30am, but I never like to cut it close with flights (especially international ones). Also, we had to continue our European tour of Priority Pass… Continue reading Day 25: Traveling from Brussels to Atlanta
September 22, 2017 - I think this might have been our earliest day of the entire trip and it just happened to be our last. We were up by 4:00 am to make sure we could get to the pickup spot for our ride to the airport by 5:00 am. We grabbed our things at… Continue reading Day 24: Travel from Santorini, Greece to Brussels, Belgium (+Brussels Sightseeing)
September 21, 2017 - The one day on our Europe trip that we actually slept in... Dare I say we were bored?! We hung around in our Airbnb until our fresh bread arrived a little before 10:00 am. I made coffee because our place had a cute little French press and delicious Greek coffee. Of… Continue reading Day 23: The Most Relaxing Day on Santorini
September 20, 2017 - We were up before the sun this morning because I was determined to see gorgeous Santorini at its quietest! So we got up, got ready, and set out to find some delicious Greek coffee while taking in the sights. We continued down the quiet, abandoned pathways that were clogged with tourists… Continue reading Day 22: Exploring Oia, Santorini and Sunset Catamaran Tour
September 19, 2017 - Our flight to Santorini was at 10:15 am so we planned to be extra early in order to take advantage of the lounge for breakfast like we did in Naples. While we knew the Athens airport was pretty big, we had no idea where the lounge would be located. So we… Continue reading Day 21: Traveling from Athens to Santorini, Greece
September 18, 2017 - One thing that doesn't change from city to city is the fact that the best time to visit any famous site is early in the morning. With that in mind, we made sure we were ready to ascend the Acropolis to the Parthenon around 8:00 am. This was not only important… Continue reading Day 20: Athens Sightseeing
September 17, 2017 - When I was researching tours to the ruins of Delphi, I could not find one that was both high quality yet cost effective. In Greece, they have a problem with unlicensed tour guides. There might be a cheap tour that sounds great, but the guide might not be licensed. There are… Continue reading Day 19: Ruins of Delphi, Greece and Hosios Loukas Monastery
September 16, 2017 - Traveling from Sorrento to Athens wasn't the earliest morning of our trip, but it was still a rough one. Our flight to Athens wasn't until 10:35 am, but in order to get through security, have time for some breakfast at the lounge, and find our gate (we had no idea how big… Continue reading Day 18: Traveling from Sorrento to Athens
September 15, 2017 - Our ferry to Capri was departing at 7:15 am, so we made sure to leave our B&B by 6:30 am. I bought ferry tickets before our trip so we couldn't change our departure time. It worked out for us, but if we did it all over again we would have just… Continue reading Day 17: Exploring the Island of Capri
September 14, 2017 - We had to be ready at the pickup spot for our Mount Vesuvius and ruins of Pompeii tour at 8:10 am. Luckily, it was at the hotel right across the street, so we didn't have far to walk. I made sure we were out there by 8:00 am because if you're… Continue reading Day 16: Mount Vesuvius and Ruins of Pompeii