Greece is the WORD

I met Allie in Greece. 

It was a glorious reunion. 

For those of you who don't know Allie, she is my best friend in the universe and the star in my heavenly sky; we've known eachother for 15 years and everyone mistakes us for sisters, including 13 different people on this trip alone. On our trip we had a guest; his name was Flat Stanley and he accompanied us all over Greece and Croatia and London. 

In Greece, we were in the Dodocanese and the Cyclades islands, so we didn't make it to Athens or the mainland. However, we did manage to touch down on 6 different islands: Rhodos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Koufonessia and Kos. 

Here is a map of what we did: 

1.Right on Rhodos

Huge Turkish influence with an immaculate fortress old city

 and amazing stone and rock streets! 

(They felt good under my Birkenstocks. :)

2. Pleasurable Paros 

Humble and down-to-earth locals, mind-blowing views whilst ATV-ing 

and sensational calamari! YUM!

3. Easy-Peasy Koufonessi 

  a teensy-tiny, non-touristy

romantic island

with more goats than people, and 

more dead people than living ones, and 

 secretive, untouched caves, and

 the most gorgeous cerulean and aquamarine beaches imaginable. 

4. Naturally, Naxos 

An artsy island close to Paros with sprawling beaches

 and the Apollo's Gate ruins readily apparent at the coastline 

(that's Flat Stanley!)

5. Supposedly Sweet Santorini

famed island with sweeping views of a volcanic crescendo

but very touristy and catered mostly to partiers 

(we were special guests at a foam party near Perissa beach)

and lacking proper beaches 

(volcanic rock! CRAZY!)

6. Casual Kos

a low-maintanence, heavily British-influenced island close to Turkey. 

Happy Hour was f**king awesome.

All of them were special and beautiful - I mean, come on, it's Greece! I still do not like feta cheese (what is wrong with me???), but I have a newfound love for squid and octopus, which I never really liked before. 

I'd have to recommend Paros and Koufonessi, personally, especially if you're looking to relax. 

For the record, we met 8 Michaels in Greece.