9 tips to save money & have the best time in Santorini

Destination: Santorini
Travel Companions: Nancy, Lara, Patricia
Duration: 4 days
Budget: 1,400$ pp

Warning: Prepare for your eyes to hurt so badly from all the beauty that Santorini will shine upon you. Moreover, a distinguishing thing about Greek people is their hospitality and friendliness, best I have seen so far.

From Santorini with Lava - Fira Caldera View

Guidelines for traveling alone, Part 2: "How to make the best of your time"

Following the first part where I covered safety and comfort, today's post is going to be about how to plan your trip in a way that allows you to make the best of your time. This is also applicable for couples or a group of friends ;)

Taken in Budapest - June 2015

Guidelines for traveling alone, Part 1: "Safety and Comfort"

I've been traveling a lot for work in the past few years which allowed me to add in a weekend here and there around business trips, and evidently I'd be alone! The more I became comfortable with it, the more solo trips I did. It's definitely something I recommend you try few times in your life. It's such an interesting experience.

You can start with cities where you know one person there, makes it a bit easier to know you're going to have one person there that you can catchup with over coffee. With time, you can start moving into new territories such as having no one there and completely relying on yourself. This post is around Safety and Comfort, and you can also check Part 2 which is more around how to make the best of your time.

Here are some tips that could help you should you decide to travel on your own: