Wanderlust Wednesday

So lately I’ve been having what feels like insatiable wanderlust.  I find myself daydreaming about traveling the world and seeing new beautiful places pretty much every minute of the day now.  And this feels new to me, because I’m a homebody…and I know always have a piece of me that is a homebody, but I’ve never had the desire to travel like I’ve had lately.  I blame my husband. He is an adventurer at heart and has such a hard time sitting still.  So he has brought that out in me and I’m excited to see where that may lead us together!!

That brings me to this post…Wanderlust Wednesday.  A new component I want to really incorporate more into my blog is our travels and finding beautiful places to visit and stay and what activities to do while you’re there.  Wanderlust Wednesday will serve as my place for inspiration, to virtually tack a new spot up on my travel wish list board, so to speak.

My goal is to share a new spot with each post that is Wanderlust-worthy. If you’ve ever been to any of these places and have any recommendations or feedback please share in the comments.

To start I had to go with the place that has been on my list since I was in high school, so YES even back before I felt like I really wanted to do a lot of traveling I knew I wanted to see this place one day.  I’m sure it will come as no shock that this place is Santorini, Greece.

The whitewashed homes and buildings, the cliffs overlooking the blue waters, and the romantic vibe of the island paired with the rugged terrain is just so dreamy.

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I mean can you even believe that people LIVE there? That is what they see every day? The beauty is breathtaking.

So many of the hotels have these amazing pools and places to look out over the sea. I’ve seen some airbnb’s in my research that do too!  So that’s always an option.

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Here is a map of Santorini:

The island is shaped like a wonky croissant, and the neighbouring islets hint at the fact that Santorini was once circular; it was known as Strongili (the Round One). Thousands of years ago a colossal volcanic eruption caused the centre of Strongili to sink, leaving a caldera (or crater) with towering cliffs along the east side – now Santorini’s trademark landscape. -(source)

After researching on the internet for a bit, I have a few things I know I would want to do.  These are just my starting points! If you’ve been and I’m missing a must-do activity, let me know!

• Hike the Caldera Path
• A Catamaran Sailing Trip
• Go do wine tastings at wineries & visit the Santorini Brewing Company
• Relax and watch a sunset over the cliffs
• Visit one (or more) of the beaches

Places to stay:

I’ve heard and read that Fira and Imerovigli are the places to stay if you like to be close to more touristy spots and more of the hustle and bustle of what’s going on.  Fira is the island’s capital and Imerovigli is about a half-hour walk away and located at the highest point of the caldera.  If you want to be further away, Oia seems the place for you.  This is also the place that heralds the most attention for its sunsets, however I can’t image any place on Santorini could produce a bad sunset.

It is with great hope that I can write a second installment to my Santorini Wanderlust post…one that covers the locations I’ve done heavy research on where to stay, where to eat, etc. And then hopefully a third where I recap the trip I’ve actually been on 🙂

Would love any tips or advice if you’ve been!!

What place is on your Wanderlust list?

xo,

Bess