Cheap, hot, good book and food, this is all I was looking for in a week away. Thanks to Debbie at Voyager Travel Direct I booked seven nights on Santorini in the Greek Isles, which fulfilled all my requirements. Staying in the resort of Perissa on the south east part of the island famous for it’s black beaches.
The island had a more mature feel, it wasn’t just about getting drunk which I would expect on an island such as Corfu. There were lots of couples holidaying together on the island, very few all girl/boy groups and even fewer groups with children.
There are two main roads in Perissa, one running right next to the beach and the other running parallel to that. Both roads had an abundance of restaurants/bars for you to patronise. After two or three days, there didn’t seem that much difference between the menus, all offering the same Greek dishes. So it was more of a choice of location and interior design with regard to which restaurant to eat at.
Greek salads come out with the feta cheese in one big slab on the top and one of my favourite things to eat on the island. Was introduced to taziki and moussaka. Taziki is a yogurt-based dip with cucumber and garlic. Moussaka is an aubergine layered, oven-baked dish.
As well as eateries, there were loads of dirt and motorbike rental shops, tour offices and twenty-four hour bakeries. Even in June the sun was so hot during the middle part of the day, can’t imagine how hot it must get in August.
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