Greece 2023 - Cyclades islands - Santorini
We travelled to Heathrow airport in a giant private limo.... well almost. It was new the Basingstoke to Heathrow bus service which was completely empty, there and back. Both times the drivers were friendly, I think they appreciated the company, and the journey easy and relaxing. We arrived with enough time to grab a sandwich for the plane and a few pre flight drinks before taking our aisle seats for the 4 hour journey to Santorini. We arrived into Santorini at around 6pm and were greeted by the driver the hotel had arranged for us with his very swanky minibus. It was a short and easy drive to the hotel taking in the more local side of the island. We really struggled to find a hotel in Santorini. Most people stay in Ola or Fira which are known to be crazy busy. We decided to stay in the slightly quieter town of Imerovigli, which was still on the edge of the caldera and only a 20 minute walk to Fira and had less tourists. We looked at hotels with rooms over looking t...