Greece Photo Diary

And now we dance!

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Alexa Phillips
September 10, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

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Y’all, Greece was amazing. 

I couldn’t resist putting together a little photo diary from my trip to Greece to share with all of you in this newsletter. Over the course of my two-week trip, I spent time in Athens, Paros, Naxos, and Santorini (and yes, Santorini is worth the hype). 

Here’s a handful of my favorite shots (narrowing them down was so hard—there were so many good photos to choose from!).

On the street near Plaka, Athens. The aesthetics were enough to make me stop and snap a pic.

As far as Airbnbs go, you can’t go wrong with one with a view of the Acropolis.

The Cyclades are known for their “sugar cube” architecture. In my opinion, Paros had the best of the 3 islands.

Santa Maria Beach, Paros

On our last day in Paros, we did a boat tour around the island. One of the swim stops was Agios Nicholaos, a little church on an island in the middle of the water. We were able to swim to the church and light a candle, which was pretty special.

Lefkes, Paros

We stumbled upon this Greek spice shop/market in Naxos—we thought it was a basket store—but it was BEAUTIFUL on the inside.

Naxos Town, Naxos

Naxos, near Agios Georgios Beach

Temple of Apollo, Naxos

Oia, Santorini

What’s a Greek island without octopothi?

Oia at dusk, Santorini

Church of St. Minas, Fira, Santorini

Obligatory cat photo. Cats basically run the place.

The sunset shot of Oia. A bucket list shot for me for sure.

Overlooking Fira, Santorini. You can walk between Fira and Oia. It’s definitely not for the faint-hearted but the views and accomplishment make up for it. You pass through Fira, Firostefani, and Imerovigli along the way.

And with that, summer 2024 is officially in the books. As much as I’m not ready to say goodbye, I’m ready for sweater weather and my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew. 

CREATIVE CORNER

  • 🎞️ What I’m Consuming: I watched A LOT of media between all of my flights, but I got sucked into Love is Blind UK.

  • 💡 What I’m Loving: The cooler pre-fall weather I came back to in Seattle

  • 🎨 What I’m Working On: Catching up on my travel art journal - I’m WAY behind!

  • 💭 Weekly Musing:

I asked God, “What is Greece?” and he said, “My home.”

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Alexa Phillips is a writer, brand strategist, and multi-passionate creative. She is the founder and Chief Brand Architect at Bright Eyes Creative, a creative studio that helps consultants, service providers, and coaches monetize their zone of genius and creativity through courses, content, and productized offers.

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