travelerjan

Best to book Olympic online for your flight from Athens to Paros, Maburch, and DO NOT delay -- only 1 flight on most days and not a big plane. Not served by other airlines.. There is no price advantage in doing a round trip. If you are on Santorini, many MORE flights back to Athens... on Olympic, on Aegean Air (which has better prices usually, except on high-demand days), and also Sky Express.

maburch

So helpful, thanks.

blueberry5203

such a great trip report, thank you. May I ask a silly question? What is "DH"? as in:

We went down towards the castle each evening before dinner to see the sunset too, and DH got some amazing pictures. But, then again, every picture in Oia was amazing!

travelerjan

Alas, blueberry, you have encountered one of the "cutesy" traditions that some Fodorites still follow. I don't know WHO started it, but years ago, some trip-reporters started using "DH" to mean "Dear Husband," and "DS" and "DD" for "Dear Son" and "Dear Daughter". There have even been sightings of "DSIL" (Dear Son-in-Law") and (God help us) "DSO" (Dear Significant Other). Oddly enough, this practice is followed only by Female Fodorites. I have never once seen a male Fodor Forum poster use "DW". Does this tell us something?

No amount of tut-tutting will discourage these D-ites. Just ignore it, and be grateful that the practice has waned among long-time Fodorites of inquiring after the health of each others' pets.

blueberry5203

Thank you Travelerjan. You know I did think at one point- could it be 'darling husband'. I thought.. no way... lol. Thank you for letting me in on this fodors tradition!

Heimdall

Actually there are three flights per day from Athens to Paros (fewer in winter), but I agree, book online on http://www.olympicairlines.com/.

maburch

We just wanted to let you know we followed your exact trip to Paros, Santorini and Athens from October 14-23. The only change we made was that we stayed at Aris Caves in Santorini. Everything about the trip was perfect including the weather. All your directions, suggestions, hotels and restaurants were so helpful. Oh, we stayed at the Electra in Athens. Can't remember if you did that. Thank you so much. I tell people all the time I planned my trip from a stranger on Fodor's Forum. I love this site.

basch0902

great report. bookmarking

tsavage

Thank you so much for the detail included in your report! This is SO helpful! We are planning our trip to Italy and Greece this May and just might duplicate your itinerary while in Greece!

bg17

What an amazing trip that had to be. Santorini has got to be one of the most beautiful locations in the world. Your report has only made me want to return to Greece even more.

KERRYAJS1

Delightful report! An Aussie airline may be offering cheap flights to Rome and Athens and, with some persuasion from Greek friends and this report, I am leaning towards Greece rather than Italy for a change if this comes about.Thanks!

rk416

Many thanks for sharing your experiences. It brought joy to my heart to hear how much you enjoyed your trip. May you have many more wonderful times where you go!

BeachGirl247

bookmarking

We are looking into the same stops you chose so this is a very helpful report!

Chutesoarinval

I am hoping to go to greece with my daughter possibly in OCtober which airlines did you use from the midwest ? I actually will most likely meet her in NY and go from there as she lives in San Francisco I in Missouri.
Your trip report was wonderful and we will probably pick Paros and stay put for 5 days soakin in the culture.

travelerjan

Chutes, Late September would be better than October, because activities and such really start to slow down in October. With only 5 days (only 5???) for your stay (is it worth the $1000++ air fare???) you cannot waste a minute, not to mention 4 or 5 hours, on a ferry ride.

Thus your best bet would be to land and immediately take a flight to Paros. THus, your best flight from NY is the Delta nonstop that arrives about 9 or 9:30 am in Athens. That way, you could get an 11:30 Olympic Flight to Paros, and be there by 12:10... there's also a 3:15 pm flight. These flights are currently available on Saturday 9/25 and 1st weekend of October --- but you must be warned these flights fill up FAST because they only hold 50 passengers ...

I'm just telling you this because you are planning a trip with a really tight schedule; you also might consider flying BACK from Paros to Athens.

starrs

I'm so glad this report was topped. Greece is my dream trip and this sounds so wonderful I may follow exactly in your footsteps. Even switching rooms sounds fun

nativetourist

Bookmarking

indiancouple

Bookmarking. Great report for us, as we are planning a Greece trip in June 2011, visiting Athens, Paros, Santorini and Nafplion. You have covered 3 out of these 4. Hence very useful.