08/07/2024
When I see those “instagram vs reality posts” it kind of annoys me ! For example : They show Santorini looking gorgeous and empty, then “reality” shows the crowds, but they go during the busiest time of day to the busiest places .
if you get off a cruise ship with 1st - thousands of people 2nd: in the busiest time of day 3rd : tourist places only, of course there will be crowds. You’re asking for it.
1: When you want to go to busy tourist places consider going in the early morning, because most people like to sleep in, it’s the same as sunset, just sunrise instead, but with no one in the streets. Then when crowds start showing up go back to your hotel and take a nap.
2; research areas that are kind of hidden and tourists don’t go to, or places the people from the cruise ships don’t go to. Odds are you can walk around all day and hardly anyone will be there .
As you see in the first few photos. The streets of Santorini are empty because they were taken at breakfast time. The last photo was in the hot sun midday in a quiet community with almost no one there .
There will be crowds , but research before you go! Like for instance , jubilee next year in Italy will mean more people. However most of the people traveling for jubilee will be going to Rome. Not to lakes and mountains and wineries. So Rome will be very crowded, but we are only there one day then we head to other parts.