We used a travel site and booked a 5 star all-inclusive resort with flights and all, 3 days before we left for the trip for a ridiculously low price. We left on Sunday and came back today, Thursday. A few little glitches here and there, but at the end of the day, we left excited to see what we were about to venture off into.
Now when I was telling a few people that I couldn't Skype or Facebook for a while because I was "going to be in Greece", I got a lot of "ohhh well look at you world traveling." Thing is, our flight was an hour long. It's not like I live as far away as the United States. I'm ever so grateful to be so close to so many places people only dream of going to.
So Tips of advice while traveling to Rhodes (this is the best way I can describe the whole trip):
1. Rent ATV's. At first we thought the boys were crazy for wanting to get them for the 3 days that weren't travel, but it was the best idea they could have had. We used the ATV's (which are street legal) to go anywhere we wanted from the resort. On the first day we just drove around and had some fun. The second day we used them to get from our resort to the Old City, which was much better than renting a car because we got to see all the amazing a beautiful sights without the restraint of a window. The third day was kind of rainy, and to be perfectly honest, we used them to have a little fun in the rain because we couldn't exactly swim at the pool. The boys drove and had a little drifting fun with us holding on for dear life. Mom, you would be proud because I probably said the Hail Mary about 30 times. We went around turns fast and over a mini jump we found on the side streets. So, props to you boys.
2. See the old stuff. Sure, it might not sound like the most fun thing to do, but when you get to plan what you want to see and do it with friends, it can actually be pretty fun. Group tours get boring sometimes, and sure you might not learn all the stories, but that's why God made Wikipedia. We took the second day to leave the resort and go venture around the Old City. After walking around the medieval moat at our own leisure and having a quaint lunch, we climbed all these old sites and got amazing views. Things you probably can't do with an organized tour. After, I got the privilege of driving us back to our resort before we went Jet Skiing.
3. Become friends with the staff. Since we were at an all-inclusive resort, there was a staff for games, the bars, the restaurants and more. Well, half the reason why everything was so cheap was because it was the end of the holiday season and there were a lot of old people and a lack of younger people. So we ended up legitimately becoming friends with all of them. The boys participated in all the shows at night and I'm proud to say I am friends with the one and only winner of Mr. Electra (The resort we stayed at). Then at the end of the night, we all went to their common hang out spot and later to a little bar/club thing. It was always fun to see everyone out of uniform and have inside jokes. This way, you're not only with the people you came with, but you also have the staff. We never would have known about half the little places we went if it weren't for them.
4. Stay at an all-inclusive. Nothing is better than not having to cook your meals and a pool at your disposal.
Again, I say props to the boys for this whole idea. It was a super cheap way to just relax, get back my faint tan and see a new and interesting place. Hopefully I can come back soon!
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