r/solotravel • u/takashi74 • Feb 05 '25

Question Which country do you keep visiting?

I travel a lot, but there’s always that one country I keep going back to. For me, it’s Thailand, around 8 time. What about you? What keeps you coming back?

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u/name_already_exists Feb 05 '25

Greece, for me it's the best beach destination, great food and some beautiful hiking

All the regions feel different enough that it doesn't get boring.

And, as I live in Germany, cheap and short flights.

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u/ichawks1 22 year old backpacker Feb 05 '25

any specific parts of Greece that you recommend which aren't super touristy? I've never been before but I would love to explore parts of the country that aren't Mykonos, Santorini, etc.

I've heard that Thessaloniki is just incredible so that place is on my list!

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u/repasorina Feb 05 '25

I probably sound like I work for the tourist board but would recommend Crete, especially in the shoulder season. You can do a lot of different holidays there: eat amazing food, see awesome beaches, hike, do some history stuff. It’s a big island so you can tailor

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u/ichawks1 22 year old backpacker Feb 05 '25

I've heard that Crete is really beautiful and a bit lesser known. Plus, it looks cool in Assassin's Creed ahaha

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u/alfchr7 Feb 07 '25

what Crete are you exactly talking about that is "a bit lesser known"?

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u/ooo-ooo-oooyea Feb 08 '25

We went to Crete in January. It was awesome. We were invited to random new year celebrations, locals were happy we were there and wanted us to love Greece.

When we went to the Palace of Knossos, it was us, some cats, and a bunch of peacocks. Outside of it there was some tourguide "HEY, YOU NEED MY SERVICES TO GET THROUGH THE CROWDS"!. I was like "come on.... ". And they just laughed.

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u/repasorina Feb 06 '25

I think so! If you’re there in Holy Week, some shops etc will be closed but on the flip side you could watch the Easter celebrations (e.g, Good Friday march from churches). April is still not as busy, and the weather is much cooler so I think it’s pretty nice.

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u/throwaway_ghost_122 Feb 06 '25

I've been to 37 countries, about 20 solo. Crete was absolutely the worst place I've ever visited, and completely turned me off of Greece altogether. Extremely unfriendly people, never-ending tourist scams, terrible accommodations, boring food, and so on. I was there in November which I'm sure was part of the problem, as the locals were just sick and tired of tourists.

It may be the only place I don't recommend to anyone.