Watching the sun melt into the Aegean from the clifftop village of Oia, painting the white walls in liquid gold.
The journey to Santorini was one that had been on my list for years. There's something about arriving in a place you've only ever seen in photographs — the way reality fills in all the gaps your imagination left open.
I spent my first day wandering without a map, letting the streets of Santorini guide me. This kind of aimless exploration is my favorite part of travel.
