{"id":32711,"date":"2018-07-10T18:18:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T22:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/?p=32711"},"modified":"2021-03-25T22:06:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T02:06:44","slug":"i-made-it-to-greece-alive-in-one-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2018\/07\/10\/i-made-it-to-greece-alive-in-one-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"I Made It To Greece Alive & In One Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"
I MADE IT TO GREECE! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
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It feels good to breathe the fresh air in Europe following my travels overseas. My journey to Greece took nearly a full 24 hours from start to finish.<\/strong> It wasn’t supposed to take so long but between flight delays and figuring out how to navigate… it did.<\/p>\n My flight itinerary to Greece included a layover in Italy. I was excited to return to my Motherland – even if it was capped at three or four hours. That quick taste of Rome was enough to make me realize one thing: I need to go back.<\/strong> I visited Italy once before as a kid and I think I would have a totally different appreciation for it nowadays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the cross-Atlantic flight to Italy, I flew with Norwegian Airlines. They are a newer, small-budget airline. I was a bit apprehensive to fly with them given my lack of history flying with them but between the positive reviews online and the affordable price tag for the ticket to Greece, I decided to give them a chance. Norwegian Airlines offers amazing value for what you pay.<\/strong> (My ticket was cheap and I had so much space since the seats beside me were all empty! The seats were padded and so comfy!)<\/p>\n Naturally, there are certain things we come to expect with budget airlines. Things like: paying extra to check a bag and for food. (Throw back to when I paid to check my backpack but waited forever for it to register. Fear not: it finally processed with time to spare.<\/a>) Though I did pay for a checked bag,\u00a0I did not want to pay for airline food<\/strong> so I purchased a small bag of trail mix before my plane left.<\/p>\n