Hi Carrie and Brian, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I enjoy them each Saturday morning. My wife and I are approaching retirement and are looking forward to a similar lifestyle to what you're doing in a few years. You do an excellent job of conveying pertinent information in an entertaining way. I appreciate Brian's sense of humor (corny as it may be at times) and Carrie's very pleasant disposition. I'm inspired and encouraged by how affordable seeing the world can be. Hopefully you will still be doing this in a few years and I can buy you a beer somewhere along the way. Please keep the videos coming. I look forward to watching each Saturday. James
Thank you, James!! My sense of humor sometimes gets me in trouble! 😆 We would love to meet up somewhere, someday for a beer. We plan on doing this for years to come. Thank you again for the kind words and support. Comments like this inspire us to keep the videos coming. Cheers!!!🍻
That was a very nice comment! Well, they deserve it, they are a lovely couple. Hope you can retire sooner than you think. Retirement is the best job ever!!!
We got our quad delivered to the airport for when we arrived. Then the two of us with one bag each went straight to the accomodation on the quad. We spent 160€ for four days.. no taxis, no buses, no waiting.. and our accommodation was out of town a bit up the mountain (great view and was cheaper then staying in any of the towns). Then the quad people picked up the quad from us when we were leaving, we drove to the airport, they took it from there, to it was amazing!!
That is so cool!! We would get one now for sure. We were very budgeted at the time but would spend the 160 now. What a great experience!! Thank you for adding to the channel! Cheers!!🍻
Binge watching your videos. I have learned to click the thumbs up at the start so I don't forget. It is a given that the video will be worth that thumb.
My husband and I are really enjoying your videos! You both do a great job delivering information in a clear and concise way and the budget breakdown is extremely helpful. I would love to see you include your meal plan for a week or a clip showing items available in the local grocery store. Obviously it would vary based on the country you’re currently staying in and I’d be interested in seeing what’s available and how you plan around that. We’ll be heading to the Algarve in October for 3 weeks, staying in Carvoeiro and have found your Portugal videos fantastic. Thank you and happy travels!
Thank you! We usually show our grocery store and our basic purchases in our monthly cost of living videos. You are correct about it being based on the country. Here in Portugal we are finding everything we need. Especially here in Lagos, the grocery store is fantastic. We will think of a way to do something on a weekly menu. Thank you for the ideas!! Safe travels!! Cheers!!!🍻
Hi guys, I can believe how much younger and happier you two look. From Portugal. I, m 75years young and do the same thing by myself in Latin and I South America. 🍻
Hi, Nora! So exciting to know that age is just age number! We believe we will be traveling for many years to come. Thank you for watching!! Safe travels. Cheers!!🍻
Nice video and some helpful tips. We just spent some time in Santorini and other Greek isles and loving it. We enjoy watching you guys and appears we are on somewhat similar paths on our retirement travel journeys. John and Bev
Thank you so much!! It does appear we are on the same path. We hope someday to explore more of Greece. After our short stay back home we are off to Tavira, Portugal for a month then on to Lagos. Safe travels and thank you again for the support!! Cheers!!!🍻
Thanks for this video, you two are great. My husband and I spent a week on Santorini in mid April 2022. Really loved the island, only place in the world that has red, black and white beach. We visited the same two wineries you mentioned, wine museum was actually my favorite. We stayed in one of the cliff caves in Fira, lots of stairs, great sunsets from our porch every night. Grocery store at top of stairs.
You can definitely get your exercise while staying in Fira. We had a great time in Santorini, we ended up doing 4 videos 🍻and we agree, the wine museum was very cool!! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers!!!
guys, I really love your videos and the way you travel, not being cheap but very budget conscious. I've been to santorini last September and I may say that renting a car makes a huge difference if staying for a short period, you can explore the whole island in a few days. The volcano tour is very very worth it. Also street food there it's delicious and pretty cheap. I'm willing to move to alicante, that's when I found your videos and follow since then. Keep up with the great work, you guys are great!
Thanks, Luiz! Renting a car is a must for sure. We really liked Alicante and could see ourselves back someday soon. It really did check all the boxes for us. We are heading to Portugal next to see what we think of the Algarve region. I'm sure we will love it as well. Thanks again and safe travels. Cheers!!!🍻
Really appreciate these videos. I have watched many of them and as a result, have really gotten an idea as to how much things would roughly cost. Don’t think your videos are futile because they’re far from it. Keep enjoying your retirement!
Love watching your travel adventures. You videos are informative, calm, fun and nicely done. I enjoy your videos every Saturday with a cup of coffee 😀. Thank you for allowing me to see many interesting places through your eyes and thoughtful life-style. Cheers 🍻🙏👏🌹
Thank you so much for sharing this video! Especially love the pics of the Santo Mines Winery and the pic of the steps leading back to the pier. Definitely taking the cable car!!
Yes!! Take the cable car!! 😆 We really enjoyed Santorini. If you like wine, there are several wineries to choose from. In an earlier video, we went to the wine museum as well and recommend doing that as well. Thank you for watching and safe travels! Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Brian & Carrie , Thank you for sharing all of your tips and tricks for Santorini ! we plan on heading there during off season as well. We spent a good amount of time searching for the right video here on youtube and your video helped my hubby and I the most ! thanks again xx
Thank you, Alyssa!! We spent a month on the Island and had a great time shooting that series of videos. You two will have a fantastic time!! Thank you for watching and safe travels. Cheers!!!🍻
Gosh we have missed those faces, but I’m sure your family is enjoying having you home! This video is helping us plan our Santorini trip - thanks for all your helpful tips.
Just discovered your channel and love your content and detail. Thank you. Bummer that the place you stayed looks like for long term stays in shoulder season is double what you paid now. Seems like you all really were fortunate.
Hi Christine! Thanks so much for watching and the kind words😊. The Airbnb market is definitley fluctuating and we've seen a increase wherever we are. I think some are still trying to make up for lost income during the pandemic.
Carrie & Brian, thanks for all of your videos, my wife and i enjoy them immensely. You always provide a great deal of useful information from some beautiful locales. One question - do you negotiate your Airbnb costs? We have used the service in a number of spots and your costs are impressively low, well done, we are jealous. One suggestion - it would be helpful to know the general dates for your stays. Thanks!
Hi, Craig. We do not negotiate our Airbnb costs. This was our first summer of travel, so our Airbnb costs are low because of the time of year and we typically stay for longer than 28 days, which gives us a price break. Great idea on giving our video dates. We have had this request before but sometimes forget to add it to the description. We will get better. 😀 We were in Santorini in March of this year. Thank you two for watching!! Cheers!!!🍻
I was just checking the price for your Airbnb for the month of September, October or November and those months are expensive:((. You guys know how to spend your money, great job!! See you in the next video in Portugal 🇵🇹.
Yeah, We were there from mid-March to mid-April. The price goes way up after that. The only way we can go to places like Santorini is in the off-season. This summer will be interesting for us to figure out! 😀
going to santorini with my wife for our honeymoon in May, luckily our parents paid for the hotels and flights so the budget wont get too stretched should be a fun time
Congratulations!! You two will have a great time!! A good way to explore the island is by renting a 4-wheeler for the day. We did a few other videos while on Santorini and believe we have links for rentals in the description! Thank you for watching and safe travels! Cheers!! 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie ya thanks we have a couple of close friends coming too so will definitely be a great time. Keep up the good videos I am watching more 🙏👍🏻
Thank you! We did 3 other videos while in Santorini. Each video takes about three days to produce from start to finish. Other than that, just being in Santorini, going into Fira for the day, and heading to the beach. We did have a few days just decking it as well! 😀Thanks again for watching!! Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Brian- We watched your Santorini series couple of times to get a good idea on things to do day after tomorrow when we land in Santorini. Once again thanks a lot for such great info. We plan to spend 4 days there then 2 days in Paros and then to Mykanos on the way to Naples and Amalfi coast area, then to Athens and home. We got a pretty good deal on AA for $519 RT from Dallas to Athens and grabbed it.
Hi CM!! That sounds like a great trip!! Eventually, we hope to move around a bit more. Safe travels, be safe, and thanks again for all the support!!! Cheers!!!
@@dianamartin9558 - we went on a 3 wk trip lvng last wk of April. we did DFW-> Athens->flew same day straight to Santorini ($30 flt) -> Paros -> Mykanos ->Flew to Naples ($40 flt)-> 95 min bus ride to Sorrento -> $39 Flt to Athens (4 days) -> back to DFW. The weather was nice all the way and of course crowded every where. You have to keep looking for these flight deals and when some comes up dook instantly be4 they are gone. If you are in the East coast you will get much better deals very often. Right now I saw for May 6-22 from Washington DC to Madrid for $420. This is by TAP (Good airline and allow a carry on with basic economy). Within Europe the flights are cheap so once you land in Europe you can always go the destination of your choice by train / flt and still accomplish low fare. Hope it helps!, what city are you guys based in if I may ask.
I just started watching your videos. So what is a normal day/week like for you? It seems that you live very low budget. Do you feel like not having a car you’re missing out on the non-urban area experience says as much? Being able to drive outside and explore the countryside‘s. That’s how I feel like I would need to add a rental car. In addition how are you staying for such an extended period? What type of visa are you on? Plus I need to go find if you’ve got a backstory video of how you got to this spot in your lives.
Thank you for watching! Great questions! Our normal day is pretty typical, coffee, news and then normaly out the door to explore our new surroundings. There has been a time that we discussed renting a car for a day or two to get out to the countryside. So yes, we can understand that completely. As far as the visa we do not overstay our visa. We explain that in a new video coming out tomorrow morning along with many other questions we commonly get asked. We do have another video called "Retire Early" that gives a background on how we made the decision to travel the world the way we do. Again, thank you for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers!!
@@BrianandCarrie so I also watch the TH-camr itchy boots and she is always traveling on her motorcycle currently headed towards Alaska from South America and I’m sure it’ll take many months. And you know maybe as a motorcyclist myself maybe a small cheap scooter that would be kind of cool to have. She often takes her bikes into the motels or the rooms where she’s staying to make sure that no one does anything to them. So a small or 2 small little scooters or electric scooters might be kind of cool to have as well even to get you from major city to major city. I’m sure you’ve already thought about that but as I said here back to back and just watched her video it made me think about you guys. I’ve become fairly good at Spanish just listening to audiobooks doing the Duolingo and continually trying to improve upon it. My comprehension is fairly good for self-taught. You guys could do likewise I’m sure with such things.
That would be nice but we are now downsizing even more to carry-on bags only!! We have used Duolingo in the past. We mainly use it to get "please" and "thank you" in whatever language we need at the time.
Trawling through all of your videos and really enjoying the “how much it cost” content although I am finding the pricing waaaaaay out of date on these earlier ones. I think you got some great prices (I’ve watched just about every one of the cost ones) but now that the world has opened up pricing has gone up considerably and it’s a little depressing. We want to start slow travel in 2025 (combine some long service leave with, savings and some rental income rather than selling our home) We will actually start our trip off as fast travel for the few months before slowing down. Just got to figure out when and where to start.
Prices have gone up post covid for sure. We were in Santorini off-season as well so our price was lower than it could have been. Not a bad idea to rent your home, it will be nice to have a place to return to. We decided to sell and be debt-free rather than the potential complications of owning a home. Thank you for watching our channel!! Cheers!!🍻
My reference to increased cost of travel is really across the board, just so happens I commented on this video. I’ve been skipping around through videos rather than watching in order and finally got to the World Travel Has Changed - What To Expect in 2023 where you address the changes. It would be nice to have a date stamp on your videos especially ones that talk about cost of the month eg: April 2022 in the intro Definitely my fave videos.
Thank you I can appreciate that, but videos aren’t always posted in real time, this video says posted a year ago but that’s not when you were there. It just would be handy to know the month/year to help gauge weather/crowds/cost when planning our own trips :)
Hi Folks, Love your videos, my wife and I will be in Santorini the 15th of May, we can’t wait. Brian, I just wanted to ask about your t-shirt. Did you go to the brewery and how was it or do the sell the t-shirts in town? I’m a sucker for a great craft beer especially ones with creative logos or graphic designs on their bottles and cans. Hope you both will visit more Greek Isles!
Hi Nick. You don't have to go to the brewery to get the gear. They sell t-shirts and sweatshirts all over Fira and Oia. The beer is available all over town as well. The Brewery is on the way to Kamari but from what we were told it's not a sit-down and enjoy a pint type of place. They just brew the beer. Hopefully, our video was informative. Safe travels and enjoy Santorini!!! Cheers!!!🍻
What month do you do this ? I’m planing a Greece trip for next year. I have a month for travel. Santarini looks nice but I’m thinking of staying in Athens, Paros & Antiparos. Maybe a day trip to Santorini. I really dislike moving around a lot when I travel. I really like to get a feel for a place when visiting.
Guys fantastic video as usual. Love it!!. My wife & I are planning to follow on your footsteps. We have similar taste, expenditures and way of thinking. Will $3K USD a month be a healthy or low budget to follow your same routes and style. Thanks
Thank you so much!! $3K will be a healthy budget. We are usually around $1800 with Santorini being our high mark so far at about $2200. I would think that you would be higher in the UK, Ireland, or most of western Europe. Good luck and safe travels!! Cheers!!!🍻
I really enjoyed your video! 👏Can I ask how you got to the winery? Did you use the bus or was it included in the tour price? Thank you! I hope you are enjoying your time back home with friends and family and am looking forward to watching your next video when you are back on your travels! Lorna
Thank you, Lorna. You can catch a bus out of Fira to each of the two wineries we went to. You just ask at the bus station which bus to take and they will tell you what bus to jump on. Let the bus driver know and he will drop you off. The bus system is very good in Santorini. Safe travels and thank you for all your support!!! Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Carrie and Brian, as always enjoyed your video. Very informative. Just wondering please how are the public washrooms situation particularly in OIA? Should I purchase/sit in at a restaurants to use one? Or are the public washroom let say close to the Bus stops decent? Thanks!
Hi Teresa. We didn't use the one in Oia but the one near the bus stop in Fira was not what you would expect and you have to pay to use it. I believe .50 cents. You would be better off in a restaurant for sure. Thanks for watching!!
No, we don't include long-distance travel in our monthly budget cost for each location. We will be doing a year-end budget that will include flights for the year. We did arrive in Santorini from Saranda, Albania via Corfu so those expenses weren't very much. Thanks for watching! Cheers!!!🍻
Such a great video! Going to Santorini in 2 weeks. Since I am just staying there for 2 days, do you think it's still worth it to book a 6 hour long boat trip to go to Hot Springs, Volcano and Therasia? Thanks! Keep it up :)
Hi Maria! We would say yes!! You can do Oia and Fira the next day. You will have plenty of time to do both. Have a great trip and safe travels. Thank you for watching!!! Cheers!!!🍻
Hi, thanks for sharing, im planning a trip to greece and interested in knowing if its ok to brush your teeth with the hotel waters and drinks at the restaurant?
When you talked about going to see the beach with the red rock I have a story to tell you. Friends of mine from Florida took a trip to Santorini and they are in their 70’s and they wanted to go to that beach - her husband fell from the side of the path down about 150ft had broken leg, broken hip and broken ribs and was air lifted to a hospital on the island and once stabilized he was air lifted to Athens and was then operated on to fix his hip a cast on his one arm and his leg. Stayed in hospital till he could fly home to the U.S. . Luckily to be alive. Myself I think at his age it was very foolish.
Hi, Anita. WOW, we actually think about things like that often. We have good medical insurance and have found that medical care has been great in most places that we have traveled to, but we are still cautious. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! Cheers!!🍻
Hi Carrie and Brian, You are my inspiration! I tried the AirBnb from the link that you provided, I do see the price per nigh changed from $125 for high season to $74 at low season x 30~31 days, but how did you get the monthly rate of less than $1200? Thanks. Happy traveling!
Hi Jenny, We just checked and that price has gone up even in the off-season while we were there. That's something we are going to address in our new Thursday video series Pointers and Pints. Thank you so much for the support and safe travels. Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Carrie and Brian, Thanks for reply. So look forward to your future video series. Also, I wonder if it’s possible to address any tax obligations, if you do not have a home base, or stay in a place/county for no more than 183 days a year? Take care.
Another great video…THANKS! Speaking of finances, is it better to get the local currency in a US BANK, airport, or in country. I have gotten cash from international atms in the past, but there are always fees associated with doing so. Thanks again! #subscribed
Hi Cybill! Thank you! It's best to get local currency in the country. Charles Schwab has free international ATM fees so you get reimbursed for all fees. Never use the airport to exchange money!! Thank you for the sub!! We really appreciate the support!! cheers!!!🍻
We did NOT rent a quad although we wish we had. The parking will be easy anywhere you go. International driver's license I don't believe is necessary but they may ask. We have rented a car in the past with just our Washington State driver's license and didn't have any problems. We left a link below to a rental company, it may be worth emailing them and asking. Wish I had a definite answer for you!! Safe Travels and thank you for watching our channel!!!! Cheers!!!🍻
Your Gyros were way too expensive! That sucks. The place in Fira near the bus stop is famous, good, and cheap. Look it up for next time. Love the slow travel!
We have a couple candidates Francisco. We haven't been to too many places yet, but we really liked Alicante, Spain and we are currently in the Algarve in Portugal. Santorini may be too expensive for us although we really liked the vibe there as well. Thank you for watching our channel!! Cheers!!!🍻
That's so funny!!! That would absolutely be a miscellaneous purchase. Didn't even think about that shirt! That changes everything!!! 😆Damn it!!! Cheers LaRue!!🍻
No, not really any street food. A lot of food options but nothing that is considered street food. Thanks again for watching and supporting our channel! Cheers 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Since you were there for a decent length of time.... Oia, Fira , or Imerovigli for a wedding? Just the 2 of us... We see many amazing hotels, but some don't have sunset views..any ideas? We like Cavo Tagoo and a few others, but hard to tell if they offer the sunset. Some face the Caldera and have communicated back it's not a good sunset view.
Hi Carrie and Brian,
I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I enjoy them each Saturday morning. My wife and I are approaching retirement and are looking forward to a similar lifestyle to what you're doing in a few years. You do an excellent job of conveying pertinent information in an entertaining way. I appreciate Brian's sense of humor (corny as it may be at times) and Carrie's very pleasant disposition.
I'm inspired and encouraged by how affordable seeing the world can be. Hopefully you will still be doing this in a few years and I can buy you a beer somewhere along the way. Please keep the videos coming. I look forward to watching each Saturday.
James
Thank you, James!! My sense of humor sometimes gets me in trouble! 😆
We would love to meet up somewhere, someday for a beer. We plan on doing this for years to come. Thank you again for the kind words and support. Comments like this inspire us to keep the videos coming.
Cheers!!!🍻
That was a very nice comment! Well, they deserve it, they are a lovely couple.
Hope you can retire sooner than you think. Retirement is the best job ever!!!
We got our quad delivered to the airport for when we arrived. Then the two of us with one bag each went straight to the accomodation on the quad. We spent 160€ for four days.. no taxis, no buses, no waiting.. and our accommodation was out of town a bit up the mountain (great view and was cheaper then staying in any of the towns). Then the quad people picked up the quad from us when we were leaving, we drove to the airport, they took it from there, to it was amazing!!
That is so cool!! We would get one now for sure. We were very budgeted at the time but would spend the 160 now. What a great experience!! Thank you for adding to the channel!
Cheers!!🍻
Binge watching your videos. I have learned to click the thumbs up at the start so I don't forget. It is a given that the video will be worth that thumb.
Thank you for watching and supporting our channel!!! We very much appreciate it!
Cheers and thumbs up to you!
My husband and I are really enjoying your videos! You both do a great job delivering information in a clear and concise way and the budget breakdown is extremely helpful. I would love to see you include your meal plan for a week or a clip showing items available in the local grocery store. Obviously it would vary based on the country you’re currently staying in and I’d be interested in seeing what’s available and how you plan around that. We’ll be heading to the Algarve in October for 3 weeks, staying in Carvoeiro and have found your Portugal videos fantastic. Thank you and happy travels!
Thank you! We usually show our grocery store and our basic purchases in our monthly cost of living videos. You are correct about it being based on the country. Here in Portugal we are finding everything we need. Especially here in Lagos, the grocery store is fantastic. We will think of a way to do something on a weekly menu. Thank you for the ideas!! Safe travels!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi guys, I can believe how much younger and happier you two look. From Portugal.
I, m 75years young and do the same thing by myself in Latin and I South America. 🍻
Hi, Nora! So exciting to know that age is just age number! We believe we will be traveling for many years to come. Thank you for watching!! Safe travels.
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks for sharing, we are in the process of planning travel in the future and your information is excellant.
Glad it was helpful Carla!! We try to bring useful information as much as we can!! Safe travels and thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
Nice video and some helpful tips. We just spent some time in Santorini and other Greek isles and loving it. We enjoy watching you guys and appears we are on somewhat similar paths on our retirement travel journeys. John and Bev
Thank you so much!! It does appear we are on the same path. We hope someday to explore more of Greece. After our short stay back home we are off to Tavira, Portugal for a month then on to Lagos. Safe travels and thank you again for the support!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi guys, it is good to see you here too!!
These breakdowns are so useful! We would never have guessed that Santorini could be so affordable!
Thank you! As long as you don't go in the summer it is very affordable!! 🍻
Great info you two!
Thank you!! ❤️
Thanks for this video, you two are great. My husband and I spent a week on Santorini in mid April 2022. Really loved the island, only place in the world that has red, black and white beach. We visited the same two wineries you mentioned, wine museum was actually my favorite. We stayed in one of the cliff caves in Fira, lots of stairs, great sunsets from our porch every night. Grocery store at top of stairs.
You can definitely get your exercise while staying in Fira. We had a great time in Santorini, we ended up doing 4 videos 🍻and we agree, the wine museum was very cool!! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
Cheers!!!
guys, I really love your videos and the way you travel, not being cheap but very budget conscious.
I've been to santorini last September and I may say that renting a car makes a huge difference if staying for a short period, you can explore the whole island in a few days. The volcano tour is very very worth it. Also street food there it's delicious and pretty cheap.
I'm willing to move to alicante, that's when I found your videos and follow since then. Keep up with the great work, you guys are great!
Thanks, Luiz! Renting a car is a must for sure. We really liked Alicante and could see ourselves back someday soon. It really did check all the boxes for us. We are heading to Portugal next to see what we think of the Algarve region. I'm sure we will love it as well. Thanks again and safe travels.
Cheers!!!🍻
In Santorini on the 3rd May with my wife for 9 nights. Staying in Perissa, Santo vineyard trip on the 5th, booked direct and saved a bucket of cash.
You two are going to have a fantastic time Edward! Thank you for watching and safe travels!
Cheers 🍻
Really appreciate these videos. I have watched many of them and as a result, have really gotten an idea as to how much things would roughly cost. Don’t think your videos are futile because they’re far from it. Keep enjoying your retirement!
Thank you so much Kaynen! We really hope this video will help others navigate their trip to Santorini. Thank you again for the support!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Great looking Airbnb, another well done video, thanks!
Loved that Airbnb. The price goes up triple in the summer!!!🙄
Love watching your travel adventures. You videos are informative, calm, fun and nicely done. I enjoy your videos every Saturday with a cup of coffee 😀. Thank you for allowing me to see many interesting places through your eyes and thoughtful life-style. Cheers 🍻🙏👏🌹
Hi Mohammed! Thank you so much for all your support. We are thrilled that you include us with your Saturday morning coffee.
Cheers!!!🍻
Thank you so much for sharing this video! Especially love the pics of the Santo Mines Winery and the pic of the steps leading back to the pier. Definitely taking the cable car!!
Yes!! Take the cable car!! 😆 We really enjoyed Santorini. If you like wine, there are several wineries to choose from. In an earlier video, we went to the wine museum as well and recommend doing that as well. Thank you for watching and safe travels!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Brian & Carrie ,
Thank you for sharing all of your tips and tricks for Santorini ! we plan on heading there during off season as well. We spent a good amount of time searching for the right video here on youtube and your video helped my hubby and I the most !
thanks again xx
Thank you, Alyssa!! We spent a month on the Island and had a great time shooting that series of videos. You two will have a fantastic time!! Thank you for watching and safe travels.
Cheers!!!🍻
A three hour tour… ha! Brian love the Gilligan reference
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Gosh we have missed those faces, but I’m sure your family is enjoying having you home! This video is helping us plan our Santorini trip - thanks for all your helpful tips.
Hi Renee! We are enjoying our time but it's been busy trying to see everyone in a short period of time before we leave again.
@@BrianandCarrie Can’t wait to see your new adventures in Portugal!
Just discovered your channel and love your content and detail. Thank you. Bummer that the place you stayed looks like for long term stays in shoulder season is double what you paid now. Seems like you all really were fortunate.
Hi Christine! Thanks so much for watching and the kind words😊. The Airbnb market is definitley fluctuating and we've seen a increase wherever we are. I think some are still trying to make up for lost income during the pandemic.
New subscriber. Thank you for sharing all the details. You are so honest, relatable and really break it down so it seems doable!
Thank you for the kind comment, Rebecca!! 😀
Cheers!!!🍻
Carrie & Brian, thanks for all of your videos, my wife and i enjoy them immensely. You always provide a great deal of useful information from some beautiful locales. One question - do you negotiate your Airbnb costs? We have used the service in a number of spots and your costs are impressively low, well done, we are jealous. One suggestion - it would be helpful to know the general dates for your stays. Thanks!
Hi, Craig. We do not negotiate our Airbnb costs. This was our first summer of travel, so our Airbnb costs are low because of the time of year and we typically stay for longer than 28 days, which gives us a price break. Great idea on giving our video dates. We have had this request before but sometimes forget to add it to the description. We will get better. 😀 We were in Santorini in March of this year. Thank you two for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Great show!
Thank you!!
Love it as always guys! Sooo helpful! 🤙🤙
Thanks, guys!!! Just watched your video on Sicily. Nice work. We hope to do Italy next year.
Cheers!!!🍻
I was just checking the price for your Airbnb for the month of September, October or November and those months are expensive:((. You guys know how to spend your money, great job!! See you in the next video in Portugal 🇵🇹.
Yeah, We were there from mid-March to mid-April. The price goes way up after that. The only way we can go to places like Santorini is in the off-season. This summer will be interesting for us to figure out! 😀
@@BrianandCarrie , you should be ok 😀
going to santorini with my wife for our honeymoon in May, luckily our parents paid for the hotels and flights so the budget wont get too stretched should be a fun time
Congratulations!! You two will have a great time!! A good way to explore the island is by renting a 4-wheeler for the day. We did a few other videos while on Santorini and believe we have links for rentals in the description! Thank you for watching and safe travels!
Cheers!! 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie ya thanks we have a couple of close friends coming too so will definitely be a great time. Keep up the good videos I am watching more 🙏👍🏻
Great vid with good advices but I can’t find any link of the Airbnb you stayed at. ?
Hi Mylene! Thank you so much for watching! So sorry, the Airbnb link accidentally was deleted but it's back in the video description now. Cheers!!
Silly question i dont see the links
Am i missing something?
If you're looking for the Airbnb link, it's in the video description for this video.
Great job sharing parts of the island and costs. If you only saw a few sights what else did you do with your time, other than decking it??
Thank you! We did 3 other videos while in Santorini. Each video takes about three days to produce from start to finish. Other than that, just being in Santorini, going into Fira for the day, and heading to the beach. We did have a few days just decking it as well! 😀Thanks again for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Brian- We watched your Santorini series couple of times to get a good idea on things to do day after tomorrow when we land in Santorini. Once again thanks a lot for such great info. We plan to spend 4 days there then 2 days in Paros and then to Mykanos on the way to Naples and Amalfi coast area, then to Athens and home. We got a pretty good deal on AA for $519 RT from Dallas to Athens and grabbed it.
Hi CM!! That sounds like a great trip!! Eventually, we hope to move around a bit more. Safe travels, be safe, and thanks again for all the support!!!
Cheers!!!
What month did you travel? I want a deal like that!!!
@@dianamartin9558 - we went on a 3 wk trip lvng last wk of April. we did DFW-> Athens->flew same day straight to Santorini ($30 flt) -> Paros -> Mykanos ->Flew to Naples ($40 flt)-> 95 min bus ride to Sorrento -> $39 Flt to Athens (4 days) -> back to DFW. The weather was nice all the way and of course crowded every where. You have to keep looking for these flight deals and when some comes up dook instantly be4 they are gone. If you are in the East coast you will get much better deals very often. Right now I saw for May 6-22 from Washington DC to Madrid for $420. This is by TAP (Good airline and allow a carry on with basic economy). Within Europe the flights are cheap so once you land in Europe you can always go the destination of your choice by train / flt and still accomplish low fare. Hope it helps!, what city are you guys based in if I may ask.
We were there between March and April 2022.
Boo! No pictures from your trip home. As usual though, very nice video! Cheers 🍻
We just added one to Instagram!
I just started watching your videos. So what is a normal day/week like for you? It seems that you live very low budget. Do you feel like not having a car you’re missing out on the non-urban area experience says as much? Being able to drive outside and explore the countryside‘s. That’s how I feel like I would need to add a rental car. In addition how are you staying for such an extended period? What type of visa are you on? Plus I need to go find if you’ve got a backstory video of how you got to this spot in your lives.
Thank you for watching! Great questions! Our normal day is pretty typical, coffee, news and then normaly out the door to explore our new surroundings. There has been a time that we discussed renting a car for a day or two to get out to the countryside. So yes, we can understand that completely. As far as the visa we do not overstay our visa. We explain that in a new video coming out tomorrow morning along with many other questions we commonly get asked. We do have another video called "Retire Early" that gives a background on how we made the decision to travel the world the way we do. Again, thank you for watching and supporting our channel.
Cheers!!
@@BrianandCarrie so I also watch the TH-camr itchy boots and she is always traveling on her motorcycle currently headed towards Alaska from South America and I’m sure it’ll take many months. And you know maybe as a motorcyclist myself maybe a small cheap scooter that would be kind of cool to have. She often takes her bikes into the motels or the rooms where she’s staying to make sure that no one does anything to them. So a small or 2 small little scooters or electric scooters might be kind of cool to have as well even to get you from major city to major city. I’m sure you’ve already thought about that but as I said here back to back and just watched her video it made me think about you guys. I’ve become fairly good at Spanish just listening to audiobooks doing the Duolingo and continually trying to improve upon it. My comprehension is fairly good for self-taught. You guys could do likewise I’m sure with such things.
That would be nice but we are now downsizing even more to carry-on bags only!! We have used Duolingo in the past. We mainly use it to get "please" and "thank you" in whatever language we need at the time.
Trawling through all of your videos and really enjoying the “how much it cost” content although I am finding the pricing waaaaaay out of date on these earlier ones. I think you got some great prices (I’ve watched just about every one of the cost ones) but now that the world has opened up pricing has gone up considerably and it’s a little depressing. We want to start slow travel in 2025 (combine some long service leave with, savings and some rental income rather than selling our home)
We will actually start our trip off as fast travel for the few months before slowing down. Just got to figure out when and where to start.
Prices have gone up post covid for sure. We were in Santorini off-season as well so our price was lower than it could have been. Not a bad idea to rent your home, it will be nice to have a place to return to. We decided to sell and be debt-free rather than the potential complications of owning a home. Thank you for watching our channel!!
Cheers!!🍻
My reference to increased cost of travel is really across the board, just so happens I commented on this video. I’ve been skipping around through videos rather than watching in order and finally got to the World Travel Has Changed - What To Expect in 2023 where you address the changes.
It would be nice to have a date stamp on your videos especially ones that talk about cost of the month eg: April 2022 in the intro
Definitely my fave videos.
TH-cam places the time stamps on how long ago a video was released.
Thank you I can appreciate that, but videos aren’t always posted in real time, this video says posted a year ago but that’s not when you were there. It just would be handy to know the month/year to help gauge weather/crowds/cost when planning our own trips :)
Hi Folks,
Love your videos, my wife and I will be in Santorini the 15th of May, we can’t wait. Brian, I just wanted to ask about your t-shirt. Did you go to the brewery and how was it or do the sell the t-shirts in town? I’m a sucker for a great craft beer especially ones with creative logos or graphic designs on their bottles and cans. Hope you both will visit more Greek Isles!
Hi Nick. You don't have to go to the brewery to get the gear. They sell t-shirts and sweatshirts all over Fira and Oia. The beer is available all over town as well. The Brewery is on the way to Kamari but from what we were told it's not a sit-down and enjoy a pint type of place. They just brew the beer.
Hopefully, our video was informative. Safe travels and enjoy Santorini!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie
Thanks so much guys, can’t wait 😛
What month do you do this ? I’m planing a Greece trip for next year. I have a month for travel. Santarini looks nice but I’m thinking of staying in Athens, Paros & Antiparos. Maybe a day trip to Santorini. I really dislike moving around a lot when I travel. I really like to get a feel for a place when visiting.
We were there in April 2022.
Guys fantastic video as usual. Love it!!. My wife & I are planning to follow on your footsteps. We have similar taste, expenditures and way of thinking. Will $3K USD a month be a healthy or low budget to follow your same routes and style. Thanks
Thank you so much!! $3K will be a healthy budget. We are usually around $1800 with Santorini being our high mark so far at about $2200. I would think that you would be higher in the UK, Ireland, or most of western Europe. Good luck and safe travels!!
Cheers!!!🍻
I really enjoyed your video! 👏Can I ask how you got to the winery? Did you use the bus or was it included in the tour price? Thank you! I hope you are enjoying your time back home with friends and family and am looking forward to watching your next video when you are back on your travels! Lorna
Thank you, Lorna. You can catch a bus out of Fira to each of the two wineries we went to. You just ask at the bus station which bus to take and they will tell you what bus to jump on. Let the bus driver know and he will drop you off. The bus system is very good in Santorini. Safe travels and thank you for all your support!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Carrie and Brian, as always enjoyed your video. Very informative. Just wondering please how are the public washrooms situation particularly in OIA? Should I purchase/sit in at a restaurants to use one? Or are the public washroom let say close to the Bus stops decent? Thanks!
Hi Teresa. We didn't use the one in Oia but the one near the bus stop in Fira was not what you would expect and you have to pay to use it. I believe .50 cents. You would be better off in a restaurant for sure. Thanks for watching!!
Hi - great video. Did the $2200 cost you quoted include your travel to reach Santorini?
No, we don't include long-distance travel in our monthly budget cost for each location. We will be doing a year-end budget that will include flights for the year. We did arrive in Santorini from Saranda, Albania via Corfu so those expenses weren't very much. Thanks for watching!
Cheers!!!🍻
Such a great video! Going to Santorini in 2 weeks. Since I am just staying there for 2 days, do you think it's still worth it to book a 6 hour long boat trip to go to Hot Springs, Volcano and Therasia? Thanks! Keep it up :)
Hi Maria! We would say yes!! You can do Oia and Fira the next day. You will have plenty of time to do both. Have a great trip and safe travels. Thank you for watching!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi, thanks for sharing, im planning a trip to greece and interested in knowing if its ok to brush your teeth with the hotel waters and drinks at the restaurant?
Yes, you can brush your teeth with the water and the restaurants will use bottled water. Safe travels! Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie thank you so much 😊
No problem! Safe travels!!
Cheers 🍻
When you talked about going to see the beach with the red rock I have a story to tell you.
Friends of mine from Florida took a trip to Santorini and they are in their 70’s and they wanted to go to that beach - her husband fell from the side of the path down about 150ft had broken leg, broken hip and broken ribs and was air lifted to a hospital on the island and once stabilized he was air lifted to Athens and was then operated on to fix his hip a cast on his one arm and his leg. Stayed in hospital till he could fly home to the U.S. . Luckily to be alive. Myself I think at his age it was very foolish.
Hi, Anita. WOW, we actually think about things like that often. We have good medical insurance and have found that medical care has been great in most places that we have traveled to, but we are still cautious. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Cheers!!🍻
Hi Carrie and Brian,
You are my inspiration! I tried the AirBnb from the link that you provided, I do see the price per nigh changed from $125 for high season to $74 at low season x 30~31 days, but how did you get the monthly rate of less than $1200? Thanks. Happy traveling!
Hi Jenny, We just checked and that price has gone up even in the off-season while we were there. That's something we are going to address in our new Thursday video series Pointers and Pints. Thank you so much for the support and safe travels.
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Carrie and Brian,
Thanks for reply. So look forward to your future video series. Also, I wonder if it’s possible to address any tax obligations, if you do not have a home base, or stay in a place/county for no more than 183 days a year? Take care.
Sorry I somehow missed your message Jenny!! We file our US taxes just like we normally would.
@@BrianandCarrie oh, no problem, thank you for the information!
Another great video…THANKS! Speaking of finances, is it better to get the local currency in a US BANK, airport, or in country.
I have gotten cash from international atms in the past, but there are always fees associated with doing so.
Thanks again! #subscribed
Hi Cybill! Thank you! It's best to get local currency in the country. Charles Schwab has free international ATM fees so you get reimbursed for all fees. Never use the airport to exchange money!!
Thank you for the sub!! We really appreciate the support!!
cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Excellent! Thanks again.
Hi Guys! What is the parking situation, if you rent a quad? Did you get international driver licenses?
We did NOT rent a quad although we wish we had. The parking will be easy anywhere you go. International driver's license I don't believe is necessary but they may ask. We have rented a car in the past with just our Washington State driver's license and didn't have any problems. We left a link below to a rental company, it may be worth emailing them and asking. Wish I had a definite answer for you!! Safe Travels and thank you for watching our channel!!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Your Gyros were way too expensive! That sucks. The place in Fira near the bus stop is famous, good, and cheap. Look it up for next time. Love the slow travel!
Thank you, Mark, for the Gyro tip!!! Next time for sure!
Cheers!!!🍻
Do you recommend spending a month there?
We had a great time for the month we were there. We were there in the off-season so it was much more affordable!
@@BrianandCarrie we are thinking about going in December… hoping things will be open…😬 thanks! We love your videos!❤️
A place to settle and make acquaintances …is there one yet or candidates ?
We have a couple candidates Francisco. We haven't been to too many places yet, but we really liked Alicante, Spain and we are currently in the Algarve in Portugal. Santorini may be too expensive for us although we really liked the vibe there as well. Thank you for watching our channel!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Where did you get that Crazy Donkey Shirt? Was that a miscellaneous purchase?
That's so funny!!! That would absolutely be a miscellaneous purchase. Didn't even think about that shirt! That changes everything!!! 😆Damn it!!!
Cheers LaRue!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie That was a great reply.
I knew it! B&C are sugar coating their monthly costs 🤔 Good catch LaRue!
Hahaha! Can't believe we didn't include that! We didn't even think about it! $22 just so you know!!
Cheers to you two 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie $22????? That is a lot of cash for a donkey...shirt. Hee Hawww
There isn't any street food? Thanks for another great vacation.
No, not really any street food. A lot of food options but nothing that is considered street food. Thanks again for watching and supporting our channel!
Cheers 🍻
I’m so sad that they don’t have salsa.
Right!? At least they had ketchup! 😀
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Since you were there for a decent length of time.... Oia, Fira , or Imerovigli for a wedding? Just the 2 of us... We see many amazing hotels, but some don't have sunset views..any ideas? We like Cavo Tagoo and a few others, but hard to tell if they offer the sunset. Some face the Caldera and have communicated back it's not a good sunset view.
Hi again!! We would suggest Oia. It is the most picturesque of them all and is known for its sunsets!! Congratulations!!!
@@BrianandCarrie Thanks! Been together over 10 years, just wanted to wait until we were both ready :)