A very Happy Birthday to my bff, Jhiane…
Thank you for being such a great friend to me, my life is so much better with you in it.
Although I am not there with you, I’m thinking of you on your special day!
Can’t wait to celebrate your last birthday before you become a mama, officially… haha!
Have fun! Love You!
Thank you for being such a great friend to me, my life is so much better with you in it.
Although I am not there with you, I’m thinking of you on your special day!
Can’t wait to celebrate your last birthday before you become a mama, officially… haha!
Have fun! Love You!
1. GREECE
“You have your whole life to be old, but you’re young only once”… my friend, Manish, said that to me once and it stuck with me.
Greece has been on my travel list for 5 years now. By now I’m sure my friends & family are sick and tired of hearing me whine about Greece. Every year around May I’d start the Greece convo up with my husband and every year he’d say NO to visiting due to the unrest in Athens. The “ignorance is bliss” side of me would always whine back saying, “but I don’t even wanna go to Athens, I hate history. Let’s just do the islands.” Yes, my husband likes to watch the news and I don’t. This year, thankfully, Greece has been quiet and he finally gave me the green light to start planning a trip to the Greek Islands. The “wanderlust” side of me seized an opportunity.
What I feel at this moment is indescribable, visiting Greece is a dream.come.true! There isn’t a single place in this world I’ve been itching to see more than Santorini. I love Europe, culture, coastal cities, beauty, food, warm people, and Greece has all those elements. So for the next few days, I just wanna soak up Greece, revel in its beauty, eat souvlakis, drink up all that extra virgin olive oil + wine, dance in Mykonos, and enjoy the spectacular sunsets of Oia. ~ priceless
“You have your whole life to be old, but you’re young only once”… my friend, Manish, said that to me once and it stuck with me.
Greece has been on my travel list for 5 years now. By now I’m sure my friends & family are sick and tired of hearing me whine about Greece. Every year around May I’d start the Greece convo up with my husband and every year he’d say NO to visiting due to the unrest in Athens. The “ignorance is bliss” side of me would always whine back saying, “but I don’t even wanna go to Athens, I hate history. Let’s just do the islands.” Yes, my husband likes to watch the news and I don’t. This year, thankfully, Greece has been quiet and he finally gave me the green light to start planning a trip to the Greek Islands. The “wanderlust” side of me seized an opportunity.
What I feel at this moment is indescribable, visiting Greece is a dream.come.true! There isn’t a single place in this world I’ve been itching to see more than Santorini. I love Europe, culture, coastal cities, beauty, food, warm people, and Greece has all those elements. So for the next few days, I just wanna soak up Greece, revel in its beauty, eat souvlakis, drink up all that extra virgin olive oil + wine, dance in Mykonos, and enjoy the spectacular sunsets of Oia. ~ priceless
And since I’m going to Greece, I gotta travel in style since my current luggage looks so old, cheap, and beat up. I was specifically looking for medium-sized baggage that I could drag around easily since I’ll be island hopping. Of course, Costco to the rescue! My husband and I ordered a medium-sized bag, he went for black, I went for purple… such a gorgeous color. The quality is great too and the price tag isn’t too shabby for such a pretty bag. I just love Costco, amazing deals! ~ $80 @ Costco (purple, red, black)
3. Trader Joe’s Tofu Edamame Nuggets
You seriously won’t miss the chicken if you try these Tofu Edamame Nuggets at TJ’s. SO GOOD! Don’t let the tofu and edamame fool you, this stuff is NOT exactly healthy, and the ingredient list is long, but it’s a good vegetarian option instead of chicken nuggets. I serve my tofu nuggets with Trader Joe’s Gyoza Dipping Sauce which is really yummy too. ~ $3 @ Trader Joe’s
You seriously won’t miss the chicken if you try these Tofu Edamame Nuggets at TJ’s. SO GOOD! Don’t let the tofu and edamame fool you, this stuff is NOT exactly healthy, and the ingredient list is long, but it’s a good vegetarian option instead of chicken nuggets. I serve my tofu nuggets with Trader Joe’s Gyoza Dipping Sauce which is really yummy too. ~ $3 @ Trader Joe’s
A few mentions…
– My next post will be sometime next week about Greece, I hope I’ll feel inspired to write. I will! 🙂
– If you’d like to follow my whereabouts in Greece, please follow me via social media… Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
– Milestone! Honey, What’s Cooking reached three MILLION hits yesterday (Sept 5)! I wanna thank all of you for reading, commenting, and supporting my blog. I will continue to bring you creative & good recipes, fun adventures, and random musings about my so-called life. I’m so grateful to all of you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much!!!
– If you’d like to follow my whereabouts in Greece, please follow me via social media… Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
– Milestone! Honey, What’s Cooking reached three MILLION hits yesterday (Sept 5)! I wanna thank all of you for reading, commenting, and supporting my blog. I will continue to bring you creative & good recipes, fun adventures, and random musings about my so-called life. I’m so grateful to all of you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much!!!
TELL ME: Have you been to Mykonos/Paros/Santorini? If so, are there any particular activities/places/restaurants I should do/visit?
And for the rest of you, what’s that one place in the world you are “itching to see,” that one place you just can’t stop dreaming about? I’ll probably need another place to obsess over once I return from Greece!
And for the rest of you, what’s that one place in the world you are “itching to see,” that one place you just can’t stop dreaming about? I’ll probably need another place to obsess over once I return from Greece!
A foodie who is passionate about living a healthy-ish lifestyle, cooking, and traveling. You'll find a mix of everything here and lots of seasonal content. I moved from Jersey City leaving behind my family & friends to beautiful Southern California for love. I'm adjusting to the laid-back SoCal lifestyle and learning a lot about myself along the way. Come join me on a soul searching journey and I'll tell YOU "what's cooking" through my love for food, fashion, and travel.
OMG you jetsetter you :)! Have an awesome time in Greece and don't even think about your blog/computer while you are there…soak it up! Alongside the souvlakis, please ensure you get in your fair share of Greek yogurt- cliche but necessary!!
I know, I went overboard this year, but seriously, YOLO! Life is unpredictable, I'm at peace now. Haha.. I was using technology every single day, can't live without it. The food was amazing.
I'm so jealous! I'm dying to visit Santorini! Have a great time Nisha. I'm looking forward to reading your write-ups! 🙂
Nooo… don't be. I was dying to visit Santorini too. Thank you!!
Congratulations on your 3 million hits. It's so nice to see your passion come to fruition. It's also nice to see Greece come to actualization for you. I will be able to enjoy Greece through your lens and one day venture out there also. Thanks for the warm Happy Birthday message. You have been the one of the constant positives in my life. I feel so lucky to have your friendship. JC
Thanks Jhiane.. yes, slowly but surely, it is. I know, I'm sure you were tired of hearing me whine about visiting. Thanks.. wish you could have been there with me, you were with me in spirit and I danced for hours on your behalf!
You're welcome Jhiane.. the feeling is mutual, you are my constant, my soulmate, my best friend. I love you!!!
Wait, did you leave to Greece already?! I can't wait to see all the pictures, Greece is absolutely on the list I would love to go visit (history + islands)!
Congrats on your 3 million hits, I have a long way to go but excited to expand and grow. 🙂
Safe travels!
I left and came back. 🙂
Thanks.. it took a long time to get to 3M.. it's a slow growth.
🙂
You will absolutely love Greece, we went there for our Honeymoon. We did Athens, Crete & Santorini. Santorini was my fav out of 3. To name a few things we loved: local wine tour, donkey ride, and i insisted i wanted to ride from bottom to top. Sailing, riding around towns in an ATV, and those gorgeous sunsets. Their boutique hotels and their services are impeccable. Hope you guys have an amazing time !! 🙂
Komal
Thanks Komal.. it's a great Honeymoon spot. I wanted to visit Crete so bad, but it was just too far and way down, so I didn't wanna be greedy and stuck with the cyclades. Okay, so I saw your message in time, but I didn't do the wine tour, I was scared of the donkey ride incase I fell off. We rode on an ATV, it was so much fun. Sunsets, yup. The boutique hotels have great service. Thanks so much for your tips!!!
Santorini is my most favorite place on earth. Make sure you cherish every moment you are there!
The Oia sunsets are spectacular. Make sure you ATV around the island. There is also this amazing italian restaurant in Fira that I highly recommend – Cacio E Pepe.
Go to Paradise beach in Mykonos if you want to party – Tropicana is bumping.
Thanks for your tips. We did do Paradise Beach, but Cavo, not Tropicana. Not sure if Tropicana had a party that night. Santorini is heaven… omg, don't think I have seen a place so beautiful. Did drive the ATV. I didn't go to Cacio E Pepe… wish I ate more.. the breakfast screwed us up.
Aaah Greece… I was there this May for my honeymoon. Surprisingly, I liked Mykonos better than Santorini. If you're in Santorini, please stay in Oia (don't let anything convince you otherwise!). Kiki's tavern in Mykonos is simply amazing. They are open only during the summer months and only for lunch as they don't have any electricity! Katerina's in Little Venice has great food. Also, we really enjoyed our half day trip to Delos island. Coming to Santorini, if you're into seafood, don't miss Sunset Taverna in Ammoudi Bay. Thalami in Oia is great too. Now I wish I could go back!
You know, I was pretty close on that too. I think Santorini is prettier, but Mykonos had more to offer and I loved the white everything. I stayed in Fira. 🙁 I actually liked Fira more, more to do. I missed Kiki's Tavern, next time. Missed Katerina's too. Missed the Sunset Taverna too.. it's so hard to find these places since it's all a maze. Thanks Su! 🙂
Have a blast in Greece. So so beautiful over there!! And congrats on the blogging milestone, my friend. Time to celebrate! Cheers!!
Thanks Kiran.. really appreciate it.
Greece is on my list, too!
You lucky duck, you! 🙂
I hope it's an amazing trip.
Britt @
Awww… thanks. 🙂
Santorini? Magic, hope you have so much fun 😀
And big congratulations my friend!
Cheers
CCU
THanks CCU. 🙂
My boyfriend keeps saying the same things when I push us going to Greece someday soon! Maybe now is the time to really push him on us going. 🙂
I really want to try those TJ's nuggets!
Awww.. why do men watch the new? Sept is a good time to go, things start closing down by end of Sept. Maybe next May.
Yes, get the TJ nuggets, so good.
Greece is on my bucket list too!
Yeah, I'd go back in a heartbeat.
So gorgeous.
It was a while ago, but my friend and I did 3 of the Greek Islands back in '03. Santorini was my fave, no question. I also loved the donkey ride up the side of the hill, and my favorite activity was taking the ship over to the volcano, and jumping off the side of the boat into the natural hot springs. So much fun, and I think the most beautiful place I've been to in the world!
Enjoy!
Heidi
I loved Mykonos and Santorini.. I think Mykonos had more to do, but Santorini was go gorgeous. I didn't do the donkey ride, I was a wimp. And of course, I can't swim so didn't do the hot springs jump either. 🙁
Santorini is the most beautiful place I've been to, I really can't imagine anything else topping it.
Thanks for sharing Heidi.
I can't wait to read all about your trip! I'm so glad y'all made it happen. I've been stalking you on Instagram…keep posting pics!!
Thanks P! So glad I made it happen too, been waiting so long. Thanks for stalking me. 🙂
Have a great time!
Thanks!!
3M hits? Woot! Woot!!
Greek islands sounds so wonderful.. enjoy your vacation.
I have Italy and Croatia on my travel bucket list – I think Italy will happen first in the next year or two.
Thanks Archana.. they were great, thanks.
Italy is magical, I can't figure out which one is better, Greece or Italy. My cousin went to Croatia and they have amazing beaches. On my list too. 🙂
Greece has been on my bucket list for a long time! Like your husband I have put it off because of the problems, but I think its time I visited this beautiful island! Hope you are having a great time!
Sejal, like you said you are going in Oct, since you are so close, just do it. It's gorgeous.
Congrats on reaching 3M hits!! That's so exciting!! It seems like just yesterday you started this blog and look at all the great things that have happened ever since!!
Thank you, Mari! I appreciate your sweet comment. Haha… oh it doesn't feel like yesterday to me, too much work and effort involved. 🙂 You're so sweet.