Travel in the Age of Quarantine: 15 + 1 Ideas

The Greek Version

Did your plans to visit the Greek islands last summer fall through? Are you feeling nervous about the upcoming holiday season? Still waiting for the jab? Unfortunately, we get the feeling.

Many of us have been in self-quarantine, waiting for the lockdown to end and wondering when our turn for the vaccine is. But let’s focus on the bright side!

What can we do to keep our spirits up until we're ready to travel again? Thankfully, the internet remains open for business.

It may not be the best time to travel, but it's the perfect time to dream and plan! Read our guide to going good-crazy until your next vacation!

15 Things to do during self-quarantine

  1. Take the Greek Islands Quiz to get inspired! Check your results, share with your friends and, then, casually argue about who got the best result.
  2. Download Duolingo and learn Greek: kalimera, parakalo, efcharisto, eisai poly omorfos, thelo souvlaki.
  3. Perfect your favorite Greek recipe. It’s Spanakopita time! Follow Greek celebrity chef Akis Petretzikis for more yummy ideas.
  4. Read everything about your favorite island. Visit our destinations page, find your dream island and plan plan plan.
  5. Make lists of the museums, festivals and events you want to visit when they reopen. Lists of your favorite beaches, tavernes and bars also do the trick!
  6. Review and send positive feedback to all travel services that helped you with your past adventures. Our Customer Support Team is working tirelessly to help resolve all requests! Make them smile!
  7. Organize your old travel photos and create albums per destination. Share them with your co-travelers. 
  8. Chat with your travel buddies and share ideas, articles and memes about Travel in the Age of Quarantine.
  9. Watch some great Greek films. Stream some of the best on the Cinobo platform.
  10. Draw your favorite Greek island scenery. You don't need to be Bob Ross.
  11. Optimize your island-hopping trip. Use this interactive ferry map to plan it easily and for free!
  12. Listen to some Greek Music. Start with Grigoris Bithikotsis. Try to learn the lyrics. Why not? There's still some time until summer!
  13. Memorize the names of all Greek islands. Seriously, even we don’t know them!
  14. How about Greek mythology? Read Homer's Odyssey and learn more about the myth of Perseus and Serifos.
  15. Visit Matt Barret’s blog and read stories and travel guides for your favorite Greek island. Don't forget to follow YabaTravellers for daily travel inspiration.

Bonus Tip: dye your hair in the deep blue of the Aegean Sea. No one else needs to see! Although we would appreciate a picture for research purposes. 

We understand that this a stressful situation for everyone. At Ferryhopper, we are doing the best we can to support the well-being of all of our team members and our families. We are also doing our best to ensure we reduce our own contribution to the spread of the virus to the minimum. We are still working from home and we're getting really good at it!

Sometimes we just need to take a step back, breathe and be optimistic. It’s not the end of the world; we hope!

Visit our blog for information regarding the latest Covid-19 ferry measures for 2021.