Hydra was an amazing and culturally rich experience. I am so lucky to have seen the different parts of Greece and how they operate together. The one thing I really liked about Hydra was the about of local entrepreneurs there were in the area. There were so many handmade and Grecian-made items it was really great to see! Greece has such a special way of contributing to the tourism economy, and I love that they use small entrepreneurs to do so and that there are fewer chain stores on the islands too. The islands are so removed from developed society it really can be like stepping back in time. I loved getting to experience this.

Hydra was also so different from Mykonos in that you can really tell one is built for tourists and that one is not. The food and gifts on Hydra were much more reasonably priced than that of Mykonos- there was also much less nightlife. Hydra definitely felt more like a local vacation spot rather than a tourism hub. I kind of thought of Hydra as taking a day trip to Savannah! It is crazy how different the two experiences are with the same general amount of travel time.