Travel Project founder Kadi Coyle recently traveled with Slojourn Studio and Seez Travel on a famil through Greece. She shares why it ruined all other holidays – in the best possible way.
It’s a warm evening somewhere in the Greek islands. Coyle is sitting with a glass of rosé, the sun setting over the water, and a local has just pulled their group up to dance.
The moment, for Coyle, is Greece epitomized: warm, spontaneous, generous, and impossible to manufacture on a tour itinerary.
At Travel Project, they have a firm philosophy: they don’t recommend destinations or properties they haven’t experienced themselves.
This approach changes everything about how they sell, and when the opportunity came to explore Greece – properly and deeply, from Athens to Crete – alongside the exceptional teams at Seez Travel and Slojourn Studio, Coyle was excited and ready to put Greece to the test.
Athens is a city people underestimate, and before this trip, Coyle was one of them.
She thought she knew what it would be: ancient ruins, a lot of traffic, a stop-over before the islands.
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What she got was a city that is genuinely alive, buzzing with energy, culture, creativity, and exceptional food.
Standing at the Acropolis as the late afternoon light painted everything in gold is one of those experiences that quietly rearranges your sense of scale.
Paros surprised Coyle the most.
She expected it to be lovely – it’s Greece, everything is lovely – but she didn’t expect to fall quite so hard for it.
They did a pottery class that started as a fun activity and became something Coyle was genuinely, embarrassingly invested in.
Folegandros was, without exaggeration, one of the most beautiful days of Coyle’s life.
A boat around the island, where cliffs drop straight into water so impossibly blue it looks like a filter has been applied to real life, with no crowds, no noise, no rush.
And then there was Santorini – yes, that Santorini.
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The one you’ve seen on every travel mood board ever created.
Coyle went in braced for it to be overhyped, and came away wondering why it’s not hyped enough.
Gundari on Folegandros, an island in the Cyclades.
It’s warm without being precious and relaxed without being careless.
Andronis Luxury Suites, with its four properties across Santorini and one in Paros.
Daios Cove in Crete.
This is a property that has genuinely thought of everything: world-class dining, a private beach with water sports, a wellness centre that rivals any in Europe, private pools in-room, and a kids’ club that means families can actually relax.
One of the key aspects that makes Greece so special is the way it seamlessly blends history, culture, and natural beauty, creating an experience that is greater than the sum of its parts.
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As Coyle traveled through Greece, she began to appreciate the web of relationships between the people, the land, and the culture, and how this web is what gives Greece its unique character.
Seez Travel was a cornerstone of why this trip worked so well.
George and the team have an almost uncanny depth of knowledge, not just about the obvious things, but about the right tour guides, the restaurants worth walking to, the experiences that feel authentic rather than curated-for-tourists.
The shadow luggage concierge service on the ferry is something Coyle will be including in every single Greece itinerary they build from this point forward.
Greece is one of the rare places where the reality is richer, warmer, and more layered than any brochure or social media grid could suggest.
With the right ground partners in Seez Travel, the expert curation of Slojourn Studio, and the kind of tailored itinerary building that Travel Project does for every single client, Greece becomes more than a holiday.
It becomes a story your clients will tell for years.
