Throwing in Athens. Grafitti (not the pretty murals kind, random tags and words everywhere on storefronts and public spaces), trash around the street and such. And it’s so dark on the streets, it was the first time that I felt worried walking alone as a woman in Europe.

I was warned several times by friends that I would not like Athens. I told them that my favorite places to visit are the cities (not nature)…they were right.