To me, Mykonos is just okay. It's extremely beautiful, and the town is fun to get lost in, but if it honestly wasn't for nearby Delos I probably would've skipped over it and gone maybe to Naxos or Paros instead. Mykonos is just too hung up on its party animal image, which is a shame, because it has so much more to offer. Same reason why you can't spend more than 3 or so nights in Vegas. The appeal wears off fast when there's nothing really beneath it except money. So I wasn't really upset to take the 2:55 ferry about 3 hours farther South to Santorini. This was on a far smaller vessel, a catamaran, that can go super fast over the water. Added to that, we only made one stop, on Paros. Got in
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