Santorini is windy. Not wear-an-extra-layer windy, but hold-on-to-your-head-because-it-might-fly-off-your-neck windy. Our first two days in Santorini there were wind gusts coming in at 35 mph (!!). At night we could hear it swirling around our villa and howling against the windows like a possessed monster. The trees swayed so violently they looked like they might snap in half at any moment. When you have long hair like I do and there are 35 mph winds, you have exactly three options for going outside;
a) Slick it back into the tightest ballerina bun you can manage, secured with 87 bobby pins and one entire can of hairspray.
b) Pull a Britney Spears and shave it off.
c) Tie a scarf around your head like a gypsy.
Because ballerina buns give me headaches and I wasn’t sure if Brett would still find me attractive without hair, I opted for option c. I felt ridiculous, but the head scarf was better than the severe hair whiplash my poor face would have endured without it. Make no mistake, I’m no Willow Smith. In any case, if you ever find yourself in Santorini, especially in the Spring, be sure to pack a scarf for your head. Bobby pins and hairspray will not be enough. Trust me, I tried. And don’t be discouraged when half your pictures look like this…
Consider yourself warned.
I think the quadrant of you with the windblown hair is my favourite! So adorbs.
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Thank you, THANK YOU for a good laugh on this cold Monday morning. From the looks of things, a little (lot of) wind was worth it. Greece is now close to the top of my must see list….wind and all.
I can’t even read your blog anymore, Ashlee. IT MAKES ME WANT TO GO TO GREECE TOO BADLY. I even made a travel-loving friend look at it with me yesterday…
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You look beautiful no matter how your hair is done!!
The picture of the boat is amazing – the water is so clear!
Your options made me laugh out loud and I find the windy pictures super cute/funny! Love that you shared that info. Will hopefully remember it when/if I go to Santorini!
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wind or no wind – you still look cute with hair in your face
oh my gosh – the windblown pictures are some of my favorite of you – adorable!
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I am LOVING your pictures! I wish you could travel all the time so I could see your gorgeous pics more often!
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@Suburban Sweetheart – Let’s GO. Girls trip. I’m serious.
@Kim – Let’s find someone to pay me to do that, mmmmmk?
Ever since seeing your Greece photo posts, I want to go to Greece like right now! P.S. I hate the wind too, haha.
i think you look cute with the head scarf. i really can’t pull anything like that off (any more) because it makes my head look even tinier compared to my body than it already does
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Oh goodness! I’ve been somewhere where the wind doesn’t die down. Also, how pretty is Santorini?! What a gorgeous place!
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i love your scarf…these are beautiful!
i think that the scarf looks cute! and your photos are gorgeous!!! i’m so jealous!
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Ash I love that series of pictures of you with your hair in your face! So artsy!
You rock the scarf on head look pretty well. I feel like your options are the same options i have here in SF. SERIOUSLY