Spend the first day close to home
Walk the nearest beach in both directions. Find the closest café, shop and pharmacy. Knowing your own corner makes everything else easier.
Follow the coast
A coastal road, by bicycle, scooter or with a local driver, shows you how an island fits together — the fishing villages, the quiet coves, the places locals swim.
Go to the market early
Morning markets are where island life happens. Try something you don’t recognise and ask what it is.
Take one boat trip
An island looks completely different from the water. Choose a licensed operator, check that life jackets are provided and ask about the weather before you go.
Ask your hosts
The people who live there know which beach is calm today and where the best grilled fish is. Ask — it’s the best guidebook there is.
