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Today’s Cultural Close-up comes from Santorini, Greece, where riding a donkey down the street is still a perfectly acceptable way to get around for a local.
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Donkey rides in Santorini are offered to tourist as well, but this experience is anything but authentic! Many animal activists have noted that the donkeys in Santorini work in horrible conditions and are often abused and mistreated by their handles. So don’t ride a donkey in Santorini and opt for watching the locals do it instead.
Riding a donkey in Santorini in Greece
Cultural Close-ups is a series of photographs and stories from around the world that go beyond the pretty sights and famous attractions. If you’d like to contribute a photo and a short story to Cultural Close-Ups, please email your submission to oksana@drinkteatravel.com
Oksana is the Editor-in-Chief, writer and photographer at DrinkTeaTravel.com. Canadian by passport, world citizen at heart, Oksana has lived on four continents and traveled to over 70 countries. Together with her husband, Max, they live an unconventional life, striving for an eco-conscious lifestyle. In her spare time, she can be found in a hammock with a good book and a cup of freshly steeped Earl Grey tea.
