Mykonos Time

A trip to Greece is an incredible opportunity to choose your own adventure—but picking where to go can be overwhelming. Here’s how to plan a vacation to these scenic Greek isles. First-timers often describe their trip to “the Greek Islands,” as if they were one monolithic entity, easily popped into and out of and in between, like boutiques in a mall. It’s only once a visitor gets to know the country that the magnitude and diversity of the archipelagos becomes clear. The truth is that there are over  200 inhabited islands in Greece —and over 6,000 isles of varying sizes all together. Of the islands with residents, each has its own character, from the whitewashed cave homes of the Cyclades to the lush, green Italianate Ionians, to the Dodecanese capped with Crusader castles. Island Overview For the most part, the islands are divided into six main island groups, plus a significant stand-alone, Crete. It’s easier to travel between islands within one group than ...

A Battle of the Hottest Summer Destinations:  's that time of the season when a scroll through Instagram reveals that everyone is on vacation. And the two favorite destinations of celebrities and models? The Spanish island of  Ibiza  and  Mykonos, Greece . Here, a breakdown of who's visiting, and what they're up to. Tribes  Mykonos: Brazilian models, Instagram stars. Ibiza: Actors and athletes. The A-List  Mykonos: Gerard Butler, Eugenie Niarchos, models Isabeli Fontana, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio. Ibiza: Ruby Rose, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maria Sharapova, Spice Girl Melanie Brown, Eva Longoria, Doutzen Kroes. Hot Spot  Mykonos: Cavo Paradiso Ibiza: Pacha Cultural Moment  Mykonos: " Greek Gotham ," an exhibit of New York artists including Mira Dancy and KAWS at the scenic Dio Horia gallery, in a show curated by art adviser and designer María Brito.  Ibiza: " Time and Space the Speed of Light ," 13 solid-basalt columns th...

secret that the Greek island of Mykonos attracts worldwide jet-setters and rich celebrities during the summer, many of which have expensive habits. But how far would these VIPs go to impress their rich friends and show off to the rest of the world? It seems that the rich crowds visiting the “island of the winds,” as the locals often call Mykonos, are willing to pay 120,000 euros for a bottle of champagne in the famous beach-bar and restaurant Nammos, located in Psarou, one of the most popular beaches of the beautiful Aegean Island. With 120,000 euros that the Armand De Brignac Methouselah Midas bottle costs somebody could easily buy an apartment in many areas of Greece and the world. In other countries the most expensive price for the same bottle was found in Miami where it was sold for 120,000 US dollars. Since the beginning of the summer season nobody has dared to consume the most expensive champagne bottle in Greece; however, it is rumored that this past week a rich Arab or...

I'm dining outside at Katrin, a favorite restaurant on an obscure, narrow street in Mykonos Town most people often find by accident (perhaps because it looks exactly like all of the other town’s obscure, narrow streets), blissfully gnawing on the house’s signature bone-sucking-good, fire-roasted goat, when I spot a chew-stoppingly handsome couple. She is Nordic blonde porcelain, the kind of beauty who always appears to be walking into a breeze. He is lithe, bronzed, permanently tousled, decked out in perfectly cropped Euro-preppy. You expect perpetual bliss from such pairings, but tonight they’re obviously agitated. Ten minutes later they reappear headed in the opposite direction. Soon after, they emerge from an intersecting road looking so stressed each nearly betrays evidence of a wrinkle, and encounter another couple that mirrors their looks and distress. “We just figured we’d wander around, hit one of the cool cafes we read about,” says the bronzed lad, “But all the ...

La compañía aérea  Iberia Express  ha anunciado la introducción de Creta como una de las nuevas rutas para el verano de 2017, a partir del próximo 11 de julio y operará dos frecuencias semanales en horario nocturno. Creta formará parte del programa de vuelos para la próxima temporada estival y se suma a los ya anunciados como son Cardiff y Cagliari, así como los incrementos de frecuencias a Nantes y Burdeos. Con este anuncio, se incrementan a dos los destinos operados a Grecia, ya que Santorini se retoma de nuevo este verano tras el éxito alcanzado en la pasada temporada. Así, la aerolínea comenzará a volar el próximo 11 de julio y operará dos frecuencias semanales en horario nocturno. Desde Madrid los vuelos saldrán los martes y viernes, con salida a las 23:50 horas, y desde Creta los miércoles y sábado a las 04:55 horas. Los billetes salen a la venta a precios competitivos, desde 89 euros el trayecto, siempre que se compre ida y vuelta. Creta, famosa por sus leyen...

British Airways  (BA,  London Heathrow ) has announced that this summer, it will launch seven new routes from its  Manchester Int'l  focus city using  EMB-190  equipment operated by its  BA CityFlyer  (CJ,  London City ) unit. The  IAG International Airlines Group  carrier said in a press release that from May, it will begin summer-only direct flights from Manchester to the popular Spanish sunspots of  Alicante ,  Malaga ,  Ibiza , and  Palma Son Sant Joan , the Greek island of  Mykonos ,  Nice  in the South of France, and a weekly service to  London City  Airport. All the new return British Airways flights from Manchester will operate once a week at weekends, with the exception of the Ibiza route which will operate three times a week, and will provide more than 35,000 extra seats from the North West. Currently, BA Cityflyer's operations focus on London City and  London St...

ROYAL TREATMENT This Cunard "Three for All" promotion gives up to 20 per cent reduction on fares for popular cruise holidays and includes complimentary gratuities and a $300 deposit. An example of trips on offer is the 23-night Mediterranean cruise on Queen Victoria. Departing Athens , you sail to Rhodes, Mykonos and Olympia before visiting Dubrovnik and Split in Croatia and other Mediterranean ports before a nights' stay in Rome at Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese. The package includes return economy airfares from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and transfers. Phone 1300 369 848. See  ecruising.travel Read more:  http://www.traveller.com.au/travel-deals-save-up-to-20-per-cent-on-cunard-cruises-guaabt#ixzz4YLaNdmtJ   Follow us:  @TravellerAU on Twitter  |  TravellerAU on Facebook