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One day left till going to MILOS
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As always I haven’t started packing since I am working on so many projects right now and my day is full! Fortunately our boat leaves at 6pm so I will have plenty of time to get ready tomorrow But of course after sending my emails and getting my hair done ♀️
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Who else is a last minute packer
I’m really lucky person as I’m fond of my job # yachtbroker
Not only with the part when I’m on board, but also with the office life and people around! ⚓️ #yachtlife
Где-то мне очень повезло, и я обожаю свою работу! В яхтенной индустрии мне нравится все)) Не только на борту, но тихие будние дни в офисе и главное, люди вокруг! ⚓️ #yachting #yacht #yachts #yachtingingreece #onboard #yachtgirl #hydraisland #travel #yachtcharter #yachtdesign #yachtweek #luxuryyacht #smartyachtscompany
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I'm hearing a lot about overtourism recently and I'm bored of listening to it which is why my opinionated self has decided to chime in on the conversation. *
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First off, I'm not denying that overtourism is a global problem. Some cities have been completely transformed by the impacts of mass tourism, and with things like budget airlines and airbnb making travel more accessible, more people than ever are travelling. However it is SO easy to not contribute to overtourism. The only thing standing in the way is a lack of imagination. *
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Take Greece for example. I am so lucky to have spent the last 19 months living in this beautiful country. There are over 227 inhabited islands in Greece (6000 in total!) and people just obsess and obsess over Santorini! If I see one more "Ultimate Guide to Santorini" I'm going to gouge my eyes out with a spoon!
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It's not that Santorini isn't pretty, but there are many equally beautiful places in Greece that are not filled with crowds. There are lovely islands where you can witness a sunset that you don't have to share with 4000 random people, islands where you can have paradisical beaches all to yourself, and islands where you can eat moussaka prepared by adorable Greek yia-yias for a fraction of the Santorini prices. *
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Have you ever seen tourists in any of my pics/stories? No because I purposely look for less visited places and travel during shoulder seasons. *
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The other thing that makes me laugh is that people in travel media often just discuss issues like this because someone else mentioned it and they want to be relevant. As in, the same people who are writing these "Ultimate Guide to Santorini" articles or crafting Instagram accounts of them dancing around Santorini in a ball gown are the same ones who then say "Oh no guys!! Overtourism has become an issue here." *
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Regardless, I just think you will have a much more enjoyable time anyway if you try somewhere a little more mysterious and lesser known.
Hydra is “hermetic” to cars and that is what makes her all the more mystical... Yet still in Hydra’s meandering back-lanes, you ascend the spheres of a more refined cosmos... in which there are no crowds, just gatherings of exquisitely elegant individuals.
To speak of her in mundane terms, it would be a capital sin! You need indeed a troubadour of the caliber of Leonard Cohen to sing nothing but hymns for an island whose crown mountain is called EROS.... ... by analogy you can imagine the genre of charm that can be suffused into an individual when on this sublime land ... ______________________________
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