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  • Pic of the day: Agios Eleftherios church on Ios
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  • Pic of the day: Gorgeous Grikos Bay on Patmos
  • Pic of the day: A quiet cove on Mykonos
  • 2012 Greek holiday: Mykonos visit winds down
  • Pic of the day: Church of the Panaghia at sunset
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  • Overlooking Agios Ioannis on Mykonos
  • Videos of Agios Ioannis and Kapari beaches
  • 2012 Greek holiday trip report: Mykonos Part 5
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  • 2012 Greek holiday trip report: Mykonos Part 4
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  • Stepping up to superb food & sublime sunsets at Kamara Café on Amorgos
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Archive for the 'Mykonos' Category

Pics of the day: Paradise Beach on Mykonos

08 May 2013

  Here are two different views of Paradise Beach on Mykonos. At top is a view looking straight across the beach from a point on the rocky hillside below the Cavo Paradiso entertainment complex. Below is a shot of footprints in the sand and the view looking out to sea from what is arguably the [...]

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Syrtaki dancing on the Mykonos waterfront

28 Apr 2013

Skandinavian Bar posted this photo on its Facebook page today with the caption: “World record in Syrtaki dance now in Mykonos!!!”     This photo of the line of syrtaki dancers was posted on Facebook by Kelly Goletsou     This video of the syrtaki dancing was posted on Facebook by Maria-Antonia Georgakopoulou     [...]

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Pic of the day: A quiet cove on Mykonos

27 Apr 2013

A solitary umbrella casts its shadow on a sandy cove below the Saint John Mykonos resort at Agios Ioannis beach on Mykonos    

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2012 Greek holiday: Mykonos visit winds down

27 Apr 2013

The view from the hill: A panoramic view of Mykonos Town and its harbourfront and Old Port areas on May 21 2012. Click on the photo to view the image in a larger format.     Monday May 21 2012   Familiar patterns: Things weren’t looking very promising for my final full day on Mykonos. [...]

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Overlooking Agios Ioannis on Mykonos

16 Apr 2013

Below is a brief video I shot from the main road leading into the Agios Ioannis beach resort area of Mykonos. Agios Ioannis is often called the “Shirley Valentine” beach because it is where many of the scenes from the 1989 movie were filmed. Agios Ioannis has great views of Delos and Rinia islands nearby. [...]

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Videos of Agios Ioannis and Kapari beaches

16 Apr 2013

Below are four videoclips I shot showing views of Kapari and Agios Ioannis beaches and their surrounding areas on Mykonos. Descriptions and photos of both beaches are provided in my Mykonos 2012 trip report directly below this post.   Views of Kapari bay and beach, as seen from the beach access road      Views [...]

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