Thursday 1 August 2013

MYKONOS - everyone's doing it; the kings, me and well now the Kardashian's.

 
Call me a black sheep, but nothing makes me more eager to do something than having to see everyone else do it without me. And when it comes down to one of the biggest party destinations on the planet, Mykonos proved that the grass certainly is greener on the other side! 
Taking very little responsibility for the little green man emerging in most of you, I'd like to pass blame to our favourite Kardashian clan and EEntertainment for the glorified Greece family vacation which aired merely part 2 of 3 yesterday evening. And with the Kardashian's keeping it pretty PG (excluding Kris' genetic back comparisons between Bruce and Brodie Jenner), they've called in a favour.  
Whether you're a party animal or not, Mykonos' split personality provides to those wanting to take advantage of its infamous nightlife and also to the food and wine connoisseurs. Regardless of the category you fall into both parties will end up drinking the island dry. 
If you're lucky enough to visit Europe during their summer months you've pretty much locked in the best of Australia's festivals lineups all combined into one. Weeknight or weekend, each night Paradise Club Mykonos hosts the best headlining acts in the music industry. I was fortunate enough to see Avicii tear up the decks under the open night sky. This along with more than 3 separate bar areas, a VIP deck, a pool parked right in the middle of the club and a capacity to hold 3000 other party peoples - you can't help but quote, "I'm definitely not in Australia anymore".
And just when you think the cocktails couldn't get any sweeter, your eyes are opened to Mykonos' infamous party place, Tropicana. What starts off as a relaxed afternoon beach soiree, by nightfall transpires into an all raging, table dancing, everyone stripped down to their bikini's; orgy. Ingredients that would typically make an Australian shindig dirtier than the rims of a ute, seems nothing more than a harmless confidence booster. By 5 o'clock a man going by the name 'Elephant Man' will conjure up trouble with his inappropriate schmack; whilst sporting a teeny tiny elephant jockstrap.  
With just as much to get up to during the day, you can physically lose yourself wandering around Little Venice. With plenty of boutiques for the shopaholics, and bars for those wanting to pub-crawl, this side of town can keep you fuelled from sunrise to sunrise. A word of warning. If you find yourself having dinner and suddenly see a Pelican bee line to the kitchen, don't fret. It's just 53-year-old local legend Petros and can mostly be found catching scraps at Niko's Taverna. 
But what made Mykonos so special for me is having heard my friend's stories from when they'd previously been; and getting to experience the exact same things. Whether it was finally getting to witness 'Elephant Man', walking the cobbled streets of Little Venice or knocking back my first ouzo shot with an ice-cream cone for a chaser; I can not recommend enough visiting this thriving destination. 
Next stop, Santorini. I'll understand if some of you don't make it to Ios, Santorini photos need no editing.
P x 
Paradise Club: Avicii 
Paradise Club: Avicii
Tropicana: pre-elephant man
Tropicana
Tropicana
Tropicana: running into a school friend on the other side of the world.
Tropicana: Meet Elephant Man, and matching jockstrap.
Aphrodite Beach Resort: Contiki toga party

Mykonos
Mykonos - Little Venice
Mykonos - Little Venice
Mykonos - Little Venice
Petros: the legend himself

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