Don’t head to the continent without reading this advice first.
For the 15,000 or so visitors who pour off the cruise ships in Mykonos each day,there are plenty of things to do.
The rain turned streets into torrents,underground carparks into waterfalls and shopping malls into lakes. It also continues to cause deaths and destruction in Greece.
At least 11 people are dead and several are missing after freak storms hit parts of Europe. Athens had almost twice the annual average rain fall in one day.
Residents accuse authorities of failing to protect a precious forestland that is home to more than 1000 species including red deer and wolves.
It doesn’t have the vertiginous tumble of whitewashed houses or hipster-cool cachet of Santorini or Mykonos,but what Milos does have is authenticity.
I had thought moussaka was comfortably Greek,yet it comes with a history that’s far more complex and controversial.
Summer wildfires blamed on climate change have also struck other Mediterranean countries,leaving at least 34 people dead in Algeria and two people dead in southern Italy Tuesday.
Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest safe transport of residents and tourists in emergency conditions.
Coastguard vessels and private boats evacuated thousands of people from beaches on the island of Rhodes,where fires raged for a fifth straight day.
I’m on my own Greek odyssey,propelled by a love of sand,sun and saltwater,and aiming to find the best beach in every port we visit.