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Finally, almost after a month of intensive negotiations between a company of 5 people, everything is arranged for our short vacations on Skiathos. Skiathos is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece (…where else). Rooms to let, bus and ferry tickets are booked and the only thing that keep Thanasis, Michalis, Georgia, Stathis, Ifigenia and me, from the island is these 10 days that we will have to wait for that…

I’m really happy for two reasons. Firstly, the obvious one of going on summer vacations in a really nice place with sea, sun and a temperature almost 25 degrees higher than the temperature I have been experiencing for the last 2139412734 months in trendy cosmopolitan beautiful centre-of-the-universe mouldy London! It’s a big difference going from 15 degrees to 40 degrees. I don’t know how shocking this difference will be though! It sounds very strange to me that I won’t have to carry an umbrella or my beloved TOPSHOP trendy jacket (lol) when going out! But of course, I will survive!

Skiathos is a great island and in my opinion has one of the most amazing beaches in Greece called Koukounaries. I had visited the island 6 years before, if I remember correctly, with a completely different synthesis of a friendly company and I still remember that beach! Moreover, Skiathos is by general acceptance the “greenest” Greek island of the Aegean Sea and that makes it even more interesting. Night-life at the island is not disappointing at all. However, I am not sure if I care about that now You see, the last couple of months in London have been more than interesting regarding night-life, partying, clubbing, drinking… On the other hand, greek summer night-life is great and I am looking forward to go out when I’ll arrive to Greece. So Athens will cover this need better than any other place in Greece (I believe).

The second reason for being happy is that after 2-3 years I am going for second time on vacations with my friends from Patras. Unfortunately, not all of them will be there (why John, Mixaloybas, Alf, mmmmmmmmmmm ?) but a lot of effort has been put into arranging these short vacations with 5 of them… I don’t want to imagine the same process with all of them

Anyway, my summerish mood is already very strong (in contrast to my “sit down and do your dissertation” mood), so I’ll close this post with a few photos from Skiathos… to inspire a similar mood to those of you that won’t go on vacations in a summer destination or that have to stay in cool leading attractive all-this-happen-here London.

My summer vacations are very close and I already cannot stop thinking of beaches, sand, sunburns, bars and sweating! In less than two weeks I will be in Greece feeling summer for the first time this year. Life in London may be interesting based on a lot of things, but definitely high temperatures and sunny weather are not among these.

So while counting the days, here are a few of the tracks that I love and I kept on listening to during last summers. Sit back, press the play button (on of the five :p) and relax… What are your favourite music tracks that remind you of past summers?

1. Chicane - Saltwater

2. Schiller mit Heppner - Dream Of You

3. Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun

4. Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

5. Sade - No Ordinary Love (live)

+1 Moby - Whispering Wind

What employees need to know!! Hilarious…

“Word around the office is you’ve got a black smock. I got a black smock too, maybe we can wash our black smocks together sometime… maybe a little detergent, two black smocks, together…. detergent…”

Photo taken at Brighton, UK.
One of the moments that you have to wait until something interesting will happen inside your frame!

EXIF

Model: Canon PowerShot S70
Shutter Speed: 1/500 second
F Number: F/2.8
Focal Length: 6 mm
Date Picture Taken: May 26, 2007, 3:42:21 PM

I just saw a very romantic movie called “The Notebook” and I wanted to suggest you seeing it.

“An heart-warming movie that makes your insides go mushy with emotions!!!”. Maybe that’s enough to convince you

I believe that it’s better not to watch the “YouTube” clip if you want to see the movie!

Did you ever wanted to watch to process of making a pair of jeans? The whole process, from cotton to a pair of jeans, can be seen in an interesting video from Nudie Jeans Co. The video can be found here.

The whole site is cool and especially the innovative “denim guide“. So take a look.

Chrysa, one of my best friends from dA, posted first this video on her journal commenting that “here is something that made my day … and enhanced my summer mood. Listen and experience the trip”. After I heard that song I immediately agreed with her.

Beirut according to “Billboard” is “the moniker of 20-year-old Brooklyn resident Zach Condon, a high school dropout who spent some time in eastern Europe soaking up the culture and music styles of the “old world.” Beirut’s MySpace page describes his music as sounding like “Jewish immigrants,” which rings very true. “Gulag” is his first offering and is a gorgeous collection of traditional-sounding eastern European folk songs, which are accented by a horn section and accordion throughout.”

“While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, [Gulag Orkestar] … was almost completely recorded at home. Horns, violins, cello, ukuleles, mandolins, glockenspiels, drums, tambourines, congas, organs, pianos, clarinets and accordions (no guitars on this album!) all build and break the melodies under Condon’s deep-voiced crooner vocals, swaying to the Eastern European beats that sound like they’re being brought to you by a 12-member ensemble.” [via last.fm]

I don’t know if being a Greek (and therefore a Balkan) plays an important role in loving Condon’s music but I think that when an American 20-year old guy makes that kind of music the outcome will certainly be interesting and original!