Greeks live their own myth, but not on the Greek islands, but on exotic, faraway islands! Greeks who reside in places that most people dream of visiting for holidays or work with its views of sandy beaches and coconut palms. Go back? Of course they don’t want to think about it …
Chris Panodimos had faced great difficulties over the first years of his stay in Samui, Thailand but eventually opened his own travel agency on the island. He is married to a Thai woman and declares that one can find anything they want in Thailand.
A similar case is that of Elena Sidiropoulou, who since 2000 lives on the island of St. Thomas, along with his son and partner. She is a ballet and salsa teacher but also teaches Greek dances to the residents of the small Caribbean island. “I thought I would like to live on an island when I get closer to retirement. But I asked myself: ”Why wait so long?” and then I stayed here.”
Leonidas Spyrou lives in Bali, Indonesia and does not regret it at all .He has been living there for the last seven years and has established his own real state company.”Bali is the Mykonos of Indonesia. Life here never stops, “he says.
A small island in Thailand is the home of Vangelis Syrigou, who has created his own resort. He says that the island stands out because it has “beautiful beaches, simplicity, and many smiles.”
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