Review: Cali, Mykonos – salute the sun in Greece

Chris Carter engages in a sunset ritual of his own at Cali on the Greek island of Mykonos

Aerial view of Cali, Mykonos
(Image credit: Cali)

To understand Mykonos, what this Greek island in the Cyclades is all about, you have to let it get under your skin. You have to set your mood to its frequency, because Mykonos is all about the vibe. And if you don’t know how to do that, just listen to the pulsing electronic music the DJ is playing at Scorpios, an achingly chic club-meets-bar-meets-restaurant affair on a spit of land jutting out into the Aegean. Then, let yourself go.

As the sun starts to dip towards the horizon, the torches are lit and the young, the beautiful and the simply successful breeze in – slashed white dresses wrapped around bronzed bodies, the gold earrings and necklaces flashing in the firelight. This is Gucci land, after all, but we don’t really talk about that.

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Chris Carter
Wealth Editor, MoneyWeek

Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.

Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.

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