Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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guestsdancinguntilthesuncomesup.
Entranceisfree,butitgetsbusysoit’swise
tobookatableafewdaysinadvance.
InHora,localsoftenstarttheirnightat
theQueenofMykonos(queenofmykonos.
gr)–atiny,church-likecocktailbarwithan
LEDceilingwhereaginandtonicwillset
youbackaround¤ 15 /£ 13.
Itmustbesaid,onthewhole,Mykonos
isprettypriceywhenitcomestodining
anddrinking,butoneofthefewplaces
youfindcheapplonkisSkandinavianBar
(skandinavianbar.com),whereyoucangeta
glassofwineforabout¤ 4. 50 /£ 4.
“Iloveitbecauseeveryonegoesthere,

it’samixofallkindsofpeople,”Panos

saysofthepartyhotspot,whichcomprises

severalgroundfloorlevelbarsandan

upstairsdisco.

Grabadrinkdownstairsandyou’llbe

givenawhitewristband,grantingyourfree

entryupstairs.

Whattoeat

Hungry?Orhungover?Startyourdaywith

aheartybrunchatTheLibertyBreakfast

Room.Here,thehardestdecisionyou’llhave

tomakeiswhichcombinationofeggsand

coffeetohave.Iwentforthescrambledwith

Mykoniancheeseandtruffleoil(¤ 14 /£ 12 )

alongwithanalmondmilklatte(¤ 4. 50 /£ 4 )

andIhavenoregrets.

Forafillingbutaffordablelatelunch,

you’vegottotryGreekspecialitygyros,

slicedrotisserie-cookedmeat(usually

chickenorpork)servedinpittabreadwith

saladandtzatziki.Finishwithanindulgent

supperatKuzinaattheAmmosHotel

(mykonosammoshotel.com)onOrnosbeach.

Howtogetaround

Therearereportedlyonly 32 taxisonthe

entireisland.It’sthereforedefinitelyworth

pre-bookinganairporttransfer.Therestof

thetime,askyourhotelreceptiontocallfor

ataxiwhenyouneedit.Thetaxisdon'thave

meterssocheckthepricebeforeyoudepart-

a 20 - minutejourneyshouldn'tcostmorethan

about¤ 25 /£ 22 .Therearealsopublicbuses

thatrunbetweentheairport,Horaandlarger

beaches.Faresare¤ 2 /£ 1. 70 andtimetables

canbefoundatmykonosbus.com.

‘EnjoyviewsacrosstheAegeanfromalounger

nexttothecurvedinfinitypool,orheaddown

thestepsthatleadtothehotel’sprivatebeach

inthesecludedcovebelow’

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