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CLOCKWISE: COURTESY OF ATUL KASBEKAR; COURTESY OF MYCONIAN AVATON RESORT; COURTESY OF ATUL KASBEKAR(2)

Turn Around,

It’s Mykonos!

Celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar recently travelled to

Mykonos for the Kingfisher Calendar 2017 shoot and came

back with a handful of favourites from the Greek island.

On Location

IN THE ARMS OF LUXURY

The Myconian Avaton Resort

(myconianavaton.gr) is scalloped

on a hill side and the view from

anywhere is simply magnifi cent.

T+L TIP Check into the two-

bedroom Mystique villa that

features two bedrooms, a living

room, and kitchen, and offers a

panoramic view of the city.

IN STYLE

Old town Chora is quite incredible

with its whitewashed cubic

houses and maze-like streets

where lots of tiny, luxury fashion

boutique stores sell interesting

knick-knacks and clothing. 

T+L TIP Visit two outstanding

stores: Daquared2 (9,

Mitropoleos Street; +30-228/907-

7314) offers chic Italian tailoring

coupled with an edgy Canadian

fashion sensibility that’s laidback

and extravagant; The Jars of

Arjun Rampal,

Arunoday Singh,

Rannvijay Singh and

Hasan Zaidi relax

on the mountains.,

Arjun Rampal gives

us a view of the

base camp, (L-R):

Namratha Gujaran,

Sonnalli Seygall, Shlok

Sharma, Rannvijay

Singh, Arunoday

Singh, RP Singh,

Hasan Zaidi, Yuvraj

Brands (thejarofbrands.com)

are for those who love to carry

back colourful lines by local

designers—fi nd MiRo, Despina

Vandi, and others here.

INTO THE NIGHT

Some bars locals swear by

are Caprice (caprice.gr) in Old

town that has an incredible

view and the best strawberry

margarita I’ve had in a while.

Spilia (spiliarestaurant.gr) is

located in a beautiful cave of

Agia Anna that hangs over the

sea. Must-try here is the seafood,

especially if you like octopus.

Nammos (nammos.gr) is a gem

in Psarou. It is an elegant and

formal beach bar and club where

you might spot a famous face.

T+L TIP For some enviable

Instagram shots, hang around the

neighbourhood of Little Venice

at dusk when the crowd is just

beginning to gather around the

boho-chic bars.

ONLY IN MYKONOS

This happened on one of the

recces in Mykonos. We were on

Timos Island for lunch at a local

restaurant and I had gone to the

bar to get the wifi password.

The owner sat me down instead

and offered me a couple of ouzo

shots and copious amounts of

fresh seafood and caviar. He

and his daughter and their two

friends kept me entertained

for almost an hour before my

production team came to fi nd me

reasonably wasted with a bunch

of new friends.

TRAVEL UNIFORM

I still use a custom-made

leather jacket that

Manish Malhotra made for me

two decades ago. During my

travels, you’ll find me with my

Tod’s strolley, Sennheiser

headphones, iPad, and

Puma footwear.

The sun-kissed Caprice Bar at

dusk. Clockwise from above: Atul

Kasbekar on location; the blue

houses in Mykonos make a stunning

backdrop to the Myconian Avaton

Resort; octopus before being taken

to the Spilia kitchen.