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Flightgeist //
Athens Greece
Hot List T R AV E L
Why now: After facing economic disaster, the Greek capital is
slowly bouncing back—and offering great deals for visitors.
Salamander Resort & Spa This charming resort opens this month in Middleburg, Virginia. Unwind at the luxurious spa after touring the area’s 50plus wineries. salamanderresort. com
Hotel Verde This new 145room hotel in Cape Town claims to be Africa’s most environmentally friendly hotel— combining modern style with a sustainable twist. hotelverde. com
Quotable //
Bryan Cranston on
Humility
If you were born without promise or come from a middleclass or lower-middle-class environment like I [did], you have [the] benefit of not being entitled. Therefore, humility goes along with it. —From Cranston’s June 19 “Ask Me Anything” interview on reddit.com
Miscellanea // Hotel Vermont
Acropolis Museum
18
AUGUST 2013 deltaskymag.com
Rustic meets modern at this hotel located near the shores of Lake Champlain. Need to unwind? Indulge in the aromatherapy menus that blend essential oils. hotelvt.com
Nearly 30 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the uninhabited Exclusion Zone that extends 19 miles in all directions from the plant has returned to pristine forest. Animal populations have also bounced back but contain high levels of radiation. Ukraine opened this area to tourists in 2011.
Chernobyl visitors wear Geiger counters to monitor radiation.
photos: Brett Affrunti (Cranston); Peter Adams/Corbis (Acropolis); VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images (Chernobyl).
Protesters still gather daily in Syntagma Square in Athens and unemployment recently topped 27 percent, but Greece is showing signs of stability. Its tourism sector, long an economic driver for the country, is expected to draw some 17 million visitors this year, up 1.5 million from last year. Many hotels and restaurants are offering discounts to lure back tourists, and now is a great time to visit. Start with a couple of days in Greece’s storied capital and a stay at the neoclassical King George Palace, where guests who book three nights get a fourth night on the house. The hotel boasts views of the Acropolis (and the gleaming, modern Acropolis Museum) as well as Tudor Hall, a killer French-Mediterranean restaurant. Speaking of food, the city’s chefs have fallen back in love with regional fare in recent years, with hot spots such as Spondi, Alatsi and Funky Gourmet remixing meze-style dining for today’s palates. For a glimpse of contemporary Athens, head to the hip, centrally located Gazi arts district, where eats mingle with beats in a repurposed gasworks. Eat a late dinner of local cheese and roast chicken at Get there via Athens The Butcher Shop, then head to Villa Mercedes, where the Internationpretty people dancing until dawn just might convince al Airport you that things are looking up in the capital. (ATH)
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Flightgeist //
Athens Greece
Hot List T R AV E L
Why now: After facing economic disaster, the Greek capital is
slowly bouncing back—and offering great deals for visitors.
Salamander Resort & Spa This charming resort opens this month in Middleburg, Virginia. Unwind at the luxurious spa after touring the area’s 50plus wineries. salamanderresort. com
Hotel Verde This new 145room hotel in Cape Town claims to be Africa’s most environmentally friendly hotel— combining modern style with a sustainable twist. hotelverde. com
Quotable //
Bryan Cranston on
Humility
If you were born without promise or come from a middleclass or lower-middle-class environment like I [did], you have [the] benefit of not being entitled. Therefore, humility goes along with it. —From Cranston’s June 19 “Ask Me Anything” interview on reddit.com
Miscellanea // Hotel Vermont
Acropolis Museum
18
AUGUST 2013 deltaskymag.com
Rustic meets modern at this hotel located near the shores of Lake Champlain. Need to unwind? Indulge in the aromatherapy menus that blend essential oils. hotelvt.com
Nearly 30 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the uninhabited Exclusion Zone that extends 19 miles in all directions from the plant has returned to pristine forest. Animal populations have also bounced back but contain high levels of radiation. Ukraine opened this area to tourists in 2011.
Chernobyl visitors wear Geiger counters to monitor radiation.
photos: Brett Affrunti (Cranston); Peter Adams/Corbis (Acropolis); VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images (Chernobyl).
Protesters still gather daily in Syntagma Square in Athens and unemployment recently topped 27 percent, but Greece is showing signs of stability. Its tourism sector, long an economic driver for the country, is expected to draw some 17 million visitors this year, up 1.5 million from last year. Many hotels and restaurants are offering discounts to lure back tourists, and now is a great time to visit. Start with a couple of days in Greece’s storied capital and a stay at the neoclassical King George Palace, where guests who book three nights get a fourth night on the house. The hotel boasts views of the Acropolis (and the gleaming, modern Acropolis Museum) as well as Tudor Hall, a killer French-Mediterranean restaurant. Speaking of food, the city’s chefs have fallen back in love with regional fare in recent years, with hot spots such as Spondi, Alatsi and Funky Gourmet remixing meze-style dining for today’s palates. For a glimpse of contemporary Athens, head to the hip, centrally located Gazi arts district, where eats mingle with beats in a repurposed gasworks. Eat a late dinner of local cheese and roast chicken at Get there via Athens The Butcher Shop, then head to Villa Mercedes, where the Internationpretty people dancing until dawn just might convince al Airport you that things are looking up in the capital. (ATH)
