MYKONOS – Mykonos has lots of Ibiza-type beaches if you want a thumping music scene. But I prefer the bohemian strips of sand that pepper the island. Like Fokos. Bathing suit optional.
LESBOS, Greece – We didn't know much but were told we must see Molyvos. Everyone was right. The beaches are extraordinary, and the water is so clear and blue.
AGIOS NIKOLAOS, Crete – I expected to find Serge Gainsbourg smoking at the bar each evening. Exactly my scene. I channeled my inner Jane Birkin and made this spot my own.
SOUTHERN EUROPE - From an artists' colony to a 17th-century palazzo, from a family-run hotel to a privately owned island. What's not to love about these love nests?
HYDRA, Greece — In anticipation of his new novel, "Lightning People," Christopher Bollen heads to the Saronic island for solitude and finds a surreal version of the place he just left.
THE AEGEAN SEA – So many islands, so few vacation days. It's okay, wanderer: We have the easy lowdown to sort Agkistris from Ikaria, Skiathos from Santorini. Come on in. The water's beautiful.