Ok, quiting a successful banking job to open up a hotel business in a Greek island, could be a prologue for what will follow when I actually reach middle age, but is also a hell of a decision for someone who spent most of her life within the walls of a financial institution.
So here I am, in September, in Naxos, the biggest island of the Cyclades in Greece, trying to renovate my family's four beachfront maisonettes at Plaka beach!
That's me.
These are my maisonettes.
I'm not goint to bother you with the gruesome details of what it actually takes to do construction and design work in an island. I would rather share with you the beauties of this place in case you ever wish to visit, even during fall season.
So, this is Plaka beach and more specifically the part of the beach that's right in front of my house.
This is the silhouette of my beautiful cousin swimming - not really, but you get the idea.
This is me NOT swimming, but rather drinking coctails on the beach, at a hotel right next to my house. Believe it or not, this is business, yo!
This is how the sunset looks from my garden...
I have actually painted this photo. See the link below.
https://peakd.com/art/@mariandavp/naxian-dream-mixed-media-art-by-mariandavp
And these are some random pics of the surroundings and myself exploring the area.
Now, the question is; Would you visit my paradise and my boutique hotel next year? I'm thinking of accepting crypto payments 😃
See yoo soon!
Wow! I will save some Hive to go there! 😎
Haha thank you :)
Nice!😀
Are there direct flights to Naxos?
What about the muzzle & the EO-"sterile" tests..?
Not ready before next year?
Greetings @mariandavp 😉
Hey @luca1777 , thanks! Unfortunately there are no direct flights to Naxos yet, but the flight from Athens to Naxos is only abt 30 minutes long. There are numerous boat connections between the islands as well. Hopefully by May, we'll be fully operational...
That's a long time until May... remind me now & then with another beautiful post like this one..😉
I have heard recently that one of the easiest countries in the EU right now is Greece. Nice looking villas! Accepting crypto for payment would be awesome!
Thanks so much @trip-hop! It would be, I'm thinking of dedicating one villa to this payment form until I figure out how to manage the accounting part :)
πολύ όμορφο!
We are from time to time in Naxos, as we have an old house there too (in Apiranthos), so we definetly should visit your place! But not sure, if next year is possible.
We should have a Greek Hive event in Naxos :) I love Apiranthos, are you from Naxos?
My wife´s father was.
Yes, that would be cool! Some day...
Good luck! Accepting HBD would be a great idea :-D
Thank you @gtg, I think so too! I'll be displaying my art, which I post on Hive, so I guess it would make sense. I just hope I'll have the accounting part figured out by then.