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Breaking: Mykonos a Very Nice Place to Visit
Sunday's New York Times has one of those nifty "36 Hours" stories on the Greek island of Mykonos, doling out sage advice on where and when to drink, eat, party, and sleep. According to the newspaper of record, the island's tourist infrastructure has crept upscale over the past few years, following a bleak period "not so long ago" of overcrowding and atrophy.
We can't debate the differences between Mykonos now and Mykonos when Jackie O discovered it, but know one thing for sure: the place is spectacular, whether or not it's currently in vogue with the A-list travel set (whoever they are). After a five-day visit to the island few years ago, we concluded that you'd really have to have something wrong with you if you couldn't have a good time in Mykonos. From the winding, pedestrian-only streets of the old town to some of the best beaches in the Aegean, it's (almost) everybody's idea of a summertime paradise. Everybody under fifty, in any case.
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Beach Spectacular: Ogunquit Open For Business
The Ogunquit Playhouse is now open for the season. Of course the playhouse opening, which features a production of Beehive just so happens to correspond with the nicest stretch of weather of the Maine beach season. Visitors could have used the playhouse option a couple weeks back when rain was pouring down and Freeport shopping was the only option.
Though the Ongunquit Playhouse gets all the pub, there are other fine arts options in the area. Ah, who are we kidding, while the sun is out you should be out bouldering Ogunquit's coast, or downing steamed clams at Barnacle Billy's.
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[image via Ryagalesie]
Beaches scouted for Jaunted in this report: Ogunquit
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Beach Spectacular: Maine in the Rain
Rain. Yup, that is the Maine Beach Spectacular weekend report for the June 9 - 11 weekend.
However, the despite the fact that Maine resembled the Pacific Northwest this weekend, we took solace in two things--eating and drinking.
Eating Report:
Amatos
Italian sandwiches are huge in Maine. You may know them as grinders or subs, but inside the ME state lines you best be referrring to these ham and cheese sandwiches as Italians.
Amatos serves the second best Italian in Maine, later this summer we will reveal the best Italian in Maine (hint: you will have to drive to Freeport).
What is a Maine Italian? Here is a Wikipedia style definition, courtesy of Maine Today:
A sandwich featuring assorted vegetables, olive oil, salt, pepper and meat. The Maine Italian with ham is the "new style." The original, served to workers on the city's docks in the early 1900s by Giovanni Amato, featured Genoa salami, not ham.
Forget the Genoa salami, order your Italian with ham, if you want to be traditional, Humpty Dumpty chips, and a soda and you will fit right in.
Lobster
We had our first Bayley's Lobster of the season--of the hard shell variety--and we have to say the Lobster was a bit dry. We don't use butter on our Lobster. Soaking your lobster meat in butter, according to many old school Mainers, ruins the taste.
Old Port Report
Our Saturday night visit to the Old Port consisted of a visit to Gritty's and Bull Feeney's, two traditional pubs. Despite the rain Fore Street was packed with folks escaping the smoke free bars to have a smoke. The biggest Old Port shocker? Everyone is underage. The place is filled with nineteen year old girls dressed to the nines. As far as we know, Maine is not part of Canada, so twenty-one is the legal drinking age...in theory.
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Beaches scouted for Jaunted in this report: Old Orchard, Pine Point, Higgins Beach, Old Port.
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Beach Spectacular: Cape Arundel Classic's Fearsome Foursome
Breaking:
Who says Maine can't hang with our beach spectacular big boys?
Our Maine summer spies reported in this morning with our first tip of the summer, and it is tip-worthy for sure:
The tourney, which raises money for Gary's House in Portland, is taking place at the Cape Aurendel Golf Club today. Most folks are staying up the road at the Colony Hotel. Oh, and rumor has it Tom Brady and Bridget Moynihan will be staying at the Walker's Point guest house. Wonder if Barbara will let them sleep in the same bed.Today was the annual George Bush Cape Arundel Classic where "41" (aka G. Bush Senior) invites a bunch of foursomes to play golf for a good cause. The first foursome of the morning: Jim Nantz, Tom Brady, 41, and Bill Clinton. Everyone got off the tee clean, but Nantz, who took a mulligan. 41 and Bubba used a driver, while Brady outdrove them all with an iron shot down the middle of the fairway. Clinton was incredulous and made Brady rehit with a driver, which he promptly duffed into the woods.
Funny thing is most folks thought Bubba would not be invited back this year after last years antics. Reports were that Clinton, who played with 41 last year as well, was dropping balls at will as soon as he was out eyeshot and while his foursome swears he shot over 100, easy, he turned in a scorecard showing a "78". Needless to say 41 was not pleased with these antics. Will try to find out what he "shoots" this year, but he is off to a good, clean start.
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Beaches scouted for Jaunted in this report: Kennebunkport
[image via elwoody]
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