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BLUE INK
TRAVELLERS GUIDE MAGAZINE
OWNER : bluegr Hotels & Resorts CEO : Gina Mamidakis
PUBLISHED BY Else Agency www . elseagency . gr
PUBLISHER Elsa Soimiri esoimiri @ elseagency . gr
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Lia Galanou lia . galanou @ gmail . com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Despoina Sampson despoinasampson @ gmail . com
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Giannis Giannelos
CONTRIBUTORS Despoina Sampson , Antonios Zissis
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PHOTO EDITORS - PHOTOSHOP Kostas Psionis
14 EDITORIAL 16 FLASHBACK : Family Power George & Aristea Mamidakis - A true Cretan story
The Blue Philosophy 18 BUSINESS VALUES : We Inspire Your Holidays 20 LIFE QUOTES : meet the bluegr people 24 BLUE INSIGHTS : G & A Mamidakis Foundation , People , Culture , Environment
The Blue Collection 37 PERFECT BLUE DAYS : Minos Beach art hotel , Sensimar Minos Palace hotels & suites , Candia Park village , Life Gallery athens , Sunprime Miramare Park suites & villas 66 BLUE EXPERIENCE : Sea & Sand , It ’ s all about family , Body & Soul , I do ! Wedding dreams & Honeymoon stories , Top tier business . 86 BLUE FINE DINING : Best of Chef
The Blue Lifestyle 90 BLUE GUIDE : Best of Crete , Best of Athens , Best of Rhodes 98 FASHION STORY : Mediterranean Dream 110 NO LIMITS : Discover Crete 122 ORIGIN : True Cretans 126 RESTO GUIDE : Agios Nikolaos- A taste of Crete ! 130 ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE 136 ADDRESSES 138 LOCATION
FASHION : PHOTOGRAPHER Theodore Psiachos FASHION EDITOR Frances Leppard
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