Helen Iatrou ✍🏼⛵🖤🎶🇬🇷🇦🇺
@heleniatrou.bsky.social
Travel & Yachting journalist @ Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, AFAR, Robb Report & more | Content marketing | #Greece Is My Niche | Member SATW & YJA | Islander | 💙Sailing | 🖤 music snob
📍Athens, Greece
https://linktr.ee/heleniatrou
📍Athens, Greece
https://linktr.ee/heleniatrou
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Hello! Good to be here. I'm an Athens-based freelance journalist focused mostly on travel and yachting. I also write about cruising, lifestyle, culture, food, environment, sustainability, well-being and midlife. Outlets include Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Afar & Robb Report. Let's get to it!
Heading to Greece this year? In my latest for @afarmedia.bsky.social, I wrote about fresh new hotels, high-end seafood on the beach, a must-not-miss taverna, every Athenian's favorite arts and culture festival and more. www.afar.com/magazine/the...
Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Exhibits: Why Now Is the Time to Go to Greece
This year, Greece is dusting off its many treasures.
www.afar.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Heading to Greece this year? In my latest for @afarmedia.bsky.social, I wrote about fresh new hotels, high-end seafood on the beach, a must-not-miss taverna, every Athenian's favorite arts and culture festival and more. www.afar.com/magazine/the...
Stirred but not shaken. In my latest for CNN Travel, I wrote about Santorini's recent earthquake swarm and how it might impact peak tourism season this year on the much-loved Greek island
#greece
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#greece
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‘We don’t believe the volcano will erupt’: Quake-hit tourism isle of Santorini prepares for a different summer | CNN
Santorini’s biggest problem in recent years has been overtourism. Now, after a swarm of earthquakes earlier this year, the picturesque Greek island it faces the challenge of persuading travelers to re...
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March 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Stirred but not shaken. In my latest for CNN Travel, I wrote about Santorini's recent earthquake swarm and how it might impact peak tourism season this year on the much-loved Greek island
#greece
edition.cnn.com/travel/greec...
#greece
edition.cnn.com/travel/greec...
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Greece's flagship destination Santorini recently experienced a swarm of quakes. For Travel + Leisure, I explore what experts are saying, how local businesses are preparing for the tourist season, and what travelers need to know before booking their trip.
www.travelandleisure.com/greek-island...
www.travelandleisure.com/greek-island...
Santorini Had an 'Earthquake Swarm' of 20,000 Temblors—but What Does That Mean for Travelers?
Locals, authorities, and the tourism industry weigh in on summer 2025 tourism in Santorini.
www.travelandleisure.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Greece's flagship destination Santorini recently experienced a swarm of quakes. For Travel + Leisure, I explore what experts are saying, how local businesses are preparing for the tourist season, and what travelers need to know before booking their trip.
www.travelandleisure.com/greek-island...
www.travelandleisure.com/greek-island...
When the mayor you wanted to interview calls without warning and you hadn't gotten around to preparing your questions
a woman says uhm in front of a sign that says joint operations command
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media.tenor.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
When the mayor you wanted to interview calls without warning and you hadn't gotten around to preparing your questions
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*sitting down* damn, Dictionary got hands
March 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
*sitting down* damn, Dictionary got hands
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Always a slight sense of guilt when I reply to a generic PR email with "Please can you remove me from this mailing list?" I can feel the junior PR's heart lifting with that rare thing, an actual reply, and then falling. But... just add an unsubscribe button?!
March 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Always a slight sense of guilt when I reply to a generic PR email with "Please can you remove me from this mailing list?" I can feel the junior PR's heart lifting with that rare thing, an actual reply, and then falling. But... just add an unsubscribe button?!
📢Short-deadline #journorequest! For a news story on Santorini, I'm looking to speak with the following asap:
1. Travelers in Santorini right now
2. Travelers booked to visit this year
3 Travelers who had been considering a visit or booked but changed their minds
DM me here.
#Greece #Santorini
1. Travelers in Santorini right now
2. Travelers booked to visit this year
3 Travelers who had been considering a visit or booked but changed their minds
DM me here.
#Greece #Santorini
March 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
📢Short-deadline #journorequest! For a news story on Santorini, I'm looking to speak with the following asap:
1. Travelers in Santorini right now
2. Travelers booked to visit this year
3 Travelers who had been considering a visit or booked but changed their minds
DM me here.
#Greece #Santorini
1. Travelers in Santorini right now
2. Travelers booked to visit this year
3 Travelers who had been considering a visit or booked but changed their minds
DM me here.
#Greece #Santorini
Psyched to see my digital travel guide to the geologically-intriguing Greek island of Milos published in Condé Nast Traveler. This marks my first byline for the US edition @condenasttraveler.bsky.social #Milos #Greece www.cntraveler.com/gallery/milo...
How to Summer in Milos, Greece
Where to stay and dine after long days on stunning beaches.
www.cntraveler.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Psyched to see my digital travel guide to the geologically-intriguing Greek island of Milos published in Condé Nast Traveler. This marks my first byline for the US edition @condenasttraveler.bsky.social #Milos #Greece www.cntraveler.com/gallery/milo...
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You may not care, but I do. Is Trumpism driving a generation to leave this country? My daughter will study abroad next year and is already researching where to live and work internationally after graduation because of Trump.
Same with some of her classmates. It breaks our hearts, but I get it.
Same with some of her classmates. It breaks our hearts, but I get it.
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You may not care, but I do. Is Trumpism driving a generation to leave this country? My daughter will study abroad next year and is already researching where to live and work internationally after graduation because of Trump.
Same with some of her classmates. It breaks our hearts, but I get it.
Same with some of her classmates. It breaks our hearts, but I get it.
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Here’s a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
Desi Lydic: Trump Just ‘Put a Cover Charge on America’
“It’s $5 million to get in, but he’ll waive it if you bring in three hot girls with you,” Lydic said of President Trump’s “gold card” visa idea on the “Daily Show.”
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Here’s a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
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How I'll be hitting deadlines from now on: By promising myself a treat. If I file my story early, I'll then let myself pitch that other story idea rattling around in my head #freelancelife
February 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
How I'll be hitting deadlines from now on: By promising myself a treat. If I file my story early, I'll then let myself pitch that other story idea rattling around in my head #freelancelife
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Say what this is: a coup. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/say-what-it-is-a-coup
February 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Say what this is: a coup. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/say-what-it-is-a-coup
Watched Kendrick and co's masterful performance with my 80-year-old Greek mum and she responded: "So good". She was especially happy that it pissed off the Orange Tramp
February 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Watched Kendrick and co's masterful performance with my 80-year-old Greek mum and she responded: "So good". She was especially happy that it pissed off the Orange Tramp
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
When an editor responds to your pitch within nine minutes and introduces you to two colleagues of hers who might be interested in it😍
February 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When an editor responds to your pitch within nine minutes and introduces you to two colleagues of hers who might be interested in it😍
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Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success
December 6, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success
Well, this is enlightening formulaflash.substack.com/p/im-a-gen-z...
I’m a Gen Z Journalist. My Generation Doesn’t Know What That Means.
The issue isn't media mistrust, it's that no one knows what a journalist is
formulaflash.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Well, this is enlightening formulaflash.substack.com/p/im-a-gen-z...
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🗣️ @jimacosta.bsky.social’s CNN exit sign-off:
January 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🗣️ @jimacosta.bsky.social’s CNN exit sign-off:
@jamdiva74.bsky.social welcome, my dear friend!
January 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
@jamdiva74.bsky.social welcome, my dear friend!
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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
In my latest for Robb Report, I wrote about sailors circumnavigating the world in the Oyster World Rally. I spoke to surfers in midlife seeking a challenging break and a retired surgeon who stepped out of her comfort zone to participate in the life-changing experience robbreport.com/motors/marin...
How a Fleet of Oyster Yachts Is Navigating a Luxe Odyssey Around the World
On the Oyster World Rally, 30 yachts set said on a 16-month, 27,000 mile circumnavigation, visiting the Caribbean, the Galapagos, and more.
robbreport.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
In my latest for Robb Report, I wrote about sailors circumnavigating the world in the Oyster World Rally. I spoke to surfers in midlife seeking a challenging break and a retired surgeon who stepped out of her comfort zone to participate in the life-changing experience robbreport.com/motors/marin...