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Ibiza is returning to its hippie-chic roots





The scene, which took place in the relatively undeveloped northern area of Ibiza, unofficially known as “the hippie part,” felt like something from 1972 or thereabouts. Ibiza, about 50 miles from the Spanish mainland, has long attracted wealthy eccentrics like members of the band Pink Floyd, Roman Polanski and Bob Dylan... But the island fell out of favor during the 1980’s and 90’s as a 24-hour party scene with techno-blaring mega-clubs and high-rise hotel package tours took over, earning it the nickname “Gomorrah by the Sea.”
But now, a new breed of visitors is trekking to Ibiza not to rave, but to resurrect a bohemian heyday when foreign-accented hippies lived in old farmhouses known as fincas, lazed under the sun and danced the night away barefoot at full-moon parties.
This summer take your insperation from the laidback Ibiza people. The beautiful ibiza look with billowing maxi dresses and ethnic jewlery...
read more: new york times

1 comment:

Kathrynsky said...

oh, es war so toll da, leider viel zu regnerisch! :-/
danke für dein liebes kompliment!!!
ich mag deinen blog sehr :-)