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Island life is not for me

There are worse places to be: Serifos Island in the Cyclades [De Simone Lorenzo/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images] 
issue 08 August 2020

Island of Serifos

Let’s get one thing straight: island life is not for me. Island life off a boat, jawohl, but island life without a boat, nyet! Family czars insisted that living in tight quarters with Covid-ignoring sex-starved sailors would not be conducive to the health of my four grandchildren.

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