Helen Iatrou

Jan 10, 2025 | robbreport.com | Helen Iatrou

An impromptu birthday celebration on a tiny, almost-deserted Fijian island for a stranger is not what you would expect to happen during a round-the-world sailing rally. But it’s one of the most memorable experiences Gakyung Chung has had since she and husband Robert Kirkman set off on the 2024-25 edition of the Oyster World Rally aboard their Oyster 575 named Aurora.

Dec 29, 2024 | travelandleisure.com | Helen Iatrou

A resident of Athens for almost three decades, I’ve long been drawn to sunny, seaside destinations over frosty mountain peaks. And, until recently, exploring the colder climes of northern Europe hasn’t really been high on my list. But sweltering summer temperatures in Greece this year had me — and a growing number of people who are seeking “cool-cations” — looking for an escape.

Dec 13, 2024 | insidehook.com | Helen Iatrou

Scuba diving off Mioskon, a minuscule islet in Indonesia's far-flung Raja Ampat archipelago, I'm staring in disbelief at the wildy-colored hard and soft corals populating a gently-sloping reef. From pale brown finger corals reaching up to the sky and huge, aptly-named brain coral to staghorn coral and deep red fan coral, I feel like I've stumbled on an underwater garden of Eden. A Titan triggerfish hovers a few feet below; I can't take my eyes off its yellow and black patterns.

Aug 15, 2024 | afar.com | Helen Iatrou

Smoke above Athens following a wildfire that started in Varnavas, a town just northeast of the capitalPhoto by yiannisscheidt/Shutterstock Travelers in Athens on Monday, August 12, watched as a cloud of smoke and ash billowed above the Acropolis as a result of a massive wildfire that burned 24 miles northeast of the Greek capital.

Jul 14, 2024 | care.twill.health | Helen Iatrou

By Helen Iatrou July 15, 2024 Don’t Tell Me I Can’t is a series designed to celebrate all the ways you can forge your own path well in midlife and beyond. I was 46 when I decided to finally pursue my dream of learning to sail. I’ve lived by the sea, in Australia and then Greece, my entire life and always loved anything involving the water. As a youngster, I was devastated when my father sold our family’s little motorboat.