Friday, January 11, 2013

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: Editor in "Living Postcards" - Athens, Greece





Iliada Evangelia Kothra: "The new Greeks are not afraid to be compared to their ancestors.They respect their inheritance, but they live "here and now", with a global open mindness."





BPP: Who are you?  And who you really are?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: I am someone who loves its country a lot. I believe in it and i want the bad news and the misery to come to an end finally. I was born is the Plaka area, in Acropolis, and i've learned to respect the past.

I really love her big bags and their colours: Penny Vomva -"Rien"


 "Philab" - high quality cosmetics


BPP: If you could say something important to others who were listening, what would you tell them?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: Something important? I would say "keep kalm and be in love". For me its very basic. Love its not about the other person, but "be in love with your life, your work, your house, everything".

my favorite artist,  Ilia Darling! I love her music


I adore her fresh collections! Maria Pateli



BPP: What is your true dream, the one that keeps you up at night and if one day it were to come true you would feel peace and calmness in your heart?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: My only dream is that one day i will not see people around me hungry, homeless and un-employed. Being poor is the root of every evil.


 Doukas..my favorite shoe designer!


 Urania Gazelli: the famous "clutch designer"


BPP: How is life currently for the people in your country and what would you wish for them and for the planet at large?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: People in my country must realise that they have the power in their hands. They can change their furure, they can make a better world for their children..but first of all, they must stop believe that someone else is responsible about them: God, the goverment, laws, etc.. But i guess that every citizen in this planet, should believe the same.Dont you?

"Onar": the most sophisticated hotel in Andros island, next to the magical beach of Achla,known for its biological kitchen too

"Royal Blue Resort , Rethymno": great hotel and service



BPP: If you had a chance to be a child again would you choose the same life?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: I had a happy childhood..so...i wouldn't change anything! I had Love..

"Storymood" : art objects, jewels, t-shitrs



 Marianna Petridi: Art jewellery


BPP:  What was the exact moment that you realized what you wanted to do with your life?  How did you feel at this very moment?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: I realised that i had to live a different life after some very bad experiences.that was THE point for me..I believe now, that we can't see the rainbow, if we can't let rain come into our lives. These moments I felt fragile, but i knew that I had strength inside me that was well hidden..and..I was right!

"Samiamidi spectrum": one of the most talented painters in Greece


BPP: Would you like to tell us something we didn’t ask until now?

Iliada Evangelia Kothra: and for the end..stay "beautiful people" .for ever!

  "Lolita's meze bar"  - the funky restaurant..its my meeting point


Also, I would like to talk about  "living-postcards":

"Living Postcards" is a personal blog about the things I really like in Greece, the things that I want to share with you.
I love this country. A lot. And I don’t see it with the eyes of a typical old fashioned tourist, who bought postcards once from a trip to Greece. Mine are real. They are breaths, scents, pictures, words, feelings, people. They come alive every time i look around.
"SeaCrets from Greece": excellent pure products from Kalamata


"Fisika": natural soap from crete. Pure beauty



Boutique hotels that i want to spend time in there. Artists that make me think, smile, reconsider things, change. Painters, photographers, modern galleries, because "art is life" and life is art also..

New fashion and jewellery designers that makes us proud here and abroad. They give a new definition to "chic and greek". Local products, mediterranean taste, high class restaurants where you can have fun eating, and socializing. After all "food is pleasure" cosmetics from alternative brands with quality products, respecting mother nature. Because we all need "pure beauty".

"DK club" the coolest bar-restaurant in Chania Crete, designed by Ismini Karali


New mucisians, that make the difference. More than the typical sound of Greece. "More than bouzouki".


All these people are the proof that when you really love something, you fight for it. You cant hold back, you move on, no matter what you ve been told, no matter all the negative scenarios and tough reality, you have to try and make your dreams come true.


                                               "Piadon gi": one of the most beautiful hotels,hidden in the mountains




Christos Chatzivasiliou: the designer of MED, the biggest underwear-swimwear brand in Greece



The new Greeks are not afraid to be compared to their ancestors.They respect their inheritance, but they live "here and now", with a global open mindness.

 "A couple of drops": the extra virgin oil as it should be



my favorite "Greek Food Obsessions" brand: excellent taste and quality


I am Iliada Evaggelia Kothra, born in Athens, in the divine area of Plaka. I have studied marketing, advertisement, public relations and acting in Athens. I am occupied as wholesale manager in the biggest swimwear-underwear company in Greece, a job i love madly.

Join me in this trip. Its full of joy and a strong belief for a better tomorrow. I hope you will enjoy it as i do.


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