Ibiza could adapt the title of the movie ‘No Country for Old Men’ and make a slogan that would describe it perfectly: ‘No Island for the Poor’. At least that’s how they see it from the UK. Daily Mail journalist Charlotte Griffith published an article yesterday in which she stated that the island of partying and debauchery that was once so popular with “bohemians” and members of the “ecstasy generation” has disappeared to make way for a “paradise for the rich”.
The rich looking to connect to ‘inner self’
Griffith assures that Ibiza has become a fashionable destination for rich millionaires looking to connect with their ‘inner self’. Yoga instructors, shamans and any kind of wellness specialists are multiplying. But not everyone can enjoy these retreats, it depends on their pocket, since according to the British journalist “these wellness tourists are more likely to spend 3,000 pounds in a week of sobriety than drinking cocktails like in the old days”.
Among the masters of these wellness disciplines there are many members of British high society, trained in the best colleges and universities in the country, says Griffith, who gives as an example Sophie Clyde, cousin of Sofia Wellesley, wife of singer James Blunt, a resident on the island.
But in addition to enjoying retreats, the rich visit Ibiza to show off the money in their wallets. Luxurious villas with all kinds of services, yachts on display in the port of Ibiza, abundant meals, bottles of ‘champagne’ at gold prices… and all published on their Instagram profiles. However, Griffith assures that not all celebrities like this “new Ibiza”. Apparently, to Carinthia West, “an original It Girl”, the amount of people partying at the pool of the hotel where she was staying prevented her from enjoying a swim like when she visited the island years ago. “When I was there in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, Ibiza was paradise: very nice, very relaxed, very artistic,” West said, as reported by the Daily Mail.
The new fashionable drug: toads
According to Griffith, some of the famous faces that are seen in Ibiza have left aside alcohol and drugs, at least the usual ones. Instead, many have decided to turn to more natural substances such as ayahuasca, oil from certain mushrooms and a substance extracted from Mexican toads.
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