Greece and its tourists are painting very different pictures of the 'chaos'
Greece defaulted last night as it failed to make its €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) payment to the International Monetary Fund - and Greeks are panicking.
Immediately following Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' shock referendum announcement at the weekend, the government shut the country's banks and restricted ATM withdrawals until July 6, to stop Greeks bleeding the banks dry. However, it also led to locals stockpiling food and fuel, leaving many supermarkets empty and petrol stations without a drop of gas available.
Several days later - and the situation has not changed.
Yorgos Dardavillas, the press officer at the Greek Embassy in London, said in an email yesterday: "The tourists who are already here and those who are planning to come, will not be affected in any way by the events and will continue to enjoy their holiday in Greece with absolutely no problem."
And it seems tourists are doing just that.