For many of us, the first girls' holiday depicted in How To Have Sex was one of our own rites of passage. Whether it was Zante, Kos, Aiya Napa, or Malia (as in the case of HTHS) these brash, sun-soaked and cocktail-laden holidays bring back some happy memories — and perhaps some not-so-happy memories, too.
How To Have Sex sees Tara and her two best friends, Skye and Em, hit the strip on the Greek party town Malia, Crete for a huge blowout after their exams. For the leading character Tara, Malia represents a coming-of-age moment where she loses her virginity with her two best friends cheering her on. However, all that glitters and shines under the fluorescent lights of Malia's nightlife is much starker the next day, with the tone of the film quickly shifting.
