Mykonos has had a head start as far as diving is concerned because it was never banned here (after all, there are no ancient sites to protect).
( Mykonos ( ( has ( ( had ( ( a head ) ( start ( as far ) ) ) ) ( as ( diving ( ( is concerned ) ( because ( it ( ( was never ) ( ( banned here ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( after all ) ( , ( there ( are ( no ( ancient ( sites ( to protect ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Mykonos)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN had) (S (NP (DT a) (NN head)) (VP (VB start) (ADVP (RB as) (RB far)))) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NN diving)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ concerned)) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBN banned) (ADVP (RB here)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (S (PP (IN after) (NP (DT all))) (, ,) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (DT no) (JJ ancient) (NNS sites) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB protect))))))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))))))) (. .)))
Diving was banned in places other than Mykonos.
( Diving ( ( was ( banned ( in ( places ( other ( than Mykonos ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Diving)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN banned) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNS places)) (PP (JJ other) (IN than) (NP (NNP Mykonos))))))) (. .)))