Larnaca..Polis tou Zinona
It’s a town nobody really pays attention to. It doesn’t really have the cosmopolitan feel of Limassol or Nicosia, some would argue it’s a bit run down, almost forgotten and yet if you look closely this...
View ArticlePaphos…Birthplace of Aphrodite
I was sitting in Debenhams cafe in Paphos the other day, enjoying my filter coffee and complimentary sweet. Two German ladies sat next to me, one with a bottle of red wine and the other with a more...
View ArticleTo Health and Happiness…
It is coming up to harvest time now in Cyprus, when the grape picking begins and old people remember that many years ago it also coincided with the gathering of wood and the beginning of winter. The...
View ArticleFamagusta…A Ghost Town Amongst Us
When I was at university I chanced across a series of pictures on the Web taken of Famagusta in 1973, one year before the invasion. It was the first time I had seen pictures of the town which...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Castle?
As we veer towards Spring, what better way to spend your time than a jaunt to one of the castles in the Limassol area? There are two, the Limassol Medieval Castle which has become a museum, right...
View ArticleProtaras…A Trip Down Memory Lane
This was the time of year in which I always looked forward to, sitting in the stuffy English classroom back in London, wearing my stiff grey uniform, my twelve year old self looking forward to coming...
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