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Troodos Mountains

A Densely Wooded Area of Cyprus

Written by Praskipark on May 9, 2009

  • Yesterday I spent the whole day sorting out photographs from previous trips and reading through my scibbled travel notes. I came across some fantastic photos of my son and husband taken in the Troodos mountains....
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Kyrenia

What I Found Out about Kyrenia

Written by Praskipark on April 28, 2009

  • Having visited southern Cyprus many times and covered the area from top to bottom I was lucky enough to be invited to northern Cyprus last year. A very dear friend of mine who had lived...
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Coral Bay Paphos

A Friendly Town with a Bustling Atmosphere

Written by Praskipark on April 3, 2009

  • Tourism didn't arrive in the small town of Paphos until the 1980's and I didn't arrive until December 2006. It was Christmas and I wanted to see my son who was based in Athens at...
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Statue of Makarios in Nicosia

Sunny Cyprus

Written by MALUSE on March 31, 2009

  • The winter three years ago was long and cold so we decided to spend the free week we have at the end of February somewhere warm. We chose the town of Larnaca in the middle...
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Nicosia: The World's Last Divided City

Written by JungleBoy on July 14, 2006

  • To get a feel for Cyprus’ turbulent recent history and gauge its current political climate, there’s no better place to start than Nicosia. The former capital has the unfortunate distinction of being the last divided...
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Cramped Airport with Too Many Flights for its Size!

Written by dangaroo on December 30, 2008

  • Larnaca International Airport is the airport that I had the fortune (?) to be at twice - arriving from Athens and a week or so later, leaving to Cairo. Cyprus being rather small, you are...
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Troodhos and Home

Written by JungleBoy on July 29, 2006

  • I write now from Doha, where we landed at 9pm to discover it was 37 degrees Celsius… A few days ago we headed up to the Troodhos mountains to enjoy some pine-scented air and nice hikes....
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South Cyprus: Limassol and Pafos

Written by JungleBoy on July 24, 2006

  • We’ve spent the past few days in the southern coastal cities of Limassol and Pafos, which have been quite nice. The heatwave which hit Europe last week also made it to Nicosia, and in 37...
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North Cyprus: more sites and observations

Written by JungleBoy on July 19, 2006

  • I was a bit rushed when I wrote yesterday’s post, so today, back in South Nicosia, I can expand a little bit more. The Turkish zone of Cyprus makes up only about a third of...
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North Cyprus: the search for ruins and good tap water

Written by JungleBoy on July 18, 2006

  • Let me say firstly that we have been very successful with the first objective and less so with the second... On Saturday night we arrived in Kyrenia on the north coast of North Cyprus. If I...
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