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Cyprus

CYPRUS | Fri, 15 Apr 2016 | By iain_and_tamara | Views [955] | Comments [1]

If there is a land that I have been exposed to most without ever having visited it must be the tormented paradise of Cyprus. Tamara is one quarter Cypriot and her Yaya (Greek for grandmother) is a passionate full blooded Cypriot. In addition my cousin-... Read more >

Tags: culture, cyprus, genealogy, generosity

Crossing a border to change district

CYPRUS | Fri, 30 May 2014 | By ignacio | Views [456]

Nicosia looks quite like a normal city when you arrive there. You may be shocked by the fact that you may find more Greek flags than Cypriot ones, but actually except for the fact that they drive on their left it looks completely like a Greek city. The ... Read more >

Tags: border, cyprus, greece, greek, lefkosia, nicosia, travel, turkey, turkish

My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

WORLDWIDE | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By beaper | Views [281] | Scholarship Entry

After crossing the Ledra Street checkpoint you suddenly find yourself into another world. The same Nicosia, that only a few steps before was full of stores, with clean and tidy streets, now becomes a big open air Oriental styled bazaar. Furthermore, ... Read more >

Tags: cyprus, nicosia, travel writing scholarship 2012