From the yearly archives: 2008
Christmas in the UK is a feast of rampant commercialism.
In Paphos, its very different and a whole lot more pleasant.
In fact, coming to Cyprus for the Christmas break is a really smart thing to do!
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In this Blog we’ve previously stated we’re unaware of direct scheduled flights from the UK to Paphos. Our new discovery is that Cyprus Airways have added a Paphos stop to some of their flights from Larnaka to the UK.
This means you can now fly directly from Birmingham once a week to Paphos, and [...]
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If you’re enjoying a holiday in Cyprus, renting a car is a great way of getting about. To make things easy, we’ve always arranged to collect a rental car at the airport, and then deliver it back there on the way home.
Until now. The car rental companies at both Paphos and Larnaca Aiports have [...]
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Chlorakas – between Paphos and Coral Bay – is famous as the landing site of Colonel George Grivas in 1954 at the start of his guerrilla campaign against the occupying British.
The beach where he came ashore is known as Dhigenis’ landing.
Near the landing site is a small museum dedicated to EOKA. Its centrepiece [...]
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Cyprus is an island with a very long holiday season.
At the time of writing, it’s early November. In the UK the first snow has already fallen (albeit disappearing again in hours), you need a coat when you go out and of course the rain just keeps coming down.
Cyprus is still enjoying temperatures in [...]
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I’m no old car fanatic, but it does amaze me some of the old relics you find gently rusting away in Cyprus.
On this occasion I stopped to photograph an old Land Rover, and just as I was getting back into my car, saw another old vehicle slumbering under some trees.
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Situated in Agios Georgios on the corner of the turning to the Akamas and Lara, the Sunset Family Restaurant is well worth a visit.
Sure you can eat a full meal – including the freshest of fish – or you can just stop for a sandwich as we did.
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The hillsides around Polemi and Stroumbi in Paphos Region are covered in vineyards.
It’s a terrific place to walk in the country at any time of the year, but in autumn the golden colours of the vines add a real vibrancy to the countryside.
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The Avakas Gorge is a stunning natural feature quite unlike anything else in Cyprus.
A small river has cut a deep, steep-sided gorge through the rocks as the water flows off the high ground near Arodes on its way to the sea.
Grand Canyon it isn’t – fascinating it is.
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Right in the bustling heart of Kato Paphos, the Mandra Tavern is opposite the Dionysos Hotel in Dionysiou Street.
This one’s an old favourite of ours. The ‘Mandra’ bit comes about from the building’s former use as an agricultural outbuilding.
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