Have fun in Cyprus!

Roads in Cyprus Collapsing After the Rains

Mike — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:00:39 +0000

Let’s face it, the roads in Cyprus are pretty poor. But after the recent extreme rainfall there’s a whole load of new hazards to contend with.

Extreme rains

January and February 2012 have been two of the wettest months on record. January saw more than three times the average rainfall, while [...]

Drinking and Driving in Cyprus

Mike — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:00:48 +0000

Be aware the Cyprus Police are having a big crackdown on drinking and driving in Cyprus.

Two weeks, stopped twice

In two weeks, I’ve been stopped twice now in spot checks. I should point out that as far as drinking and driving goes, I’m a puritan. So no worries for [...]

Adonis Rally

Mike — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:30:32 +0000

Today was the Adonis Rally in Cyprus. Run through the delightful Paphos Forest, local competitors had a great thrash along the mountain tracks in powerful cars.

The Adonis Rally used three special stages, each run twice to give a full day’s rallying. The six special stages totaled 106.22km - a challenge [...]

Diving over at the Zenobia?

Mike — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:12:54 +0000

For divers in Cyprus, the Zenobia is it. Sadly, that’s become past tense on account of stupid bureaucracy on the part of the Port of Larnaca Authority. Here’s what’s happened.

Wreck of the Zenobia

The wreck of the Zenobia sits at a depth of 42 metres on the seabed with the [...]

Asprokremmos Dam, Paphos District

Mike — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:04:14 +0000

The Asprokremmos Dam is overflowing for the first time since 2004. The winter of 2011/2012 has been one of the wettest in recent years, making the overflow of the massive dam a local spectacle.

The Asprokremmos dam in Paphos District on the Xeros River holds back the second largest reservoir [...]

Water rationing in Cyprus ‘No longer on the cards’

Mike — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:45:12 +0000

In recent years, water shortages and rationing has been a feature of summer life in Cyprus. According to Kyriacos Kyrou, the Director of the Cyprus Water Development Department this is “No longer on the cards”.

January 2012 was the wettest month in eleven years with three times the average rainfall [...]

Cyprus Special Interest Tourism Increasing

Mike — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:49:19 +0000

Cyprus holds 4% of the British and 5% of the German special interest tourism market, according to the findings of three different surveys presented yesterday by Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO).

Cyprus ranks 12th in the preferences of British tourists when choosing a special interest tourism destination and 16th in the preferences [...]

Ryanair start cheap flights to Cyprus

Mike — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:35:38 +0000

When Easyjet starting flying to Cyprus, they changed things radically. Now Ryanair are starting flights to and from Cyprus as well so we can expect big reductions in the cost of flying to Cyprus.

Ryanair will be starting flights between Paphos and London from April 2012. They will also fly between [...]

Bedford TM Lorry

Mike — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:10:31 +0000

The Bedford TM was a heavy goods vehicle constructed by Bedford Vehicles, the British arm of General Motors’ commercial vehicle division, between 1974 and 1986.

Up until the launch of the TM, Bedford had been building mostly low-specification short haul distribution trucks, such as the Bedford TK and KM. In [...]

Nicosia Rally 2011

Mike — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:51:48 +0000

Today was the 2011 Nicosia Rally, the final motor sport event for 2011 in Cyprus.

The rally comprised six special stages, three stages each run twice totalling 109.2km. The special stages were a mix of gravel and tarmac.

The recent rains had transformed the normal Cyprus dust tracks into mud tracks [...]