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By Steamy
November 29th 2009
Cyprus November 2009 Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Well, it’s been a couple of months since I have blogged, so I am trying to think of what needs mentioning to update everyone. I suppose one of the key things to mention, is the continuing wonderful weather. There has been the odd spell of cooler times and we have seen some rain, but the average daytime temperature at the moment is about 22°C. Sitting in direct sunlight on the patio the temperature gets up to about 35°C. So we are still wearing shorts and T-shirts in the day time. The evenings are cooler and if you go out at night [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 29th 2009 | 62 Views | [diary=456851]

Pegeia
Pegeia
Pegeia

By Steamy
September 26th 2009
One year on Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
The 24th September, 2009 was one year on, from when our journey started. What a wonderful year, with many and varied experiences. They say travel broadens the mind. I agreed with the sentiment before and even more so, now. We had decided to celebrate the day, by having a day out and visiting the monastery at Kykkos. Having looked at the map, we decided to go via Polis, not the most obvious route, but some of the roads in the mountains, we were not sure about. We set off just after nine, and headed North to Polis. The drive was uneventful [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 26th 2009 | 56 Views | [diary=439835]

Pafos forest
Pafos forest
Pafos forest

By Steamy
August 8th 2009
A Cyprus summer Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Following several requests, I have created this entry, an update on life. Well here we are, as I start to type up this blog the date is 4th August, 2009. It has been a month and a half since the last entry and we have been enjoying the Cyprus summer. One of the more significant findings from our life, is that time doesn’t slow down. The weeks whiz past, with no lesser speed than when we were leading our “normal lives” in the UK. I don’t think I actually expected time to slow down as such, but maybe imagined a little [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2009 | 122 Views | [diary=426378]

The wedding

By Steamy
June 16th 2009
Parents Part Two Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Sunday 7th June, 2009 We had decided on a beach day and took a drive up to Ladies Mile Beach, just outside Limassol. The wind was kinder to us today than on our last visit and we there spent a very pleasant time soaking up the sun. I hadn’t realised how gradual the drop was and you can walk quite a way out before you achieve much depth. There were a lot more people about today. We had a lunch at the Café. Monday was a visit to the Archaeological World Heritage site just off the harbour. We saw more of [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 16th 2009 | 102 Views | [diary=409167]

Pool Party

By Steamy
June 6th 2009
Konia (June) Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Sunday, 31st May, 2009, saw us with an early start and a drive off to Larnaca airport, to pick up my parents for a fortnights holiday with us. This was our first drive in this direction and we arrived not long after they had got through the arrivals and outside. We had a quiet first day as they had travelled overnight and did a wander around Kato Paphos in the evening. Monday, we took a drive up to Latchi, had a walk around the marina and a very pleasant lunch. A quick stop for refreshments at Agios Gheorgious on the way [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 6th 2009 | 99 Views | [diary=405873]

Aphrodite's Rock

By Steamy
May 23rd 2009
Konia (May) Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
We spent more time travelling around visiting places, with Pat’s mother. Friday, 15th May, we strolled around Kato Paphos, had drinks at the Seagull restaurant overlooking the Lido. Saturday, 16th May, we had a long drive out and visited Kolossi castle, and the on to Akrotiri, to look at the RAF Station. A short drive around to Ladies Mile, where Pat and her mum had a paddle in the water. Lots of time spent down memory lane again. Sunday, 17th May, 2009, Pat and her mum went to Church in the morning and then we took a drive up to Latchi, [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 23rd 2009 | 79 Views | [diary=401447]

Kolossi Castle
Paphos
Paphos 23 May 2009

The good news is that with effect from today (Wednesday, 13th May, 2009), we have broadband wireless internet connection. We are back in full time contact with the world. Our last week has been busy, with Pat’s mother having arrived a week ago we have been enjoying ourselves as tour guides. We actually haven’t had much chance to sightsee previously, so having someone here to show around, has been interesting for us. We have now also found out that our personal belongings are arriving early June. We do have everything that we need to exist on a day to day basis, [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 14th 2009 | 106 Views | [diary=398942]

Kourion
Kourion

By Steamy
May 9th 2009
Cyprus continued Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Following our return, we have been gradually settling further into our new life. There are a number of legal, business and personal matters that we need to sort out, not least our residency, the car, water, electricity, home internet access, finding how to best to get mail and so on. There are a number of ways of founding out information: you ask someone who has done something similar, you ask the body or organisation itself, you look at local information, advertisements can help. Sometimes, if you don�€™t want to know an answer, don�€™t ask the question, w [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 9th 2009 | 108 Views | [diary=397429]

Latchi

By Steamy
April 21st 2009
There and back again Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Well, so much has happened. Having settled into the apartment, time passed by. The weather was still decent. The temperatures were generally above 15°C most days and not much below 10 overnight. A fair amount of rain, which generally fell in massive deluges. The Island being short of water, this is a good thing. The reservoirs, which were at 5% of capacity when we arrived, were at 16.1% when I left. Apparently better than last year. On the 7th February, 2009, we awoke to find that a number of items had been stolen from the apartment whilst we had slept. Lost [View Full Entry]

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By Steamy
January 31st 2009
Bullet points Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos
Steve & Pat Meadows Grand Tour 2008 / 2009 Started Wednesday, 24th September, 2009, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England Finished Thursday, 22nd January, 2009, in Konia, Paphos, Cyprus. Number of days 121 Miles completed 7210 Number of Ferry crossings Ten Number of War Graves Visited Approximately 500,000 Number of nights without a bed Two Different places of accommodation 43 ( excluding above ) Countries Visited France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Monaco, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus (Total 9) Cost Estimate £10,000.00 Car Accidents One minor b [View Full Entry]

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