Petra tou Romiou

Off in the distance is "Petra tou Romiou," literally: "Rock of the Roman", probably referring to a Roman Byzantine who is supposed to have defended his wife from pirates on the site, but also the supposed birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Summer 2011: Catching Up

July 19th 2011
Clearly I've had a busy summer so far (it's often difficult to find time to sit down and write a blog entry when database entries need to be written, remote sesning data needs to be processed or hilltop sunsets need to be enjoyed with a cold beer in hand), and nearly every day I remember the myriad of promises I made to continue the Travel Blog this summer, and how I’ve simply failed to ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus

A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more

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