Girne Castle

by the harbour

June 23rd 2012
When I left Lorraine and Roxanne, I got on a bus headed for Lefkosia where I would cross over to The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. I was very curious to see what it was like and how it differed from the Greek side. I will start by saying I preferred the Turkish side! I only stayed three days on my own, but it was so lovely and I had many chances to use my very limited Turkish. I stayed at a ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus » Kyrenia

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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Mary Lyons

Tucson

I don't have a nickname, so I decided to use my AT'03 trailname for this blog even though it has nothing to do with the Appalachian Trail. That is a whole different story. I started teaching internationally in 2006 and finally had the money to travel overseas after dreaming about it for many years. I started blogging on a different site so I could share my travels with friends and family. That site recently revamped its format and all my pictures disappeared! So I decided to start this blog after a friend recommended this site. I usually try to include some helpful travel info for people who a... full info

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