http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Cyprus en-us Sun, 08 Nov 09 22:14:03 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 09 22:14:03 +0000 Can any one suggest me the best sight seeing places in North Cyprus http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Kyrenia/blog-447318.html Cyprus is a nice little island quite a decent mountain range in the middle and a fair bit of history to it There is also the best bar on camp with dirt cheap beer and brandy sours to die for or at least get pickled withWas trying to get a container ship to take me to Israel that was ok but because iCame from Turkey it means it is now illegal to travel out via the south crazy.Jumped up littl http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-442386.html I find myself at more or less in the 59th minute of the 11th hour well this might be a minor exaggeration but this blog will be a lightning summary of an idyllic ten days in Northern Cyprus. Also the photos are in pretty raw format apologies.We arrived in Cyprus a little later than planned delayed flights and so forth. My big brother Charlie and his lovely lady Lesley were also out for som http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Kyrenia/blog-441458.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-439835.html Sunday September 6th is my birthday and Monday 7th September is our fourth wedding anniversary. So sometime in July we had decided that we would book ourselves a little holiday in Ayia Napa around this time and get to do some exploring of the other end of the Island.Pat did some surfing and research on the internet and booked us into a hotel called The So Nice Boutique Hotel Ayia Napa for http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Famagusta/blog-435082.html At Prime Cyprus car hire httpwww.primecarrentals.com we provide the best service on car rental all over Cyprus. We make special offers from time to time. Do visit our website before renting a car for your next holliday in Cyprus. Our personnel will be pleased to receive your email. We serve all over Cyprus including Larnaka and paphos airport.Car hire Cyprus http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-434499.html Adoption of marketdrivesgt choice for app developers. Although in the past adoption was master of a leading indicator because the developers to write applications of technology they could work with today is not the case. Virtually all the platforms are easy to work. Developers to better understand the market and write to market needs rather than on the technology timeline.By that measure t http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-428105.html 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 doesnrsquot slow down. The weeks whiz past with no lesser speed than when we were l http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-426378.html httpwww.irtouring.comiran tour travel guides at httpwww.irtouring.com http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-415276.html Sunday 7th June 2009We 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 hadnrsquot 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-409167.html 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 L http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-405873.html We spent more time travelling around visiting places with Patrsquos 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-401447.html North Cyprus has often been described as the jewel of the Mediterranean. It is true North Cyprus offers relaxing holidays golf holidays walking holidays beach holidays sightseeing holidays diving holidays and more. Here there are golden sand beaches where you can enjoy a day with a lot of fun in the sun. There are great coves to Discover the shores of Kyrenia with daily boat tours and experi http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-401442.html 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 Patrsquos mother having arrived a week ago we have been enjoying ourselves as tour guides. We actually havenrsquot had much chance to sightsee previously so having someone here to show around http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-398942.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-397429.html A week before visiting Reykjavik we decided to get some sun time in and hop over the Med to Cyprus for the Easter long weekend. Cyprus was pretty cool ldquohalfrdquo Greek ldquohalfrdquo Turkish the world only actually recognises the Greek occupation of Cyprus. The Turkish occupation is considered illegal by the UN and they still have military patrolled boarders between the two sides.Th http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/blog-394924.html Well so much has happened. Having settled into the apartment time passed by.The weather was still decent. The temperatures were generally above 15C 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Paphos/blog-392689.html So today is my last day in Cyprus and tomorrow i set off for the biggest adventure I've ever done. Getting all the packing done is a stress Am i bringing all I need Am I bringing too much What if I forgot something crucial Other than that I'm happy and excited this trip is going to be amazing and I cant begin to describe how I feel http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Nicosia/blog-392053.html There were no sidewalksThere were no crosswalksThe drive on the wrong side of the roadOur room was not ready ... 20 euroThe guy knocked our door... ConstanceWe slept for six hourswe woke up at 230 amThe food kept coming and comingWe almost missed our planeThe had never seen a pedestrianWe found the TA University study abroad building in LarncaThere is a beach named after TXI got bur http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Larnaca/blog-391106.html We walked north today to get a different feel for larnaca since we have been to town every single day. The northern beaches are where all the resorts are just wanted to see what we were missing. IT was a hot and windy day and we sat on the beach and enjoyed the oceans blues and greens. We both did not want to be walking in the heat of the day so we got back to the hotel around 130 and was read http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Larnaca/blog-391096.html