Encounters and explorations on the Karpas Peninsula

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May 11th 2011

Published: June 8th 2011

Towards the exit of Yenirerenköy, we pick up a hitchhiker, an old, traditional-looking man with moustache and hat. He looks a bit confused first upon seeing who has stopped for him, but when he asks "Dipkarpaz?", and we nod assertively, he gets in anyway. He says he's a "Kurdi", and that he speaks "no English, Türkçe, Türkçe!". Upon hearing I'm from Almanya, he oohs and aahs a bit and says: "... Read Full Entry

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J. Lalo Cura

Susurros somnolientos

Working hard to be a glass-half-full kinda guy. "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee" Matthew 5:29 "You don’t do that to no lady. You gonna get it now, fool." Mr. T "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." George Carlin Visited Countries Map Travels 2008/09/10/11... full info

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Wildflowers

Beach in front of our hotel room

The rubbish comes all the way from Syria, where it is dumped off cruise ships

Landscape near Komi Kebir/Büyükkonuk

Olive press

Olive mill

The large millstone used to be turned by a donkey slowly circling the basin, with his eyes covered to prevent it from getting dizzy

Pretty flowers

Wild fennel again

Flowers in Kantara Castle

Kantara Castle

a. To think seriously.

Kantara Castle with Karpas Peninsula in the background

Tree at Kantara

Vista on the North Coast from Kantara

Butterfly

Mariposa

Doing some serious reading

Pretending to be doing some serious reading

Dandelion

Clouds

Another Starred Agama

9th June 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We've always wanted to go to Cyprus.
Loved the blog! Loved the trees bent by the wind. We always like to take pictures of those kinds of trees. Thanks for all the history.

9th June 2011

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thanks a lot for the kind words Merry Jo and Dave! :) Yeah you should definitely go to Cyprus when you get the chance. The history is quite unique and intriguing, and the people are friendly and welcoming, especially in the North.

3rd January 2012

anonymous
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excellent collection of photos, i know some of the areas you've photographed.

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