Crusader Fort

Cyprus - Back to the Western World

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November 7th 2005
From Nov. 3-5, Christine and I went to Cyprus, a beautiful little island (for those who don't know, it's between Greece and Turkey). First, we figured out that we indeed can rent a car for less than $700 US! Our travel agent here in Cairo had told us to rent for 3 days would cost us that much...we got it for 60 Cyprus pounds (double to get the Cdn. price), and gas did not cost much. And it was eve ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus

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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