Pernera

Chapel at Pernera Beach

July 16th 2016
<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Day 171 Thursday 7th July 2016 – Nicosia – Pernera Damn us for booking our accommodation a week ahead, because honestly could have easily stayed in Nicosia another week – just love this city. Heading to the coast again today to a region that has been described as hedonistic heaven – still don’t know why we are, except to ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus » Larnaca

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

17th July 2016

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Hideous history!
What a fascinating, but violent history--cannonballs in churches, flaying alive and the rather recent destruction of a whole holiday town. Thank goodness for Ellie! And as for grumpiness--I'm with you, Scott! For the first three years of my current travels, I was so easy-going and thought nothing of sleeping in dorms with a dozen youngsters; now, I've become quite the bah-humbug, and want my peace and space. But as you know, good luck with that!

17th July 2016

Shelley and Scott
Michele Hutchinson and Scott Maberley

The Grumpy Traveller
We are currently contemplating a new persona based on "the grumpy traveller" so we can vent our spleen a bit more than we do but unsure how that would sit on the "friendliest travel site". If Michele would stop editing my entries this would potentially be the "Worlds unfriendliest travelblog site".

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