cyprus top six lists
Continuing the time-honored tradition of the flyingnorthblog, and in an effort to encapsulate the Cyprus experience I’ve been thinking about the best and the worst this island nation has to…
varosia: caught on camera in a ghost town
Varosia [Varosha or Βαρώσια] was once one of the most popular tourist areas in the region, and a haven for the elite to sun themselves in one of the many…
I am always in the thick of world events: the turkish north protests austerity
Having come from Malta where there were not only protests at the Libyan embassy, but at a moment when Libyan pilots landed and sought asylum, now in Cyprus, approximately 30,000…
a view even aphrodite would be proud of
With the kind guidance of our new local friend Anton, who came to Cyprus by way of Bulgaria, we made our way by car along the coastline from Limassol to…
salamis: an archeological site not to be missed
Some lesser-known archeological sites are not to be missed. Salamis is one of those sites. Near Famagusta in Northern Cyprus, Salamis is a fine example of an ancient “city kingdom”…
a complicated matter
The history of Northern Cyprus is a complicated one, and that remains the case today. From the seventh millennium B.C.E. through the mid-twentieth century this region has been settled/ruled/conquered by…
why all the cyrillic in cyprus?
Leaving Malta was bittersweet, as we had a very nice relaxing stay in a great hotel in St. Julians [Hotel Juliani if you are ever in the neighborhood]. It was…
the flyingnorthblog 2011 year in travel
As I am in constant “country count” competition with a few friends around the world, I am happy to report that in 2011 I added six countries to the count,…
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