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December 1st, 2010 | Cyprus

Ferry to Turkey…

The Life Hotel is centrally located and close to the Ferry Terminal…

After a hearty breakfast at the Life Hotel, I went in search of a supermarket to buy some food for the ferry trip… All the vitals needed for the six hour crossing… Snickers Bars, Coldrinks and Cigarettes…!!

I had managed to […]

November 30th, 2010 | Cyprus

Riding in Cyprus – The Karpasian Peninsula.

The peninsula is so narrow, that many of the places you might want to visit, are very close together…

The EU are supporting the tourist industry by financing the building of paths and walkways down to the golden beaches…

Although the houses and buildings in this part of Cyprus a little […]

November 30th, 2010 | Cyprus

Crossing the Green Line, and the Big 5-0…!!

Early morning in Oroklini, on the road again…!! To Pyla and beyond…!!

Anybody who thinks that the Northern Cypriots do not consider themselves as a separate country, should spend a pleasant hour or two crossing the Green Line…!!

After riding through the small town of Pyla, where by the way, Greeks and Turks […]

November 30th, 2010 | Cyprus

Leaving Lucky’s…

Lakis and his son pose for a final photo with me… I'm the one on the right…!! Oh, to be young again…!!

Andri, Lakis's daughter wishes me well as I leave the hotel…

I could hardly believe it when I counted up the days and realised that I had stayed at […]

November 29th, 2010 | Cyprus

Ithaca…

I have completed the previous posting now, and added a video clip that shows a bit of our ride through Cyprus…

This posting refers to the poem that Romos read to me while we ate lunch in a mountain village…

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Ithaca is an island off the mainland of Greece…

In Homer’s Odyssey, […]

November 27th, 2010 | Cyprus

Larnaca Aqueduct…

Last visit to the Larnanca Post Office to send "stuff" home…

After dropping off a parcel at the local Post Office in Larnaca, I went to see the aqueduct, known locally as “The Kamares” or “The Arches”, on the western side of town…

I had ridden past it […]