Before leaving our hotel in Karpaz, I breezed through our copy of Lonely Planet and noticed that there appeared to be more ruins quite close to our hotel. We weren’t entirely sure that we got on the right road, which Read More
Cyprus
Agia Trias Basilica
Cyprus is full of hidden treasures– there are no iconic ruins like the Parthenon or Colosseum, just small glimpses of what used to be. Aside from a few well-trodden sites, the others aren’t so easy to find, especially since the Read More
Not-So-Great Karpaz Lodgings
It is a little bit tricky to find hotels in Karpaz, because very few of them are listed on Booking.com– in fact, I was surprised to find any on Booking.com at all, because a while back the Republic of Cyprus Read More
Golden Beach
Contrary to what you might expect, Cyprus is not fully of broad sandy beaches. There are a few, but they are generally small, and completely destroyed with people. Particularly in the southern part of the island, the beaches are very Read More
Wild Donkeys of Karpaz
Originally, we had planned to go to the Republic of Georgia this weekend, but we were a bit tired of traveling after Amsterdam and Severin has a big trip home at the end of the month, plus we are going Read More
SNOW~! In the MED!
You may be surprised to hear that it snows in Cyprus, and this year it snowed a lot! We’ve had flakes a few times in Nicosia but nothing that has ever stuck. It gets cold enough to snow even in Read More
Painted Church Fail
One of the more famous attractions in Cyprus is a bunch of Byzantine era churches scattered throughout the mountains that look humble from the outside but contain magnificent and colorful frescoes inside. I have been trying to go see them Read More
Agros Rose Festival
Poor Cyprus has been conspicuously absent from this blog. It’s not that Cyprus doesn’t have cool stuff to see, it’s just that when we’re home we’re busy living here and so our weekends are full of grocery shopping, laundry, hanging out Read More
Back on Track
My, has time flown by. I signed up for an online course through Harvard which basically sucked up every ounce of spare time I’ve had since early October through five days ago when I took my final exam. It was Read More
One Year in Cyprus
Today marks one year since we arrived in Cyprus. It’s also the longest I’ve ever been away from the United States; my previous record was 9 months away. It’s been a good year. I will be honest, for me the Read More