Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodite’s Rock)

After spending Labor Day weekend in Paphos on the island’s western coast, we were eager to get back to Nicosia early to have the afternoon to mentally prepare for the week ahead. On the way, we decided to stop to Read More

Green Turtles at Alagadi Beach

Back in August, a group from the Embassy went to the northern coast of Cyprus to visit the Society for the Protection of Turtles (SPOT) project, based out of Alagadi Beach. Scattered around the beach were 18-inch high plastic cages Read More

Cyprus Hours

Cyprus is wonderful, but if there is anything to complain about, it is the working hours of stores, restaurants, bars, etc. When we arrived in August, basically EVERYTHING (except kiosks, bakeries, and the grocery stores) was shut down for the Read More