Coming home to Cyprus
The plane lands in Larnaca. Or Paphos.
You wait for the seatbelt sign to turn off – because you’re good like that; the air stewards don’t need to flap ...
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Will you come to Cyprus this summer?
Remember when Ayia Napa shut down?
It was a ghost town; a shadow of the usual: clubs and pubs were boarded, beaches empty – no locals, let alone tourists.
After the ...
Cyprus: where the day never ends
Cyprus is one of the most burned-out workforces in Europe.
Or so the data says.
According to the latest European Working Conditions Survey, nearly 44 per cent of workers in Cyprus ...
The day Cyprus’ mountains vanished
On April 3, 2026, something very strange happened in Cyprus.
Schools cancelled activities. Construction ceased overnight. And the mountains – both Troodos and Kyrenia – simply vanished.
“Aha, the heat!” I can hear you ...
Selling Cyprus
Somewhere in Britain, right now, there’s a 40-something woman looking at Cyprus.
She’s sitting at her laptop in Lincolnshire, or London, or Leeds. It’s raining outside, and ...
Cyprus: connection lost
In Cyprus, nobody is ever out of reach.
Voice notes arrive in the queue at the bakery. Teenagers at café tables talk through TikTok. At traffic lights, we’re all ...
What Cyprus has not lost – yet
Remember being 15 in Cyprus?
Long days on Makronissos or Konnos; straight into an evening of clubbing and pubbing (yes, we did everything younger back then!). Rolling home at 4am after ...
Cyprus will burn this summer
It’s the start of May. And yet, Cyprus is already worried…
Not just because it looks like summer 2026 will be another absolute scorcher (despite the recent snow!). Not because ...
Cyprus smiles
You smile without thinking.
At the bakery. In the lift. Passing a friend on the pavement.
It’s automatic. Polite. Reflexive. And in Cyprus, it’s part of our culture. ...
Ignoring Cyprus’ slow collapse
In Cyprus, things weather.
Walls crack. Paint peels. Balconies rust. Concrete fades under years of sun, salt, wind and rain. And slowly, almost imperceptibly, what once felt solid begins to ...
Is Cyprus throwing you out of sync?
If you wake up exhausted, you’re not alone. Especially in Cyprus!
You went to bed at a reasonable hour. You clocked a full eight hours. And yet the alarm ...
Cyprus has the world’s ‘most polite drivers’
Cyprus has the most courteous drivers in the world!
According to a recent survey from discovercars.com, our island ranks number one for driver politeness – just ahead of New Zealand ...
Cyprus is NOT the story…
Cyprus is not at war.
Despite what the global media might have us believe, we’re sitting safe. For now, anyway.
Okay, we’re close to the Middle East. And ...
Cyprus: where tomorrow is unsure
Our island runs on a strange financial logic!
Salaries are modest. Prices keep rising. Yet spending doesn’t slow…
We want. We buy. And somehow, there’s always too much ...
Does Cyprus still talk the talk?
Once, Cyprus had conversations.
At café tables. On balconies. Late into the evening, over coffee or zivania.
Our conversations wandered. Looped back on themselves. Punctuated by laughter, they were long ...
This is what Cyprus teaches you
Live here long enough, and this lesson is inevitable…
Cyprus teaches you a lot of lessons, doesn’t it?
It teaches you patience. To wrangle with the Land Registry when ...
Cyprus: the loneliest island?
Cyprus is quite alone.
Not on the map; cartographically speaking, we’re surrounded. Turkey lies just 75 kilometres away. Syria is 100km distant. Egypt just a little further.
Here’s the ...
Cyprus: Pets, strays and why we need our animals
The cat settles on your lap. The dog leans in, warm and solid.
There’s no advice. No judgement. Just contact.
Your shoulders drop. Your breathing slows. Whatever was looping ...
Cyprus: No longer a flight risk?
How many people fly in and out of Cyprus each year?
Take a guess. A million? 10 million?
The actual figure is staggering: close on 13 million passengers pass through Larnaca and ...
The beautiful noises of Cyprus!
Cyprus is one of the noisiest places in Europe.
And it’s not just the nightly barking dogs and the ever-present honking!
Studies have shown that nearly half of the ...
Cyprus: The island of excess
Cyprus is a nation of excess.
So much of what we do is too much, too many, too far.
We overfill our fridges, and cover our tables with food. There ...
Cyprus: Always watching, always correcting
Your yiayia always said it. So did your mum. And you’re going to say it to your children…
Your yiayia always said it. ‘Don’t do that.’ ‘Not that ...
Cyprus’ heart-breaking 43
Have you seen the sign at the start of the Larnaca-Nicosia highway?
It’s been there for years – occasionally painted and modernised, but very much an iconic part of the ...
Cyprus is always tired!
Into the city, along Makariou. Bumper to bumper, petrol and stress…
It’s Cyprus’ daily commute. Into the city, along Makariou. Bumper to bumper, petrol and stress.
By the time ...