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Food – Squash – Cyprus

squash

Taken at a covered food market in one of the cities in southern Cyprus, these squash look so delicious and autumny.

The “Should Be” World Heritage Site – Cyprus Part 3

Salamis

As I explained in my first Cyprus post, everything in Northern Cyprus has been virtually ignored for the last thirty years.  Salamis is an archaelogical site about six kilometers from Famagusta, and it is probably the most important site on the entire island as it was one of the ancient capitals, however it is not [...]

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To the Top of the Karpas Peninsula

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According to all we’d read, Northern Cyprus is home to the Wild Donkey or Wild Ass.  Now, I know that we’ve all come across plenty of domestic asses as we go along our daily business, but going to see a “wild” one just wasn’t an opportunity I was willing to pass up.

As [...]

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Confusing Cyprus- Exasperating Cyprus

The morning sun in Girne

The morning sun in Girne

Confusing Cyprus

The only thing I knew about Cyprus before going there was that when my dad was being stationed in Turkey in 1974 there was a war going on.  Due to the dangers, power outages, and overall chaos, his orders were issued, canceled, and re-issued.  We did actually end [...]

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