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Cyprus travel stories, tips and inspiration — updated regularly.

Six traditional Cyprus villages most tourists miss
May 2026

Six traditional Cyprus villages most tourists miss

Beyond Omodos and Lefkara: six traditional Cypriot villages with genuine character, good food and fewer tour groups — including how to reach each one.

Spring 2026 Cyprus update — new restaurants, attractions and routes to know
Mar 2026

Spring 2026 Cyprus update — new restaurants, attractions and routes to know

What is new in Cyprus for spring 2026: restaurant openings, updated itinerary routes, attraction news, practical logistics and what has changed since last year.

Cyprus travel updates for 2025 — what changed and what to know
Jan 2025

Cyprus travel updates for 2025 — what changed and what to know

What changed in Cyprus tourism in 2025: new attractions, transport updates, accommodation openings, pricing shifts and practical travel tips.

Diving the Zenobia — a personal account of one of the world's top wreck dives
Aug 2024

Diving the Zenobia — a personal account of one of the world's top wreck dives

First-person account of diving the MV Zenobia wreck off Larnaca: the trucks, the barracuda, swim-throughs and why divers rate it among the world's top ten.

First crossing into Northern Cyprus at Ledra Street — what to expect
Apr 2023

First crossing into Northern Cyprus at Ledra Street — what to expect

Step-by-step account of crossing the Ledra Street checkpoint in Nicosia: documents, procedures, atmosphere and what you find on the other side.

Hiking the Akamas in May — wildflowers, sea turtles and the Blue Lagoon
May 2022

Hiking the Akamas in May — wildflowers, sea turtles and the Blue Lagoon

A May hiking trip through the Akamas Peninsula National Park: endemic wildflowers, Lara Beach turtle nests, the Aphrodite trail and the Blue Lagoon at its best.

Cyprus in winter — what December on the island is actually like
Dec 2019

Cyprus in winter — what December on the island is actually like

December in Cyprus: 18°C on the coast, snow on Mount Olympus, empty beaches, village tavernes and why winter is an underrated time to visit.

First trip to Cyprus — what surprised me in 2018
Sep 2018

First trip to Cyprus — what surprised me in 2018

My first impressions of Cyprus in September 2018: the heat, the mosaics, the food and the strange beauty of a divided island.