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We thought the quieter side of Cyprus, Paphos, would have been free of timeshare touts (seen loads in Tenerife), but seems they have found here too.
As you get off the bus in Paphos & walk towards the old castle in the bay, they pounce on you with scratch cards, & guess what ? everybody has won !!!! so they take you then to an office to try & sell you an apartment....we sat on the seawall & watched many people being taken in by them, some even getting into taxis to be taken away.....PLEASE don`t be taken in by them, remember "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH". Leave a Comment
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look by MrBill
I am getting so sick of the many near misses in traffic in Cyprus EVERYDAY. Idiots and bad drivers. It is like knowing you'll have an accident no matter how defensive you drive, but not knowing when? It can happen at anytime. It is like walking on egg shells the whole time.
As you approach an intersection someone is making an illegal turn, someone has the nose of their car poked into the oncoming traffic, another is entering the stream of traffic from the wrong side of the street where they parked illegally, and a moped or motorbike is either illegally passing you on the lefthand side or is coming up the middle through the lanes of traffic. You have to pay attention all the time, and even then it is not a guarantee that someone won't hit your car.
If you have to drive you better practice yoga and deep breathing techniques, too. Good luck and drive safe.
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Larnaca +24 804040
Limassol +25 805050
Pafos +26 806060 Leave a Comment
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 Landscape of Cyprus by rachel_sun
If you want to take pictures of Cypriot people it is good manners to at least smile and say"kalimera" or "merhaba".People such as priests and old ladies on donkies etc make great pics and will be ok if you ask them first and say you will send them a copy of the pic when you get it developed.Remember to get their address and post them their copy as you promised.It's all about manners and being polite.Smile and ask nicely. Leave a Comment
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 Pissori Street by rachel_sunLeave a Comment
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Traffic flows on the left lane. Traffic signs are international. The conditions of roads are very good.
Cars entering TRNC must have a valid insurance certificate. For a tourist driver a valid national or international driving licence is accepted.
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 Fields near the coast by rachel_sunLeave a Comment
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Because there are no lakes in north cyprus, all of the water comes from the sea and is some kind of salty. Its not healthy to drink it. There are many stores (markets), almost one in every corner, where you can get not so expensive water botles for less half a dollar (500,000LT). It is good to keep some if you feel thirsty at night... You can also find cola in every market but is more expensive than other places (1 dollar for 500ml). And of course beer (Efes and Miller). Leave a Comment
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Even in the peaceful hollow of Pernera Bay, the evil Dr. Karaoke has cast his spell on unsuspecting package tourists... great to listen to for a couple of minutes from your room, but the place across from the hotel didn't close until about 4 each morning... Leave a Comment
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Although you can drink the water from the tap without any adverse effects, I wouldn't recommend it. Much of the water on the island is desalinated and doesn't have a very good taste. It does vary in taste from area to area (even within the same village) I have found - in one apartment I used bottled water to make tea and coffee whereas about 0.5km away I was quite happy to make my tea without resorting to the bottles.
There are water dispensing machines around the area and the water from these is certainly drinkable. It is also cheaper than buying bottles of water. When I was living there, I used to have a delivery of drinking water every week. Leave a Comment
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How to drive like a Cypriot:
+ Always be on your mobile.
+ If a traffic light is on red, ignore it.
+ If you do have to stop at red, stop with your car all the way over the white line.
+ While at the red light, creep constantly forward.
+ If you're at red behind someone who did stop at the white line (a tourist) blare your horn at them if they don't start moving before the light goes green.
+ At blind junctions with mandatory STOP signs, drive straight out without stopping.
+ Or looking.
+ Ignore all speed limits, they're only for tourists.
+ In areas with mandatory NO OVERTAKING signs, ignore them and overtake. Force the oncoming traffic up onto the pavement or into a ditch.
+ Don't drive along steadily in slow traffic (assuming overtaking is absolutely impossible). Wait for a 10m gap to open up then floor the accelerator like an F1 car off the grid, before stamping on the brakes again to avoid hitting the traffic in front.
+ Buy a left-hand drive car so that you can't see what's coming towards you when you pull out to overtake a bus.
+ Watch the oncoming traffic veer into a ditch when you do pull out.
And this is just from one week's driving over there!
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