Category: cyprus

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Visit to North Cyprus

The island of Cyprus is divided – the southern part called the Republic of Cyprus and the northern part referred to as North Cyprus. One can drive to North Cyprus from the South through...

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Photo collage on a Cyprus Map

Harish and Anith took many of my photos and put them on top of a Cyprus Map as a collage. Must have been lot of work. This is the photo which is currently the...

Earthquake in Limassol and Paphos, Cyprus 6

Earthquake in Limassol and Paphos, Cyprus

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Cyprus on August 25th (Tuesday). The epicentre was pretty close to Limassol, occurring near Amathus. But, nothing much happened because of this, just that...

The Cyprus Quiz: How well do you know Cyprus? 2

The Cyprus Quiz: How well do you know Cyprus?

Few questions from a Cyprus quiz i conducted at my place of work recently. Leave your answers in the comments. Answers will be updated in a week’s time. Who is the current president of...

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Stavravouni monastery near larnaca

The most prominent mountain-top visible once one enters Cyprus through Larnaca, stavravouni monastery  (sometimes spelt as Stavrovouni Monastery on road signs) is the oldest monastery in Cyprus (Kykkos monastery is the most famous though)....

How is the new look of the cyprus blog? 0

How is the new look of the cyprus blog?

Let me know your comments through the Poll below…If you are reading this through a feed, you may not be able to see the poll below. So, please visit the site and let me...

The Cyprus Blog – a new look 0

The Cyprus Blog – a new look

After having experimented with WordPress at Akshara’s Blog, i have decided to move triptocyprus.com also to WordPress and hence, a new look. The new look will slowly start appearing over the next few days...