Well it's been a while since I've posted, mainly because I've not been anywhere! Just had a few weeks in Cyprus as a holiday - not backpacking unfortunately - however I did take my pack & travel light (12.9kg) rather than succumb to the suitcase brigade!
Don't think I'm gonna bore you too much with all the ins & outs. We were staying in Chlorakas which is just a few KM West of Pafos on the road to Coral Bay. Cyprus is a beautiful Island with lots of history. Well worth a visit! It's not very cheap though, the Euro is very strong against the £ at present so prices for most things are similar to that in the UK. Can of Coke between £1.20 & £1.50 - Shit!! In fact beer was cheaper than coke so you can imagine how blurred the holiday was especially when I found the supermarket next to the Caravelle Restaurant was selling half litre cans of 5% Three horses Lager for 80 cents. After fifteen horses I was climbing in the wardrobe looking for the loo - nuff said!
Right, as far as the piccies go, they should be in this order! Top is the fish that I caught when Leo took me fishing round Polis/Pomos way. Leo owns/runs the Wisdom restaurant which is right next door to the Helios Bay Apartments (self catering hotel) on the road between Pafos & Coral bay. Leo & Wisdom are great. A friendly welcome and great food at reasonable prices - My plate of fresh caught fish was free - can't promise you'll get the same deal but pop in and see them anyway. We actually stayed at Helios in one of their villas. It's a family run place although Nicos seems to be the guy we saw most of. Again call in & see them, lovely place with friendly helpful staff.
Below that should be the sunset from the rear of Helios Bay Apartments.
Next is a sign in Polis that I couldn't resist snapping - made me laugh.
That's followed by the little beach at Agios Georgios (a few km past Coral Bay on the same road).
Oh and then there is the party for one - Cheap beer, cheap smokes & Ipod with speaker - what more do you need?
Then a snap taken outside the art college in Chlorakas - a funky place that! Everything appears to be made with either a/ recycled debris or b/ concrete. Again worth a look around. Not the easiest place to find but it's free entry and hardly anyone gets to see it which makes it worth a visit in my book.
The last piccie is of the emergency forest telephone in Cedar Valley. I found that quiet amusing too, the phone that is, not Cedar valley. The valley itself is odd, pretty much all of the Troodos mountains are covered in Pine trees except for this valley. The drive was time consuming but fun, those twisty mountain roads get me heart pumping - love it!
