Life & Style

There are British, US and Spanish Virgin Islands. And yes, they’re all named for a virgin – actually, for 11,000 virgins! This little archipelago in the Lesser Antilles was named by ...

Over the past few years, Cyprus has been celebrated as one of Europe’s most popular wedding destinations. Whether you permanently live in the country, or are jetting over to ...

In spite of the current updated technology which ensures that your cooling systems function optimally irrespective of the environment they’re in, a decent amount of care can go a ...

The tradition of the island can be found in plentiful supply in the village of Pomos, which goes from ultimate calm to live music venue over the summer finds PAUL ...

It is difficult to feel enduring happiness by being attached to the physical world says DESPINA NICOLA To explain happiness, let’s picture life as the ocean. Life comes in ...

The Phinikoudes sea front can be a busy place, and its strip of bars, restaurants and cafés can make a dining experience there a noisy affair. However, towards the ...

No matter the holiday, visiting Cyprus is a good idea to take a break from what you know and get yourself towards a beautiful island for a well needed vacation. ...

In the ninth instalment of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit the Amarande, a uniquely differentiated 5-star adults only hotel in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, integrating elegance, ultra-comfort, and minimal style with refined ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a man, born in Ceylon, who grew up all around the world with books and continues to live for knowledge, questioning everything even though he considers himself ...

Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster ...

Reflecting the fabric of the British Cypriot Community and their Greek counterparts a TV station based in London is still going strong 30 years after it was created says PAUL LAMBIS ...

Almost 60 years after they first formed, Scorpions played in Limassol this week. They say they will continue while still having fun. THEO PANAYIDES gets an insight into the men on ...

Living in the Mediterranean means the chances of having a tan to offset the summer’s colours increase. NIKI CHARALAMBOUS on how to choose those colours Undoubtedly, half the fun ...

Sandwiches are a kitchen staple and another gift to the world from the British. Our writers track down the best ones in Cyprus… Theo Panayides, Honest Bread Let’s be ...

Where do you live? I live in the city centre of Paphos with my wife Helen and my children Constantinos, Andreas, Xanthoulla and Nicolas. What did you have for breakfast? ...

By Lauren Taylor José Pizarro is feeling nostalgic. Often named the godfather of Spanish cooking, the hugely renowned chef has worked in Michelin star kitchens and opened no less than ...

Well into my teens, I thought Transylvania was fictitious, somewhere like Gotham or Hogwarts! Located in central Romania, and roughly 11 times bigger than Cyprus, the Transylvanian Plateau is almost completely ...

Twitter Inc’s (TWTR.N) fight with Elon Musk to enforce his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform could attract scrutiny from the US securities regulator over whether ...

Twitter (TWTR.N) was coming back online on Thursday after an hour-long outage kept thousands of users across the globe from accessing the social media website. The outage affected nearly 2,000 ...

In an adults-only hotel in Ayia Napa PAUL LAMBIS loses himself in the lap of luxury Since making its debut in July last year, Amarande has established itself as an ...

Summertime and the living is easy with these cooling and hydrating herbs says MIRANDA TRINGIS Once the summer solstice passes, in Cyprus we are into the hot season, and as ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou The Porterhouse is a somewhat recent addition to Limassol’s culinary scene but quickly caught my attention, although pictures of beautifully marbled cuts of beef tend to ...

In classical crossover artist Hauser, PAUL LAMBIS meets a musician for whom classical always wins the day but, impressed with its drama, blends it with rock and pop Hauser has ...

What started out as a brotherhood almost 100 years ago has become a vital tool for supporting the community in one area of Australia finds PAUL LAMBIS The story of the ...