Don’t be put off by the idea of fermented food and drink
By Prudence Wade
On face value, fermented food doesn’t sound all that appealing – after all, you’re essentially leaving things to ‘go off’ before they’re ready to eat.
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What’s Eaten Where: O’Higgins
Despite the incredibly Irish name, the O’Higgins Region is about as far as you can get from the Emerald Isle. In fact, its full name is actually ‘Región ...
Watery wonderlands: where to explore the best wetlands
By Danielle Desouza
Wetlands are watery wonders. Going by a host of names – such as swamps, marshes, bogs, fens and mires – 40 per cent of the world’s animals and plants ...
There’s more than lace in Lefkara
The drive, as you turn off from the Nicosia Limassol highway to Ktima Dafermou is not long. As you climb up, the Ktima Dafermo winery suddenly appears on your right. ...
Restaurant review: Stou Oresti, Nicosia
After a short hiatus and a temporary love affair with brunch places – which might come back during Cyprus’ short but amazing spring – I returned to the island’s queen of ...
Reading, it’s good for your wellbeing too
By Katie Wright
From fast-paced thrillers and murder mysteries to fascinating memoirs and dragon-filled fantasy novels, books can bring us immense pleasure.
There’s something particularly powerful about the way ...
Slam poet looks for love in the midst of disability
In a contender for the world title, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man looking for love who has found peace in poetry
Argyris Loizou sits in his small first-floor flat off ...
The biggest spring beauty trends: from Y2K hair to grunge glam
By Katie Wright
The spring/summer fashion season is upon us, and while it might not be warm enough to bust out the shorts and sandals yet, it’s fun ...
Swimming to support vulnerable groups
One local resident has set himself the challenge of swimming around much of the island to raise awareness of the environmental cost of refugees, and more. MELISSA HEKKERS meets him
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Are you ready for the return of the micro mini skirt?
By Katie Wright
Attention, fashion fans, this is not a drill: the mini skirt is back. And when we say mini we mean really mini.
After countless seasons in which ...
A walk in nature improved
Free to play and kind to the environment, disc golf is rapidly gaining in popularity. ALIX NORMAN speaks to the professional who hopes to bring this exciting new sport to ...
Nissan’s LEAF 2022 glowing with sharp design and advanced tech
With LEAF 2022, Nissan is bringing a fresh glow to the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, with the iconic model offering more eye-catching style and innovative technology.
LEAF 2022 enjoys a ...
What Is a parenting plan? How do parenting plans work in Texas?
Required parenting plans and custody agreements
If you live in the state of Texas, have children, and are in the process of divorce, you need to know that you and ...
A minute with Renay Roussou Artist, hairdresser
Where do you live?
In the middle of nowhere with my parents and three dogs, hopefully moving to Limassol city centre soon.
What did you have for breakfast?
Nothing, I ...
Jamaican food more than just jerk chicken
By Prudence Wade
Shaun and Craig McAnuff – the brothers behind food sensation Original Flava, with nearly 160k followers on Instagram – admit vegan dishes weren’t a huge part of their ...
Making art accessible to all
Socialising while drawing is the attraction of the Cyprus version of an international movement that is gaining ground. Alix Norman finds out more
Urban Sketchers is a global community that’...
What’s Eaten Where: Tajikistan
Tajikistan is the smallest of Central Asia’s ‘stans’: just 142,550 kilometres square. Its roughly nine million residents are also the poorest in the region.
Once, the region was prosperous – lying ...
The man who makes models
Alix Norman talks to the founder of Cyprus’ longest-running modelling agency, and finds out what it takes to be a model in this ever-changing industry
Cyprus’ modelling industry is hardly ...
Sky-high volcanoes, singing mountains and star-studded skies: Chile’s Atacama Desert
By Sarah Marshall
A blinding-white plateau marbled with rust-red rivers and fringed by volcanoes pointier than a newly sharpened pencil, Laguna Tebenquiche could easily pass for the beginning of time.
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Restaurant review: Imperial Chinese – Paphos
By Sarah Coyne
Due to world events, we have all been eating out a lot less than usual. This, in turn, has meant that some world cuisines have been missing ...
Asian step-by-step home cooking recipes: Lamb Korma
Lamb Korma is one of the most popular Indian take-out dishes. However, you can make a better Lamb Korma curry from the comfort of your own kitchen using easy to ...
What is orthorexia and what are the warning signs?
By Lisa Salmon
Eating a healthy diet is a vital part of staying well. But, like most things, balance is key – and if it’s taken too far, even healthy ...
First KIKO Milano cosmetics stores open in Cyprus
KIKO Milano, the Italian cosmetics brand beloved by millions of women around the world, as well as by celebrities, influencers and make-up artists, has finally arrived in Cyprus, opening its ...
To party, or not to party?
When you mention the word carnival, images of scantily dressed women swaying to sensational Samba rhythms almost certainly come to mind. Carnival has become synonymous with Rio de Janeiro, and ...