Life & Style

By Lorinda Cramer If you’ve been on the internet lately, chances are you’ve heard an intriguing – and perhaps even startling – descriptor applied to men’s eyewear: “slutty little ...

It’s the kind of question those old Raj colonels must’ve asked themselves when they first went to India: why is everyone eating chili – which of course makes you ...

Few dishes announce their presence with quite the same theatrical flair as Beef Wellington. Wrapped in golden puff pastry, with finely chopped mushrooms, and sometimes a sliver of pâté ...

Where do you live?I live in Limassol – a place where the sea meets the sun and ideas find space to grow. What did you have for breakfast?Breakfast was ...

Butter Chicken Murgh Makhani For the chicken 600g chicken leg or thigh, boneless 300g strained yoghurt 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped 1 crushed garlic clove 2 teaspoons sweet paprika 2 teaspoons garam masala Juice ...

A beloved summer meal for many Cypriots is a juicy plate of kleftiko – not a light meal in the slightest yet certainly flavoursome for meat lovers. Every September, rural associations ...

Last month, a friend of mine in Delhi got a sudden call in the middle of the night. His father had collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. The treatment ...

The main man at Kalamos Winery, Thanasis Ignatiou has been around wines since his teens in his beloved village of Amargeti in Paphos, and he says, it has been a ...

If you are a loukoumi fan, there is one place on the island you should head to for an authentic Cypriot taste and that is Geroskipou. With a long history ...

By Dina Gavarieva When pop icon Justin Timberlake revealed he’d been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the world’s media scrambled to piece together the when, where and how. Had ...

Baked Stuffed Courgette (marrow) A delicious summer dish! Marrows are super healthy, utterly delicious, cheap and we Cypriots love them. If the marrows have a very tough skin, with a ...

Some drinks are simply made for the season. In Britain, where summer arrives like a guest you’re never quite sure will turn up, Pimm’s Cup is the faithful ...

Between the years of 1927 and 1931, more than 20 archaeological sites on the island were excavated by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition. In this way, Einar Gjerstad, John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist and ...

The first ever Larnaca Beer Festival arrives next month, kickstarting what promises to be a new festive tradition. On September 28, Zouhouri Square will fill with craft beers, breweries from near ...

Where do you live?I live with my skating partner Ilia Karankevich in a little Italian city called Egna in Bolzano province. What did you have for breakfast?Eggs, some ...

Sleep Lean is meticulously designed to regulate the natural sleep cycle, thereby creating a supportive foundation for effective weight loss. It aims to accelerate the metabolic efficiency of the body ...

Spiced Mango Salad A simple but easy Mango Salad with bursting flavours and, best of all, it is ready in 20 minutes. This is a bright, refreshing summer dish. Cubes of ...

Plywood might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of stylish home design, but it has a charm that often goes unnoticed. With its smooth ...

It started with silence. Not the comforting kind that settles in after a long day, but the loaded, tense kind – the silence that fills the space between two people who ...

There was a time when the words “game room” brought to mind a space hidden away from the main living areas. Basements, attics, or spare rooms were converted into hobby ...

Summer in Cyprus would not be complete without village festivals, where tradition, flavour and community spirit come together. One such highlight is returning this August, as Kato Mylos prepares to ...

When Michal Stourac joined the Cyprus homebrewers’ association in 2016 and participated in one of their first brewing competitions, he was a casual brewer who occasionally supplied his family with fresh ...

Goat bells at daybreak and church bells at midnight. Electric cicadas in afternoon sunlight. Breezes that rustle through old olive trees. The whisper of Mediterranean seas. You’ll forgive the ...

If you’re trying to boost your TikTok presence in 2025, you’ve likely wondered: Is it safe to buy views and likes? Or more importantly, where can you buy real ...