Former businessman with a love of discussing ideas
From being a soldier in the invasion to a fishing business in Australia to a think tank with no set agenda, THEO PANAYIDES meets a...
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A minute with Tatev Petrosyan Life and Business Coach
Where do you live? In Nicosia with my daughter What did you have for breakfast? Yummy organic coffee Describe your perfect day There’s no perfect...
Independent filmmaker on how to survive in NYC
Success in an industry now pretty much reduced to producing moving pictures for people to watch on their phones involved taking on a bit of...
A minute with Theodora Petrou Meyalemou Fashion designer
Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my family. What did you have for breakfast? Toast with honey and of course coffee!! Describe...
YouTube ‘Mother-in-law’ has a head full of stories
At the top of a steep mountain street, THEO PANAYIDES finds an unlikely star of the lockdown, a woman who brings to life a Cypriot...
A minute with Effie Yiallourou: Owner of handmade crochet children’s creations To yati ke to kouvari (The Cat and The Yarn)
Where do you live? In one of the most beautiful Nicosia neighbourhoods with my family. What did you have for breakfast? Hot coffee Describe your...
Epidemiologist handling the biggest crisis of his life
In one of the leading members of the government’s advisory team on coronavirus, THEO PANAYIDES meets a congenial scientist well known around the world for...
Instagram page reveals snapshots of the nation
Tailors, carpenters and fishermen; priests, shepherds and bakers. Here a late-night lokmades seller under a streetlamp; there an EOKA fighter, eyes still brimming with fire....
A minute with Andria Agapiou Professional dancer and qualified yoga teacher
Where do you live? Currently I am in Crete-Greece with SeaCruise UK company; doing a seasonal job at a hotel in Chania as a professional...
Author and chef is drawn to the life of the mind
Writing novels and cooking food provide one Nicosia resident with time to dream, time to think. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man in a state of...
A minute with Kris Grecian Musician, Performer, Educator
Where do you live? I live in Nicosia for now! What did you have for breakfast? Porridge oats with almond milk – banana and cinnamon....
Epitome of post-war generation just getting on with it
From chaperoning the Sultan of Brunei’s daughters in swinging Knightsbridge to selling candles for Pasykaf on the streets of Konia – THEO PANAYIDES meets an...
A minute with Metaxia Kleanthous Graphic designer
Where do you live? Here, there everywhere! What did you have for breakfast? Homemade vegan cake… made by me! I had some rotten bananas! I...
A minute with Valerie Stavrou Singer, songwriter, music producer
Where do you live? Berlin, Germany What did you have for breakfast? Coffee Describe your perfect day. I would say a sunny day at a...
Peyia expat combines local politics and spiritual matters
Backed into politics after spending her middle age in Peyia, THEO PANAYIDES meets a town councillor who ended up in Cyprus after travelling the world...
A minute with Andreana Lemonari Pole Dance Artist
Where do you live? In a small apartment in Nicosia, Cyprus. What did you have for breakfast? Tea and bread with forest fruits jam. Describe...
Writer and MS sufferer goes from praxis to poetry
THEO PANAYIDES meets a poet who used his diagnosis of MS to fight for and change his life, who now says that coronavirus is a...
A minute with Jane Reeves Transformative Life Coach
Where do you live? I live on planet Earth, a blue dot in the vast emptiness of space. What did you have for breakfast? I...
Bestselling author on the path to being a ‘happy workaholic’
After waiting 20 years for overnight success, one successful Cypriot author tells THEO PANAYIDES that the tidy narrative of his life now grew from a...
A minute with Philipos Christodoulou Taekwondo instructor
Where do you live? -Nicosia, Cyprus What did you have for breakfast? Pork Chop Describe your perfect day Get up, Shower, Read a spiritual book,...
