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On my way to the Oleander Institute – actually to Myrsini’s studio in old Nicosia; the institute has no physical office – I spot a grey-haired couple in their golden years ...

Cyprus sleeps more than most! In the UK, people sleep an average of seven hours a night; in the UAE, it’s 6.8 hours. Albania sleeps the most (almost eight hours), ...

What is life after retirement? For Charles Nieuwendyk, the protagonist of Man on the Inside, it develops into an unexpected job as an amateur private investigator. When he answers a ...

The weather continues to shape my culinary choices. Even before we sat down for a meal at Como, a sea-facing restaurant and bar on Limassol’s coast road, I knew ...

With the carnival period just around the corner, the events calendar is filling up as revelers around the island get ready for one of the most hedonistic periods of the ...

Oh to return to the simpler days, when everything was bright and good and the world was still shiny and perfect. There is nothing like the good ol’ days before ...

Today Sofia begins her pilgrimage. Over the next several weeks, she’ll cover 1,200 kilometres: tracing an ancient Japanese path through misty mountains, past weathered shrines, along the edge of the ...

Everywhere in the world, two to three babies out of every 1,000 live births will be born with cerebral palsy, described by the World Health Organisation as a complex motor disorder ...

A few weeks ago, we ran a news article on the worst-rated Cypriot food: shamishi! But who decided shamishi was bloody awful, and how? Why is it universally detested? And, ...

Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my husband and son. What did you have for breakfast?I enjoy breakfast very much so I try to eat different ...

By Morgan West Light, heartfelt, and brimming with youthful energy and romance, XO, Kitty is perfect for days when you really don’t want to think! Streaming on Netflix and ...

When going out, I usually like to find a cosy taverna, somewhere by the sea or support a local business. However, we can’t always fulfil those criteria and it’...

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and the island’s creatives have put together an exciting list of things to do next weekend. And there is something for ...

In Cyprus, we say that love passes through the stomach. That beauty is a gift from the gods. And that feelings of passion has no logic. But, according to the ...

A phone alarm pings, and Adonis Florides gets up. Excuse me, he says briskly, there’s “something I have to do”. I wonder if he needs to take some pill ...

Where do you live?Nicosia with family What did you have for breakfast?Drink, red fruits, dark chocolate, protein powder, coconut milk Describe your perfect day.Anything under 70-80 calls. ...

In an era where many television dramas follow predictable paths, O Timoros stands out as an emotionally intense and intricately crafted series. Airing on Alpha TV Cyprus, it dives into ...

A long-standing fixture of Nicosia’s dining scene, India India is situated at a busy traffic intersection and it is hard to miss – not least because it has been there ...

By Karen Taylor “Never fight force with force, fight it with the flow,” says chairman of the Cyprus Wushu Kung Fu Federation Kypros Andreou explaining the martial art. “Go with ...

Beyond Protaras lies a tiny harbour, faded boats bobbing in the waves. The surrounding cape curls north. But if you slip into the water and swim out – where the seabed ...

In January last year, the company that owns the rights to WWE professional wrestling (TKO) announced a surprise mega-deal with Netflix: WWE’s flagship weekly show, Raw along with other ...

By Philippa Tracy I don’t usually do new year’s resolutions. But in reading online about other people’s, pre-booking airport parking has got to be the one that ...

Where do you live and with whom?I live in Latsia with my wife and two children. What did you have for breakfast?I don’t eat breakfast Describe your ...

Blue Period is an anime series about a young boy struggling to find his passion who eventually discovers how to express himself through art. The young boy Yatora has no ...