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Coronavirus: flights down almost by one quarter, easyJet situation unclear

Jean ChristouMarch 16, 2020March 16, 2020

By Jean ChristouMarch 16, 2020March 16, 202009525

Almost a quarter of scheduled flights to and from Larnaca airport, affecting 22,500 passengers were cancelled on Sunday following new government measures requiring arrivals to...

Cyprus

Cyprus residents urged to limit travelling around if visiting virus-hit countries

Gina AgapiouFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 2020

By Gina AgapiouFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 202002494

The foreign ministry on Friday urged Cyprus residents who are abroad or who plan to go abroad to avoid extensive travel if visiting virus-hit counties...

Cyprus

US and Cyprus pushing ahead with coveted visa waivers for Cypriots

Elias HazouJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020

By Elias HazouJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 202002593

Cypriot and US officials decided on Tuesday to set up a working group to expedite the Republic’s longstanding bid to join the United States’ Visa...

Food and Drink

What’s eaten where: Hebei province

Alix NormanDecember 12, 2019December 9, 2019

By Alix NormanDecember 12, 2019December 9, 20190408

You’re probably not going to like this – or possibly even believe it – but the official dish of China’s Hebei province is the Donkey...

Food and Drink

What’s eaten where: Djibouti

Alix NormanDecember 5, 2019December 3, 2019

By Alix NormanDecember 5, 2019December 3, 20190373

Hot, harsh and beautiful, Djibouti is the third smallest country in mainland Africa. Roughly two-and-a-half times the area of Cyprus, it’s got stunning deserts, soaring...

Life & Style

This guy took on Colombia’s highest mountains to tackle depression

CM Guest ColumnistNovember 8, 2019November 8, 2019

By CM Guest ColumnistNovember 8, 2019November 8, 20190134

Novice adventurer Thomas Palmer talks to Lauren Taylor about the highs and lows of a trip that changed his life. Taking on Colombia’s highest peaks...

Food and Drink

What’s Eaten Where: Bermuda

Alix NormanNovember 7, 2019November 4, 2019

By Alix NormanNovember 7, 2019November 4, 20190321

The Bermuda Triangle. So, is it real? Known locally as the Devil’s Triangle or Hurricane Alley, this loosely-defined area of the North Atlantic is said...

Food and Drink

What’s Eaten Where: Grenada

Alix NormanOctober 31, 2019October 28, 2019

By Alix NormanOctober 31, 2019October 28, 20190495

Oil down. Nope, it’s not an instruction for aspiring body builders. Nor is it something you should be asking your mechanic. Oil down is, in...

Food and Drink

What’s eaten where: Morocco

Alix NormanOctober 24, 2019October 21, 2019

By Alix NormanOctober 24, 2019October 21, 20190530

Enigmatic, vibrant, mysterious – this is Morocco: land both ancient and modern. It’s home to the oldest university in the world (the University of Karueein,...

Cyprus

Foreign ministry issues Lebanon travel warning

Staff ReporterOctober 19, 2019

By Staff ReporterOctober 19, 201901809

The Foreign Ministry on Saturday issued a travel advisory for Lebanon following widespread protests in the neighbouring country. The Ministry points out that because of...

Food and Drink

What’s Eaten Where: St Kitts and Nevis

Alix NormanOctober 17, 2019October 14, 2019

By Alix NormanOctober 17, 2019October 14, 20190548

Tropical paradise? Turquoise seas? Friendly locals? The twin islands of St Kitts and Nevis may be the smallest country in the Caribbean but they really...

Food and Drink

What’s Eaten Where: Manipur

Alix NormanOctober 10, 2019October 7, 2019

By Alix NormanOctober 10, 2019October 7, 20190340

This is ‘the jewelled land’, a princely state of fabulous beauty, of rolling hills, rivered valleys and gentle plains. Situated in the north-east of India,...

Food and Drink

What’s Eaten Where: Bali

Alix NormanOctober 3, 2019September 30, 2019

By Alix NormanOctober 3, 2019September 30, 20190200

Indonesia’s most popular tourist destination, the island of Bali is – according to the visitor blurb – “a tropical paradise on earth, its temples, beaches,...

Food and Drink

What’s eaten where: Prince Edward Island

Alix NormanSeptember 26, 2019September 20, 2019

By Alix NormanSeptember 26, 2019September 20, 20190252

One of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories, Prince Edward Island – like Cyprus – has a bit of everything: rolling hills, ancient forests, pastoral soils,...

Food and Drink

What’s eaten where: Albania

Alix NormanSeptember 19, 2019September 16, 2019

By Alix NormanSeptember 19, 2019September 16, 20190754

Home to the oldest lake in Europe and once cut off from much of the rest of the world, Albania has a bit of a...

Travel

What’s Eaten Where: Patagonia

Alix NormanSeptember 12, 2019September 10, 2019

By Alix NormanSeptember 12, 2019September 10, 20190193

Land of fire and ice, of soaring mountains, endless pampas and freezing desert, Patagonia is one of the most stunning places on the planet. Bordered...

Travel

What’s Eaten Where: Lithuania

Alix NormanSeptember 5, 2019September 2, 2019

By Alix NormanSeptember 5, 2019September 2, 20190732

Lithuania is an old land: a country that, although relatively new to the scene in one sense, has a very rich history. Along with Estonia...

Food and Drink

What’s Eaten Where: Murmansk Oblast

Alix NormanAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019

By Alix NormanAugust 29, 2019August 29, 20190360

Google Murmansk and you’ll find the top things to do are 1) visit the world’s first nuclear-powered ship and 2) check out the Murmansk Regional...

Food and Drink

What’s eaten where: Bora Bora

Alix NormanAugust 25, 2019August 19, 2019

By Alix NormanAugust 25, 2019August 19, 20190421

Occasionally, we like to indulge in a bit of office downtime. And it was in one such moment that we all played ‘where-would-I-go-if-I-hadn’t-signed-up-for-the-August-holiday-shift’ and discovered,...

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