Rome – where to go and what to order

When in Italy it’s all about the food. Okay, maybe not all because the Italians also know how to make…

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The Colosseum and the Forum Romanum

To discover the history of Rome we had booked a guided tour for the Colosseum and the Forum Romanum. The…

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A weekend in Rome – sightseeing and other stuff

Rome in January is almost devoid of tourists (and this was still before the virus). All the more reason to…

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What I learned in Cyprus

In 2019 I managed to visit a couple of new countries and Cyprus was one of them. It’s always interesting…

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The doors of Cyprus

The doors of Cyprus are mostly wooden doors with lattice. And they come in all kinds of colors. nothing too…

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A World Heritage Site and Nissi Beach

The next day was our last one and on the way to the airport we drove out to Nissi Beach,…

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A mountain village and swimming around Aphrodite’s Rock

It was our last full day in Cyprus and since Limassol hadn’t been very exciting the evening before (unlike the…

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The many archaeological sites of Paphos

After a day with old stones in Kourion we drove the next day to Paphos. More old stones would follow.…

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Kolossi Castle and Kourion archaelogical site

After two days in Nicosia we were finally driving down south again. For the next couple of days Limassol was…

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The Turkish side of Cyprus

Even though Nicosia was a bit of a letdown, there was one thing which impressed me. Nicosia is a divided…

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