Cyprus

Meet the Cypriot entrepreneur reviving a traditional profession

Meet the Cypriot entrepreneur reviving a traditional profession

09/23/2019
Cyprus, People
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As I grow older, tradition and cultural identity are two things that I increasingly cherish and admire. I look out for them not only when I'm abroad, on a quest to unearth the tales of the world but also when I'm in an all-familiar setting, one I falsely think I know too well; home. Over the last decade, if I dare I say so, I've noticed societies express [...]
Fengaros: the Cypriot festival bringing music to a rural village

Fengaros: the Cypriot festival bringing music to a rural village

09/06/2019
Cyprus, Festivals
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Summer in Cyprus means way more than simply lounging at the beach and surviving the heat. Sure, hustling through daily life at 40 degrees is no easy task but the summer months on the island also mean it’s the festival season! Kato Drys was an unknown village to most before Fengaros Festival took over and rebirthed it. Many locals hadn’t even visited t[...]
What it’s like living in a tourism-dependent country

What it’s like living in a tourism-dependent country

08/02/2019
Cyprus, Personal Stories
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Up until my mid-teens, I never really realized that I was living in a holiday destination as spending my summers by the beach and sharing holidays with tourists was all I knew. Thinking back, it probably hit me when I left Cyprus to go to university abroad and I found myself talking about my island’s warm weather, blue waters and popularity amongst travell[...]

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