Did the earth move for you too, darling?

An earthquake eh? It was at 35.6192 N – 31.4507E, that’s about 65miles south east of Antalya. Tsunami on the way or haven’t they managed to organize that at such short notice? The magnitude is reported at 5.4 and happened at 08:06:20 on 22.12.09. Needless to say, not a hint of it here in […]

Cypriots eat Robins and Song Thrushes at Christmas time

Robin

When I first stumbled upon a bird trapper whilst walking my dog, at first I wasn’t sure what was going on. It wasn’t until a conversation later that I realised that he’d been out to catch songbirds, including our favourite Christmas bird the robin. His furtiveness should have told me that […]

UK in chaos, it snowed!

Well, the weather forecasters warned of it for days and as usual, when it actually happened, no one seemed to be prepared. In Poland, with temperatures as low as -16ºC and a snow depth of a foot or more, Warsaw airport is open and operating normally. Back in the UK, every airport is either […]