Visit North Cyprus – Koruçam, the only Maronite village in the North

I decided to take a little trip through the North West tip of Cyprus and was surprised as I approached the village of Koruçam that it was full of Greek Cypriot cars and for a moment I thought I’d accidentally crossed into the south. When I returned I decided to do a bit of […]

Gas Pipeline in an Earthquake Zone?

One look at the map showing tectonic plates around the south of Cyprus makes you wonder why anyone is crazy enough to think of extracting gas in an earthquake zone. Obviously the environmental impact of escaping gas would not be the same as it would be if these were oil wells, however there is […]

Rattus rattus, get out of my tree!

Perhaps not a pleasant subject for some but when I hear a rustling sound in the undergrowth I know the Black Rats are about. I once had a compost heap here in Cyprus, where I put all kitchen vegetable waste. I opened it one day and was startled to see a long worm wiggling […]