A Postcard from Northern Cyprus: Karpaz Peninsula

We’re heading away from the major settlements of Girne and Famagusta and into the most isolated region of Northern Cyprus – probably the most isolated region of the entire island. The area boasts a protected National Park, deserted beaches and unspoilt natural beauty. Perfect! Narrowing out into the Med, the Panhandle of Cyprus stretches some […]

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PLAIN

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is PLAIN PLAIN – a large are of flat land with few trees….. Ireland’s west coast.. ….and east coast Cyprus Namibia Oman Morocco USA Link to One Word Sunday at Debbie’s  here

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CMMC – MAY ALPHABET (THE LETTER H)

UPPER Case!! Lower Case! A few ‘H’s from home…. Howth Harbour, County Dublin, Ireland Healy Pass, Cork/Kerry, Ireland The massive cranes of Harland and Wolff, Belfast ….. and abroad. Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, USA Hamburg, Germany Link to Cee’s Photo Challenge here

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A Postcard from Northern Cyprus: Famagusta/Gazimagusa

“All ships and all wares must needs come first to Famagusta.” (14th century German traveller) What a place this port city must have been back then – enclosed within its 2 miles of walls and its moat. Imagine the babble of tongues – Greek, Arabic, French, Hebrew, Italian – as Crusaders, merchants and armies passed […]

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