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  • Cyprus,  Körfez,  Lilleteigen,  Norway,  Summerhouse

    Cyprus stay over for this time

    10/05/2022 / No Comments

    Leaving Cyprus, a visit to the Körfez fish restaurant in Boğas, working at home, working at the summerhouse, being hacked and soon to collect my new car

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    Ezic Peanuts, Pulp Kitchen, Pamper Yourself and Moonshine

    11/10/2019

    Corona summer – update #1

    12/10/2020

    Love, marriage and other stuff

    26/10/2020
  • LEFKOŞA,  Nicosia,  Phil,  Sheila

    Walking the back alleys of LEFKOŞA

    23/04/2022 / No Comments

    A day walking in Nicosia, with lunch in Sabor and a visit to a local waterhole

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    Cruise recap – day three to eight

    20/12/2019

    Cabana time today at Lord’s Palace

    09/09/2019

    It’s all about the weather

    16/01/2020
  • Bacheli,  Cyprus

    A walk on the ridge

    08/04/2022 / 3 Comments

    A walk on the Bacheli ridge during Covid isolation and a cry for help from Chris

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    Sunday lunch with the gang at Cratos

    08/09/2019

    Cruise recap – day three to eight

    20/12/2019

    Karpaz Gate Marina Beach Club

    24/09/2019
  • Caterpillars
    Sweetwater Bay,  Tatlisu

    I’ve got my mojo back

    03/04/2022 / No Comments

    I'm back, finally :-)

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    Karpaz Gate Marina Beach Club

    24/09/2019

    Ercan, agm and Spice Garden

    29/09/2019

    …. and the ice stopped singing

    29/03/2021
  • Çiftlikdüzü,  Cyprus,  Sweetwater Bay,  Tatlisu

    Northern Cyprus at it’s best and a lemon on steroids

    18/02/2020 / No Comments

    Northern Cyprus at it's best

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    Little Havanna

    29/11/2019

    End of summer

    15/10/2019

    Lord’s Palace and Bella Marin

    18/09/2019
  • Cyprus,  Nicosia,  Sweetwater Bay

    A cold beer and a view of Nicosia

    06/02/2020 / No Comments

    A trip to Nicosia including a cold beer and a magnificent rainbow

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    Karpaz Gate Marina Beach Club

    11/09/2019

    Last week

    22/09/2019

    Cruise recap – day one to three

    16/12/2019
  • Cyprus,  Sweetwater Bay

    A fortnight of challenging weather

    03/02/2020 / 1 Comment

    A fortnight of challenging weather

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    It’s cruising time

    28/11/2019

    While waiting for Phil …

    13/11/2019

    Cabana time today at Lord’s Palace

    09/09/2019
  • Sweetwater Bay

    Waterbulb

    24/10/2019 / No Comments

    This bulb just could not take more water. A result from the last storm with water flooding down the electric channel. Luckily it looks like we have got away with very little damage. Maria sent me this video this morning

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    Walking the back alleys of LEFKOŞA

    23/04/2022

    It’s cold

    31/01/2021

    Corona summer – update #1

    12/10/2020
  • Cyprus,  Sweetwater Bay

    7 weeks wihout socks done

    23/10/2019 / 2 Comments

    7 weeks without socks were done yesterday and what an exit we had. Morning started a bit stressful by the taxidriver showing up an hour early. Taxi was booked for 6.30 so he just had to have an extra nap in the car. When leaving Sweetwater Bay we noticed big cloud formations in the sky and knew there was some rain forecasted. Just thought it was a perfect day to leave after so many days in the sun. Finally we had a taxi driver that did not thought he was Michel Schumacher or Ayrton Senna. Had a nice and easy drive to Ercan airport. Check-in was done without any problem…

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    Sunday lunch with the gang at Cratos

    08/09/2019

    Çiftlikdüzü Restaurant

    29/09/2019

    Walking the back alleys of LEFKOŞA

    23/04/2022
  • Cyprus

    Driving in the TRNC

    21/10/2019 / No Comments

    Driving in the northern part of Cyprus can be challenging. TRNC has the highest traffic death rate in Europe. Cypriots is such a nice population. However, this is only until you put them behind the steering wheel of a car. Something weird happens and changes their personality. There are 2 type of drivers. One drives extremely slow and makes all other drivers mad. The next one, and the most of them, are the ones that have their own set of traffic rules. In addition they drive like mad, overtaking at any point. After driving here for 10 years without an accident, I feel quite proud. My record number of years…

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    A fortnight of challenging weather

    03/02/2020

    Yaman, Lord’s Palace, Seawise and Dominic Holmes

    02/10/2019

    …. and the ice stopped singing

    29/03/2021
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This is the blog of the every day life of a humble, reasonably happy elderly, retired man, also known as a grumpy old git.

The blog was started for 2 reasons.  First, my missus claims I’m starting to be forgetful.  Keeping a blog will make it easier to remember.  Second, as I keep the blog on my own server, it will help me staying closer to my old profession.

The blog will be updated at random, sometimes daily, sometimes not, just when I feel for it.

After a long time of considerations, I have abandoned the idea of having a multi language blog.  This simply takes to much time and effort.  Translation is now based on Google translate, not foolproof, but will give you an idea of what it’s all about.   The blog is mainly meant for my English speaking friends, and therefore the posts are written in English.  However, feel free to comment in any language

 

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