Paphos Life

Totally bizarre programme. Sorry feline friends, but I was totally fed up with hearing about their four cats, which clearly rule their lives. The ladies’ delusions about Cyprus (which the agent naturally did nothing to dispel) would soon hit home if they did actually move over for winter. Did anyone...

Ray Thomas’s slightly gruff voice, undisguised accent, his storytelling-compositions like ‘Dear Diary’ and ‘Timothy Leary’ and his haunting flute, contrasted with the romanticism of the other guys, and made the Moodies something different. Theirs was music we lived with and loved to from the late-60...

BoC will soon charge customers to enter their banks - they seem to charge for everything else. In the UK I pay for my Sunday newspapers with my BoC card to avoid their "underused" charges!

JB - Thanks. UK provider is O2 - little point trying to contact them from here (especially without internet, except occasional wifi), but will when I get back to UK - especially if the roaming charges are high! Oxfordboy - Thanks. Yes, I guess I am connected, and similarly to PrimeTel, which I have ...

Visiting from UK, but I can't get my iPhone 7 logged into any of the local Cyprus carriers. Setting is on 'automatic', and the carrier's name (MTN) appears at top followed by 'E', which I guess means no connection. Tried disabling 'automatic' and selecting other carriers, without success. It occasio...

Best spot for sunsets ...

Yeah I would have led with that. Your sarcasm is as apparent as my cynicism, Dominic! It seems to me to be a money-making scheme (I almost typed 'scam'). Only 30 photos will be selected for 'the wall', yet they "plan to get us all involved" ... well in my book that's quite a lot of income...

One thing is for sure, Trump means business! I am very pleased he is on our side. He might be today, but who knows where he'll be tomorrow. Look back at his first few months in office and you'll see that the man changes his mind almost on a daily basis. It is of course designed to be so - his unpre...

Only when you get to the end of the article do you discover you have to pay €10 to enter!!

I guess the "Gay Parade" (near the end) had a rather different meaning in '65 !!

I suspect that Trump has evidence not only that Assad had used Sarin, but also has evidence that the Russians knew he had used Sarin. The Russians will huff and puff, move a few battleships around, shout about legalities, but not much more. In truth this is more about North Korea, with Trump showing...

Stalemate is very often the best outcome.

El tel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:44 pm They prefer Metaxa .

El tel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:45 pm The interest charged was the equivalent of a few bottles of Keo so it will not break the bank !

Ah, I see, Tel. The secret is to pass a few bottles of Keo across the desk to the PM cashier. Of course. It's Cyprus. Why didn't I think of that!

Hi Taff, We live in the UK & managed to set up our direct debits by just popping into the municipality offices with our BoC Statement & utility bills, it took no time at all, we did not have our title deeds at the time...hope that helps. :) Thanks. Usually I make several visits a year to Cy...

Taff, why not send an email directly to the new Mayor Mr. Marinos Lambrou . marinosl23@yahoo.com (that is a L after marinos not a 1) Thanks Louise. Someone gave me his e-m address at the weekend, so I'm going to try. He's also accepted me as a 'friend' on Facebook, so I'll be trying a multi-pronged...

Dominic wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:44 amHave they answered any emails? It could be that they simply aren't receiving them. The broadband providers in Cyprus have quite strict policies on email. It could just be getting blocked.

Yes, I always use "read receipt". All my e-mails to them have been opened.

JB - No, they don't. LouiseCastricum - Extremely simple ... if you live there. Not so easy if you're in the UK. Probably could be resolved if only they'd answer my many e-mails (including one which attached a copy of my TD) saying "I really do want to pay, - please help me do so". Instead,...

I live in the UK, and usually visit my Cyprus home once or twice a year, but for health reasons I was unable to visit during 2016, and won't be there until next July. I am quite content to pay any taxes due in Cyprus. For Geoffreye's benefit, I do not rent out the premises other than to (genuine) &q...