Paphos Life

... The cost was €5,300. ... To help with some maths what type of annual leccy bills do non-solar panel members see? Would be useful to also state size of home and whether or not you have a pool in the response. Armed with that and working on say a 15 year life (warranty period of a typical inverte...

I wish you all the best for your move to Cyprus, if you intend on planting it in your garden, be aware that it can have quite a pungent garlic smell...so don't plant it near your patio/ seating areas, unless you like that smell of course :lol: Many thanks for the wishes Cogs. I'll put it with all t...

All parts of the plant are edible, including the flowers, it can be used in salads, or cooked for soups etc. Though the bulb is also edible, it is very small & once used, you've lost the plant...obviously, :lol: Most people just harvest the leaves, flowers & stems, give it a try, you might ...

Cogs123 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:17 pm Yes Robert, wild garlic is entirely edible, though I grow it in my garden because, as Louise said, it is a very pretty plant.

Do you eat the leaves, flowers or is there a bulb like normal garlic?

LouiseCastricum wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:54 pm I love these tiny little flowers often growing under trees. Wild garlic!
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Is any part of the wild garlic edible?

cyprusgrump wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:53 am Sounds like a plan...

We both have smartphones so we can be contacted in an emergency on those if we are away from WiFi - we don't use mobile data.

Yes, my better half will also get a cheap mobile contract for exactly that reason. A very good point.

We have a land line but are about to dump it... Skype or one of the other free services works just as well if your contacts in the UK have them too. My plan when I arrive in Cyprus in late summer is to also not get a landline. I'll get a cheap mobile contract (MTN?) and wireless internet (Netcom, S...

We will be moving to Cyprus in September 2017 hopefully. I was wondering how other expats contact friends or relatives back in the UK. Obviosly looking for the cheapest and best way to do this. Ideally would have liked to run a UK phone still with roaming. Can you give me your opinions and advice p...

Accept your point Trev, but in our case we did our calculations before retiring early, and had factored in State pensions starting when i would be 65 and my wife 60. Now the rules have changed, my wife has to wait until she is 64 yrs and 9 months and myself around 66-67..... That's a lot of money t...

Can I clear up one thing about the MEU1a. This is certificate that you as an EU national have registered your presence in Cyprus see http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/documents-formalities/registering-residence/index_en.htm. As an EU national you do not need to gain residency - while t...

Regards Atlantic we used them before I received the UK State Pension; I had to in order to obtain the yellow slip (pink slip as it was then prior to Cyprus joining the EU) and of course to have health cover. They were a super Company, very helpful including a home visit by a sales rep, and I would ...

@geoffreys, Hudswell, daveg For private health insurance I've come down on the side of Atlantic when I think very long term. They'll cover post 70 (with a 15% co-pay) which some don't seem to do. They also at our age require a health check as part of the initial underwriting process which indicates ...

I don' t mean to be rude but as you are quite young to "retire" and not work,what exactly will you do with your time? Cyprus is quite a small Island and you definitely need some sort of hobby or something to do with your time. You definitely seem to be planning well but do remember this a...

Robert, we were in exactly the same position. I took everything possible with me to my appointment last Immigration for my yellow slip. They did not quote a specific number, just wanted to see our Cyprus Bank balance, the letting agreements from our UK agent - I also took the last 3 months statemen...

Firstly Robert- Well impressed with what you both have achieved! Well done. Good luck with your move. We came in April 2008 I was 49 and my hubby was 56. I did have a job to come to -earning around €1000 per month. Hubby was not working. We had private pensions that we were not drawing and some sav...

Having just completed a 10 year plan (which fortunately took us a little less than 10 years) my wife and I (both EU passports, for now) find ourselves in the incredibly fortunate position of being able to retire early to Cyprus in the summer. This will mean that we'll both be under 45 years of age, ...