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Grab a bargain and make some cash

13/03/13
The thrift shop on Dhekelia base hands proceeds from sales back to sellers as well as supporting local charities. ALIX NORMAN rifles through the packed shelves Much like tea and Marmite, it seems the British take their thrift shops with them wherever they travel. I’ve visited at least five on the island, from the Saturday morning jaunt at St Paul’s to PAWS charity shop in the Paphos district. But my favourite has always been on the Dhekelia British Base, tucked away down a turning just before the famous fish and chip shop. ... Read on

A person of excess

06/03/13
 Out of the ordinary, passionate and strong minded – THEO PANAYIDES meets artist Eleni Nicodemou ... 2 comments

A minute with Chris King Elvis impersonator

06/03/13
Where do you live?Coral Bay with my beautiful wife Sian Best childhood memory? Being woken up while it was still dark by mum and dad so we could set off early in the car on holidays; the memory of the excitement I felt and then asking ‘are we there yet, are we there yet?’ and ‘Look! There’s the sea’.Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to?Don’t have a regular restaurant as I love the adventure of trying new places. Fav dish, meze; nose up at anything spicy  What did you have for breakfast? Full English ... Read on

Tattooing her way around the world [with video]

06/03/13
 Growing up with a love of art, one Nicosia bases tattooist now creates great pieces on a growing clientele says ALIX NORMAN Erika Malmgreen confounds my expectations. Admittedly, my familiarity with body art is limited to LA Ink but I did not expect a tattoo artist to be quite so unaffected, well-spoken and chic. Perhaps it’s her sensible Scandanavian heritage, or the fact that she’s travelled the world and absorbed a wealth of cultures that make Erika so unexpected in a profession more often associated with middle-aged men and dodgy bikers... Read on

Platform of contemporary dance

06/03/13
 The annual Platforma dance event in Limassol gets underway this week. DARA MILOVANOVIC-MICHAEL on what to expect Now in its 13th year, the annual Contemporary Dance Platform that takes place every March at Rialto Theatre in Limassol will showcase 13 groups as it provides a glimpse of contemporary dance on the island... Read on

Football crazy

27/02/13
 A former top Apoel player now runs one of the island’s top football academies but he is only just getting comfortable in his shoes finds THEO PANAYIDES ... 1 comment

A minute with Stavros Papageorghiou Film producer, director, owner of Tetraktys Film productions ltd company which is based in Nicosia

27/02/13
Where do you live?I live in Aglanjia with my wife, our three children and our dog Best childhood memory? That summer night in 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, the neighbourhood kids, my two younger brothers and I were trying to spot the space capsule orbiting around moon with naked eye. Some of the kids claimed they could see it but not me. And I remember I got so upset because of that. Many years later, when I was studying in the US, on the anniversary of the first moonlanding, I found a collective 25 cent coin on the ground depicting the first US astronaut landed on the moon. ... Read on

Giving villages a voice

27/02/13
Bored soldiers are ten a penny. But one who comes up and plans a successful website while on guard duty is someone extraordinary. ALIX NORMAN meets an outstanding web mind I have met the next Stelios Hajioannou. He lives in Limassol. Well, he’s based in Limassol, but is studying in the UK, and I was lucky enough to catch up with him in Nicosia during his reading week. How can I be so sure he’s Cyprus’ next big entrepreneur? ... Read on

The Dating Diaries: The first reactions

27/02/13
To my amazement, within two days of posting my online dating profile there followed a torrent of despair, desire, tragedy and longing. It was there for all to read in the applications coming my way. The age bracket turned out to be totally irrelevant; the youngest lady was 19, the oldest 70. I also learned that many stunningly beautiful and willing white ladies had recently immigrated to Ghana, truly a country of great climate and attraction. Frankly I can’t blame them. A gorgeous Native American white lady had, according to her profile, of all places lived in Greenland. She told me frankly and ‘viri convitenzili’ that it was, not unexpected to me, too cold in Greenland... Read on
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