Akamas Hotel Polis

Griva Digeni Polis, 8820, Cyprus

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Doris & Betty

A travel blog entry by jobloor

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Our first port is Limassol, and we are taking a P&O bus to Paphos to explore on our own.

The weather isn't brilliant but we avoid most of the rain and enjoy the drive including a stop at the beach where allegedly Aphrodite came ashore!

Once in Paphos we have a coffee on the harbour side and then head next door to see ...

Bridge, engine room and lots of sailing

A travel blog entry by v-nessa

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... much smaller than expected. Some people would be impressed by the power of the engines, I was more impressed by how colorful they were.





Then it was time to take the sails down. This, to me, is the even bigger spectacle than setting them. Because the guys are climbing in the masts and then have to tie up the sails. From below this looks funny and sometimes you only see pairs of legs ...

Aphrodite Hasn’t Touched Me Yet

A travel blog entry by resiststatusquo

Apparently the birthplace of Aphrodite, Paphos is on the other side of the island. We arrived in the evening and after asking a few people for directions, finally made our way to our new couchsurf host apartment. These people were radically different than those of the previous night. Both younger than my brothers, they both are from Lithuania and seem to have experienced way more than ...

Vasa: Father Nikolas the Humble Priest of Vasa

A travel blog entry by greekcypriot

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THE HUMBLE PRIEST OF THE VILLAGE OF VASA






Father Nikolas, the priest of Vasa is a Charismatic person and I am really impressed with the way he talks, the way he confronts situations and how he comforts people. I was for more than two hours with him and his help was immense. He showed me around the different Chapels of the village, the Museum and ...

Vassa,its Loveable People and Architecture!

A travel blog entry by greekcypriot

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... leaflets if I need them. I ask him about Father Nikolas who I am to meet later on this morning after my stroll. He tells me that he is expected to be in the village shortly because he drove his children to the neighbouring village to school earlier.

I take the right side of the village, walk pass the stone-built chapel of Saint John the Baptist and I follow the road that goes upwards and out of the village. Vasa, is not flat and for ...