Cyprus

2023

Highlights:

Summary

An island nation divided, where ancient ruins meet sun-drenched coastlines with everything you love and hate from it's nearest neighbors.

The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus are a living testament to the island's complex recent history where the UN buffer lines creates an incredibly strange atmosphere yet life goes on in paradise.

I explored a few cities and mostly 'lived it up' aboard cruises and wind surfing, the south feels much more like a Greek island and the north more like a forgotten wasteland from Fallout with countless ghost towns covered in bullet holes.

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Final Score

4 / 10

Advice

Trip Duration

2 weeks

Currencies Used

South: European Union Euro EUR / North: Turkish Lira TL

Best Months

May - July

Daily Budget

$80usd

Official Travel Advice

From the Australian DFAT Smartraveller

Exercise a high degree of caution

Challenges

Each side of Cyprus uses different currencies, the south uses Euros and the north the Turkish Lira.

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