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The Ledra Street Border Crossing In Cyprus

The Ledra Street Border Crossing In Cyprus

by Richard Collett | Aug 13, 2016 | Northern Cyprus, SURVIVAL GUIDES

The Ledra Street Border Crossing in Cyprus slices straight through the middle of the road. The crossing points cuts one of the island’s busiest shopping streets in two. It’s unnatural. It’s a divide that has split the Turkish Cypriot community from...
The Ancient Ruins of Salamis

The Ancient Ruins of Salamis

by Richard Collett | Jul 23, 2016 | ABANDONED PLACES, Northern Cyprus

In Northern Cyprus, the ancient ruins of Salamis, once a thriving port city, have been unearthed on the island’s coastline. I went to explore. The beach was golden and the seas were blue as I walked along Northern Cyprus’ Mediterranean coastline. The beach...
The Desolation Along The Cyprus Buffer Zone

The Desolation Along The Cyprus Buffer Zone

by Richard Collett | Jul 21, 2016 | ABANDONED PLACES, Northern Cyprus

There is nothing but haunting desolation along the Cyprus buffer zone that divides the island between the Greeks and the Turks. In 1974 the Turkish invasion of Cyprus left the island torn in two, as the Greek and the Turk communities were divided and separated. The...
Top Things To Do In Northern Cyprus

Top Things To Do In Northern Cyprus

by Richard Collett | Jul 12, 2016 | Northern Cyprus, SURVIVAL GUIDES

Here are Travel Tramp’s Top Things To Do In Northern Cyprus! Northern Cyprus is a paradise for the traveller who’s looking to get off the beaten track. The lesser known neighbour of the ‘real’ Republic of Cyprus, the Turkish Republic of...
The Wild Donkeys Of The Karpaz Peninsula

The Wild Donkeys Of The Karpaz Peninsula

by Richard Collett | Jun 28, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Northern Cyprus

In search of the wild donkeys of the Karpaz Peninsular of Northern Cyprus. I travelled to the rugged and isolated Karpaz Peninsular of Northern Cyprus. I was in search of the elusive wild donkeys that have made this land their home. I found beautiful landscapes,...
Famagusta: The War Torn Holiday Resort Of Cyprus

Famagusta: The War Torn Holiday Resort Of Cyprus

by Richard Collett | Jun 23, 2016 | ABANDONED PLACES, Northern Cyprus

The Cypriot holiday resort of Famagusta abandoned when the Turkish army invaded the island in 1974 is a war torn ghost town on the golden sands of Northern Cyprus. Famagusta was once the island’s largest holiday resort. Before the 1974 Turkish invasion of...
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