Tips for a foreigner living in Cyprus

1. Get a car. If you cannot get one - don't even think of using your bike without wearing a helmet or walking without a flashlight. If you manage to find a bike lane or a sidewalk - make use of it, it is your lucky day ;)
2. Be ready to meet different creatures on your way. Stray cats, rats, hornets - that is waiting for you outdoors. At home you may ONLY meet one or two cute cockroaches once in a while (provided that you live in a new building - otherwise you may have even more guests :)).
3. Watch your weight - 24/7 bakeries with delicious pastries and desserts will have no mercy.
4. Don't count on public transport, especially if you plan to get somewhere after 7PM.
5. Don't be surprised when inside the bus you are being taken to fuel at a petrol station. Pretend that it is normal.
6. If you are a blonde girl - you might wanna consider buying a dark wig, especially useful while walking (unless you enjoy beeping, of course). You have to know that a pedestrian is something really exotic in Cyprus. Now you can imagine how much more exotic must be a blonde female pedestrian :)
7. Go to the beach in 'winter'. It guarantees that you will avoid not only noisy tourists, but also Cypriots, for whom 20°C is freezing cold. Isn't lovely to have almost the whole beach for yourself? ;)
8. While in Nicosia be prepared to see a 'nice' decoration of a mountain. Two Turkish flags, out of which  one flashing at night.

  by  Anthony J Woods