1999

Anemi apartments - Paphos - Cyprus

16th May 1999, one week, flying from Bristol. Booked through First Choice. Apartments were set between a 'gentleman's club' and a strip club. Not sure what the difference was. Still, it turned out to be very well situated for the main Paphos town.

Had to put up with constant calls from reception to get us to attend an on-site BBQ, which we didn't go to but they still tried to charge us for. Most places we visited we went by taxi as it was so cheap. This was before the change to the euro.

Visited the Tomb of the Kings. The area was very hot and dry with very little shade, and, at that time there was very little development along the road. We also went to Coral Bay which was again very undeveloped and is now a very busy tourist area.

Our favourite bar was the O Cafe bar where we spent a lot of time and Chris Ford was in some way helping them with some IT stuff. Food and drink was very cheap and we got through a lot of both, including introducing Derek to cocktails and John to karaoke with Chris.

On our Jeep safari we were introduced to the enigmatic Crocodile George with his tales of Brandy Sours and skiing. When we booked the tour, the rep told the company to make sure we had an interesting driver, and by interesting I think they meant someone who passed their test that day and wasn't quite sure about driving rules. We also visited the gloriously golden Kykkos Monastery in among the Troodos Mountains.

Favourite food: Meze

Favourite Drink: Greek Coffee