DAYS OUT

It’s Father’s Day this Sunday – 16th June – rather than resorting to a pair of superhero socks or another mug/photo/box of chocs/novelty bottle of…

A total of 65 beaches in Cyprus, as well as the Limassol Marina have received the prestigious Blue Flag award for 2019, reflecting their excellence…

While over in Cyprus at Easter, the kids went Ducktastic when we found the Duck Store in Limassol! Our lovely logo, as those in our…

So legend has it that Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, was born in Cyprus. Petra tou Romiou which is also known as Aphrodite’s Rock,…

This place was highly recommended as ‘great for kids’. Half an hour drive, the arrival wasn’t terribly promising… little cafe, some linked gardens, shop of…

If you hit a cloudy day, you can’t beat a wander through the Ayia Napa sculpture park. It is world renowned; the best artists in…

If you drive through Ayia Napa (or get the bus) you cannot avoid a trip around the one way system (hotter and nicer, but still…

Beyond Ayia Napa is a creek where the fishermen are based. Full of little blue and white boats, complete with messy rolled nets; it has…

I saw a picture of an island and asked Chris where it was and he said “there is an island off the far end of…

For anyone who really loves donkeys there can be no better place than the Golden Donkey sanctuary. It houses 200 elderly donkeys and is an…

For anyone needing a serious unwind while on holiday, we cannot recommend a massage with Elena enough. You just need to be able to escape…

For an introduction to horse riding for the children, you might enjoy a visit to Toffee at Lynn’s riding stables. What’s lovely is that Lynn…

Lefkara is long famous for lace with rumours that Leonardo de Vinci went there and returned home with some. It also has a number of…

Day two of trying something new. The Shirley Valentine boat trip! Perfect for little people, boat driving, diving off the side and kids disco (wedding…

LOVE this quirky art shop at Pernera (op Blue Spice) where everything is made in store. Today name bracelets, with handmade beads, for less than…

Well today’s ‘new thing’ could really be an expensive mistake! Horse riding on a Shetland called Toffee.

So this place is about an hour’s drive from the villa but its fifteen minutes – literally – from Larnaca airport. Anyone with a day…

Cyprus is divided into the Greek South and the Turkish North. Our houses are based in the South but every trip, we (OK, I) can’t…

Guests (and our three year old) are raving about the second season of Tony’s “Shark Slide Park” at the top of Blue Water Bay.

“The Anastasia waterpark in Protaras is awesome” says Natalie (12) who stayed in villa Sophia in July. There are plenty of slides for the older…