Alix Norman

Where is Cyprus’ haunted hotel? Why are orange and black the colours of Halloween? Who still walks the halls of the White House? And what makes black cats an adoption ...

With the onset of November expect moustaches to show their annual increase in number. Alix Norman looks at what is happening in Cyprus to mark Movember For the past year, ...

The island of North Sentinel is off limits. You’re not even allowed near it: the Indian government, which administrates the region, has prohibited all travel within 6 kilometres of the ...

In a story about the way some dogs are treated on the island one local writer is hoping to raise awareness and funds. ALIX NORMAN meets her One day in ...

With mud, slime and challenging obstacles, The Legion Run attracts teams of people who want to push themselves to the limits. This year it is back. Alix Norman finds out ...

Located on the eastern coast of Central America, Belize enjoys the sort of tropical climate every tourist longs for. Endless golden beaches, hundreds of coastal islets, and a coral reef ...

With a handful of other things, sewing really took off during lockdowns. ALIX NORMAN meets an instructor who still offers lessons online in addition to physical classes It wasn’t ...

A trail running will take sports enthusiasts through picturesque villages of Cyprus on a gruelling event. Alix Norman finds out more Cyprus is often billed as the island on which ...

These are ‘the perfumed isles’, renowned for the sweetly-scented plants that fragrance the air. Honeyed ylang ylang, rich vanilla, spicy clove – all grow in abundance, and are sought after for ...

A new style of education is encouraging self-directed learning through outdoor experiences. ALIX NORMAN finds out how it works I learnt fractions with Marmite toast: this is a whole, this ...

A pensioner based in Limassol has put technology through its paces to produce his first CD. Alix Norman meets him In May, David Pentecost turned 81. It’s an age when ...

Kiribati is the only country in the world to lie in all four hemispheres of the globe! Which means you can travel from north to south, east to west (and ...

International creative Yiorgos Bellapasiotis is bringing the real New York into homes across Cyprus with a new segment on a CyBC show. ALIX NORMAN speaks to the man who seemingly ...

There’s lots of people with a Cyprus background who have achieved great things. Two new books aim to bring together all those that fit this description but live abroad. ...

Mali was the home of Mansa Musa, the richest man ever to walk the earth. The king of the Mali Empire from 1280 to 1337, his fortune would – in 2021 terms – be worth ...

For the first time, the endemic Cyprus soapwort is being used to make soap. ALIX NORMAN finds out how a small plant is the source of a truly natural product ...

Works of art that have never been seen before will be unveiled during the upcoming Larnaca Biennale. Alix Norman finds out what else is going on Every two years, Larnaca ...

Welcome to the true tropical paradise, a place in which no building may be taller than a coconut palm! Dotted across 1,960,027 square kilometres of azure waters, the Cook Islands comprises 15 ...

I can’t believe I’m watching a show from the Hallmark Channel. Worse, I’m addicted! But there’s something incredibly soothing about fantasy comedy/drama series Good Witch – ...

Traditional to Bavaria and Austria, Oompah music is also played by an international band in Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN meets the man behind the band, set to stage an upcoming performance ...

The stories of seven people across time are linked by the olive groves of Terra in a new book. Alix Norman speaks to the London-based Cypriot who wrote it, and ...

Vast, torrid and arid, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a mostly empty place. Bordering the Atlantic between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria, it’s the 28th largest ...

The World Freediving Championships will be held next week in Limassol. ALIX NORMAN finds out why Cyprus has been chosen to host, who will be setting new records, and how ...

Aquapaws is Cyprus’ very first Canine Hydrotherapy centre. ALIX NORMAN finds out why dogs actually love this treatment “We swam a Labrador,” Gaynor recalls. “He would only get in the ...