Life & Style

Where do you live?Home for me is a small paradise in Latsia, near what we call a river – dry most of the year – but in my imagination, it flows ...

Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Biscuits 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips 1.5 cups almond flour 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg 5 tablespoons of agave syrup 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan salt 1 teaspoon ...

By Rose Marroncelli During the 2000s and 2010s, Topshop was a fashion powerhouse – an icon of the British high street. A combination of music, make-up and the latest fashions allowed ...

Students at Alwyn College in Auckland had never seen a scientist at work until Taylor Thomson arrived with his water testing equipment and field notebooks. Within hours, they were knee-deep ...

By Vasilios Silivistris Talking therapies empower individuals to speak openly and confidently to a trained professional about problems and issues that are causing them concern. These therapies are proven to ...

Huge balloons and lights reflecting the history of Larnaca as seen through the eyes of international installation artists will be included in the fast-approaching Larnaca Biennale, which will see the ...

By Christina Michailidis There’s something quietly spectacular about wandering through a market filled with handmade creations – from hand-thrown ceramics and artisan soaps to delicate jewellery, crochet work, small batch ...

Coffee, right? A frappé in summer, maybe a morning medrio in the cooler months. That’s how most of Cyprus’ starts it day, isn’t it? Now, we’re not ...

Despite joining the European Union in 2004, Cypriots still have few opportunities to actively participate in parliamentary processes compared with other European citizens. While the House of Representatives publishes agendas, draft ...

By Lorinda Cramer If you’ve been on the internet lately, chances are you’ve heard an intriguing – and perhaps even startling – descriptor applied to men’s eyewear: “slutty little ...

It’s the kind of question those old Raj colonels must’ve asked themselves when they first went to India: why is everyone eating chili – which of course makes you ...

Few dishes announce their presence with quite the same theatrical flair as Beef Wellington. Wrapped in golden puff pastry, with finely chopped mushrooms, and sometimes a sliver of pâté ...

Where do you live?I live in Limassol – a place where the sea meets the sun and ideas find space to grow. What did you have for breakfast?Breakfast was ...

Butter Chicken Murgh Makhani For the chicken 600g chicken leg or thigh, boneless 300g strained yoghurt 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped 1 crushed garlic clove 2 teaspoons sweet paprika 2 teaspoons garam masala Juice ...

A beloved summer meal for many Cypriots is a juicy plate of kleftiko – not a light meal in the slightest yet certainly flavoursome for meat lovers. Every September, rural associations ...

Last month, a friend of mine in Delhi got a sudden call in the middle of the night. His father had collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. The treatment ...

The main man at Kalamos Winery, Thanasis Ignatiou has been around wines since his teens in his beloved village of Amargeti in Paphos, and he says, it has been a ...

If you are a loukoumi fan, there is one place on the island you should head to for an authentic Cypriot taste and that is Geroskipou. With a long history ...

By Dina Gavarieva When pop icon Justin Timberlake revealed he’d been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the world’s media scrambled to piece together the when, where and how. Had ...

Baked Stuffed Courgette (marrow) A delicious summer dish! Marrows are super healthy, utterly delicious, cheap and we Cypriots love them. If the marrows have a very tough skin, with a ...

Some drinks are simply made for the season. In Britain, where summer arrives like a guest you’re never quite sure will turn up, Pimm’s Cup is the faithful ...

Between the years of 1927 and 1931, more than 20 archaeological sites on the island were excavated by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition. In this way, Einar Gjerstad, John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist and ...

The first ever Larnaca Beer Festival arrives next month, kickstarting what promises to be a new festive tradition. On September 28, Zouhouri Square will fill with craft beers, breweries from near ...

Where do you live?I live with my skating partner Ilia Karankevich in a little Italian city called Egna in Bolzano province. What did you have for breakfast?Eggs, some ...