Wandering the World

It was a later start to the day, as we headed out around 08:45 for breakfast. We wandered into town, unsure where to go, but ultimately decided on one last visit to Christanthis. This time I went sweet, and had the cookie dough pancakes. I figured they couldn't be as filling as the last stack. Surely? Well, the last stack wasn't held together by a stick stabbed through them. These were, and that s …

November 18, 2024

I did the Boston (UK) marathon back in April, and that really hadn’t gone to plan with all the wind and rain on the day. It was probably one of the wettest races I’ve ever done (though maybe not the wettest run overall) as I think it may have been worse than Chicago. It was at least colder anyway, as I remembered Chicago still being warm despite it raining throughout. After Boston, I’d gotten so c …

November 17, 2024

Another day, and another breakfast out. This time we went to To Kafe Tis Chrysanthi’s, which is a place Carmen had used for breakfast on numerous occasions last year. It was quite the coincidence that I’d photographed the building during my day trip, and she’d eaten there a couple of years later. Unfortunately the early signs were that Carmen was getting the same cold I’d got. The warm air had mad …

November 16, 2024

Myself and Carmen have visited Cyprus multiple times before, and we've both explored Larnaca to a degree as well. Last time I'd visited I'd seen more or less everything I'd wanted to in a day, and felt there wasn't really anything left to see. It's not like Paphos where you could easily spend half a day just looking around ruins in the sun. This meant we'd now got two whole days with nothing plan …

November 15, 2024

After I’d finally made it to the race in Limassol, and around some of Northern Cyprus, I didn’t expect to be going back there again. However, I also hadn’t expected me and Carmen to be offered places for pacing the Larnaca Half Marathon in November. I liked the idea of going somewhere in the winter - it’d be one last bit of sun before winter in the UK. It would also be a chance to explore more of …

November 5, 2024

I was awake far too early. It was 06:00, which would have been like 04:00 back home, although I didn't get up until 07:00. I had breakfast, showered, and finished my packing. I felt like I could have run one last time in the sun, but thought maybe it wouldn't be beneficial at all today when I'd be spending a lot of time on my feet, and travelling. Before leaving I headed over to a nearby store to …

March 20, 2023

My alarm went at 05:15 and I took my time getting up. As I had breakfast I watched the sunrise, and thought not just about last night but the day ahead. The forecast looked promising for the race, but hopefully it wouldn’t then prove to be too warm. Eventually, it was time to make my way to the race start. It was a very short walk from where I was, and I once again bumped into Jonathan and Liz, a …

March 19, 2023

I dedcided not to run this morning, which meant it was a later start to the day. It was handy as it was also raining heavy, so knew that anything I did today would be best being indoors. By 10:00 I'd decided to head out into the rain, and watched some of the corporate 5K race. After a while I then headed back in the direction of the marina, and looked around some souvenir shops, but this time didn …

March 18, 2023

It’d rained over night, and I found some of the ground to be slippery under foot when I went out for my 5K run at 06:20, before breakfast. It was humid though, and threatened to rain again. For this run I wasn’t after any particular sights, I just ran where my legs took me, trying to keep the pace down, but making sure that I got the miles done. After fitting in some extra sights yesterday it mea …

March 17, 2023

At last the second part of my Cyprus trip was in sight. Last time I'd visited Paphos, the Troodos mountains, Limassol, and Larnaca. This time I would visit Nicosia/Leftkosa and Northern Cyprus before finally doing the half marathon I'd booked for 2020.

February 28, 2023

I covered over 18 miles on foot today, not having realised it'd be a long hike between two of the sights. Time tables for busses were against me as well, and it left me wondering whether I'd manage to see everything I wanted to.

November 29, 2021

A month after getting back from a trip around Germany, I was now starting to think about my upcoming trip to Cyprus, and making sure I had everything I needed for this to go smoothly and be enjoyable.

November 16, 2021