Circumnavigating Cyprus
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On July 20th 1974, Turkish troops invaded the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. By August that same year, the Turkish military had captured 40% of the island. To this day, the island remains geographically, politically and ethnically segregated—a reality reinforced by a United Nations buffer zone spanning more than 112 miles. Beginning in May 2016, four people will walk 400 miles in 60 days, circumn
07/11/2016
WE DID IT! 400 miles of circumnavigating complete! What was the first thing we did when we finished? Dump our smelly gear!
Thank you to everyone who supported us during this amazing journey! We so appreciate all the kindness, help, and encouragement everyone sent our way! We couldn't have done it without you!
We'll be periodically uploading photos that may have been overlooked while trekking. So stay tuned to see more of this amazing island!
06/28/2016
New post on Limassol, the last stop on our walk around Cyprus! Meet Kyriakos, a refugee from the 1974 conflict, and hear his views on the Cyprus problem.
Kyriakos' View The Furniture Maker Anna and I entered the city of Limassol on the downhill run(walk) of our journey. We walked on the narrow roads winding through the old city looking for our AirBNB. Old buildings of wood, concrete and brick lined the streets, some decaying, others restored to their original beaut...
06/18/2016
On June 4th, we took a 70 mile detour to attend the 2nd Bicommunal Pyla Festival. Read all about it on the blog.
Bicommunal Pyla “Like ashes in the eyes.” There is a community in Cyprus unlike the others. It reminds Cyprus of what was, and what could be. It lies within the U.N. Buffer Zone and within it’s borders live Turkish and Greek Cypriots. There is a Turkish Cypriot mayor and a Greek Cypriot mayor, a Turkish café and a…
06/15/2016
For the last 42 years the city of Varosha has remained untouched. Read our new blog post for more information about Cyprus' political Chernobyl.
Cyprus' Forgotten City A Politcal Chrenobyl There’s a secret city inside Famagusta. A city the locals don’t talk about and ignore. Famagusta surrounds this city, but forgot about it. The city is called Varosha, and it has been off limits since 1974. Greek Cypriots in the south told us about Varosha. It was considered the…
06/13/2016
Our day in Kalkanli was filled with turkish coffee, backgammon, döner, and zivania, but above all kindness, joy, and hospitality. Click the link below to read all about it. Thank you to Güney, Mehmet, Alkan, Kemal, and everyone else who made our day so special!
A Day in Kalkanli The day just kept getting better We hiked into the village of Kalkanli around 10:30am, tired, sore and sunbeaten with Alexi and I arguing politics. Although it was early in the day, we needed a break. We checked out the center of town and entered a café where the men of the village were reading the…
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