I know loads of little resturants that are in the middle of mountains that are impossible to find twice (I think they move about or something).
As long as you think to yourself "Nah', they can't poison me, surely that wouldn't be allowed", you can sit back and enjoy them.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:21, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Gonz in the past you recommened to me Paralimni
in Cyprus. But I am worried that it is not clsoe to any decent beaches, and may be overrun by British lager-louts like Aya Naipa surely is?

Can Paralimni provide me with good food and good beaches?
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:24, Reply)

Paralimni has a good mix of local and british, some bits of it are a little too 'clean' if that makes sense.
When are you going again? I think next month is the Iskeli festival, which is worth a trip up north for.

Are you going north or south again? I know the north a lot better.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:28, Reply)

Nothing booked
but the money is set aside to surprise the other half. I'm in the process of a job change though so am waiting to get settled in somewhere else.

I'm actually still open to ideas, and I'm actually also fancying Faro, Portugal, for some good seafood and quiet beaches.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:30, Reply)

Coolio.
South is good for more western trates, such as brand names (TGIs, McDonalds, KFC...etc), which if you're living on the island or a (well, I won't mince my words, a 'chav'), is a good thing; As things like that you really miss. It's a lot cleaner, they have crews tending to the bushes and flowers by the side of the road, which personally feels a bit Disney to me. Sure, it's nice, but god doesn't use rulers, if you know what I mean.

North is shabby-chique, for every 'good' hotel there are 10 shit ones, but if you're anything like me, you'll only be using them for not much more than sleeping. The Iskeli festival is from the 1st-12th of July (I think) and personally I love it, they close down the entire main drag of iskelli for it. They have dancers from around the world, loads of stolls selling stuff, from local made food to dodgy DVDs. There are far more excluded beaches, my favorite one is called Malibu in the Karpaz region, you can even safely SCUBA dive there, and there is a lovely snorkling spot. It's quite empty in the respect of night clubs and stuff like that, but if that's your thing, then go to Kayrina (greek name) Gurni (Turkish name). Kayrina has a lot more to see and do, including casinos and nice resturants, but it is a 'living'/'tourist' city, and as such has things like traffic, clubs and over-priced resturants, which you don't really get in the area I stay (Bogaz).

I'd recomend a mix of the two, the south will have all sorts of talk about 'occupide' land and stuff like that, how you can't take hire cars north and how they eat babys. It's really not like that, turkey didn't wake up one day and think "I know, I'll invaide that island just to the south of us", dispite what they tell you.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:46, Reply)

Yeah it's the Western tourist experience (chav-type) I'm hoping to avoid
I'm interested in nice, traditional hotels, traditional (but good) restaurants, quiet beaches, and to take in a bit of the local culture.

I'm just not that interested in the Westernised type places where there's a poorly run, chain hotel with millions of deck-chairs, lager-louts, western type nightclubs, McDonalds, tourist traps, etc.

But I'll have a think about Cyprus, Kayrina sounds nice.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:58, Reply)

I'd stay in Kayrina, as it has loads of stuff, but make the trip to the kapraz.
If you go to Bogaz, which is about an hour/hour and half's drive (look for the signs for Iskeli), there is a resturant called "Deks by moonlight", I seriously recomend them, they're my favorite resturant I've ever been too. Granted, it's not local food, but it's amazing.

If you do that, spend a night at one of the local hotels, something like The Bogaz Hotel, it's not a good hotel, but it has a bed that'll put you up for the night.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 26 May 2010, 17:41, Reply)

I thank you for your time
I have duly noted your recommendation and will let you know in the coming months how I get on.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 26 May 2010, 18:03, Reply)