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Our regular readers will have noticed that we’ve moved on from the basics, which you can still check out on the web The Lingo - Basics Course and with the huge influx of ex-pats in Cyprus this is one of our Advanced Courses, or as one would say “Ya dou’s ex’ib’nous” or aka ''for those in the know'' ;)

We thought you might appreciate a quick crash course in the basics of the local lingo, which is a sort of slang Greek, aka ‘Horthkatika’ which is basically a village Greek. Most of the locals speak English but they love it if you make an effort to speak their language. I do it in English phonetics so just read in English … Simples! … oh and don’t take it too seriously …

“you can say anything you want to your dog, and he’ll always look at you as if to say …. My god, that’s brilliant!”

Summer's Here! I really love June, mainly because it must be summer now, the days are getting hotter and longer, sunrise is about 5.30 am...

of course it's high summer, the cold water isn't cold enough, the temperature will reach over 40²C by mid July

... because Cyprus is the Mythological Party Playground of the Mediterranean!

Cyprus is a rock of Versatility to the extreme !

June is my favourite month ... why ? ...

It's June, my favourite month ... mainly because its really summer now!, the days are getting hotter and longer, sunrise about 5.30 am with...