Admittedly, Cyprus might be one of the oddest choice for a honeymoon destination. We decided on it anyway coz it basically fulfilled our separate criteria:
1) I wanted cool weather in May, preferably in Europe, plus nice sight-seeing without much shopping.
2) He wanted a beach vacation filled with loads of sun.
And there you have it, the Mediterranean island where many Brits and other Europeans flock to for their summer vacation.
We didn't know anyone personally who had been there so we depended heavily on our (mostly my) research online and bought Lonely Planet and Eyewitness Travel books for maps and recommended activities for our itinerary. With our diet restriction of halal cuisine, we also felt Cyprus had a good mix of Muslim Turks (about 18%) within the population for us to easily get food, though it wasn't a well-spread percentage with a much larger concentration in the north. A sucker for the history and discovery channel, I'm immediately drawn to the rich historical sites that Cyprus offers at merely a fraction of how much it'd cost in Greece and Turkey. Of course, some downsides of the cost go into lack in maintenance of some sites.
By recommendations of both our travel books, we decided to split our honeymoon into both North and South Cyprus, with the easier option of landing in Larnaca, S.Cyprus, via Emirates. We were much aware of the country's troubled heritage of a split republic and one can only cross the borders in authorized vehicles, with taxis as the safest option. At south ie the Greek-dominant region, we picked Limassol (Lemesos) to stay in while making day trips to other towns in a rented car. At north ie the Turkish-dominant part, we stayed in Kyrenia and rented another car for the road trips.
Our itinerary was as follows:
May is the month of the seasonal change from spring to summer. When we arrived, it was a cool 24 deg in the south which got as warm as 31 deg on 17, 18 and 19 May. Strangely, for a country that does not receive much precipitation all year round, it rained quite a few times when we were there, with raindrops mixed with sand from the neighbouring desert countries. It was also much cooler in the north generally, nights being as low as 15 deg.
Alright, enough with the introduction of Cyprus. I shall start posting the pics soon, though pardon me for bad angles or badly taken pics in general coz I'm still a beginner in my opinion. For info, I used a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 throughout the trip.
1) I wanted cool weather in May, preferably in Europe, plus nice sight-seeing without much shopping.
2) He wanted a beach vacation filled with loads of sun.
And there you have it, the Mediterranean island where many Brits and other Europeans flock to for their summer vacation.
We didn't know anyone personally who had been there so we depended heavily on our (mostly my) research online and bought Lonely Planet and Eyewitness Travel books for maps and recommended activities for our itinerary. With our diet restriction of halal cuisine, we also felt Cyprus had a good mix of Muslim Turks (about 18%) within the population for us to easily get food, though it wasn't a well-spread percentage with a much larger concentration in the north. A sucker for the history and discovery channel, I'm immediately drawn to the rich historical sites that Cyprus offers at merely a fraction of how much it'd cost in Greece and Turkey. Of course, some downsides of the cost go into lack in maintenance of some sites.
By recommendations of both our travel books, we decided to split our honeymoon into both North and South Cyprus, with the easier option of landing in Larnaca, S.Cyprus, via Emirates. We were much aware of the country's troubled heritage of a split republic and one can only cross the borders in authorized vehicles, with taxis as the safest option. At south ie the Greek-dominant region, we picked Limassol (Lemesos) to stay in while making day trips to other towns in a rented car. At north ie the Turkish-dominant part, we stayed in Kyrenia and rented another car for the road trips.
Our itinerary was as follows:
14 May: Larnaca - Limassol
15 May: Limassol - Troodos - Limassol
16 May: Limassol - Kourion - Pafos - Limassol
17 May: Limassol - Lefkosia - Limassol
18 May: Limassol - Kyrenia
19 May: Kyrenia - Salamis - Famagusta - Kyrenia
20 May: Kyrenia - Karpas Peninsula - Kyrenia
21 May: Kyrenia - Larnaca (we reached Singapore on 22 May due to time difference)
15 May: Limassol - Troodos - Limassol
16 May: Limassol - Kourion - Pafos - Limassol
17 May: Limassol - Lefkosia - Limassol
18 May: Limassol - Kyrenia
19 May: Kyrenia - Salamis - Famagusta - Kyrenia
20 May: Kyrenia - Karpas Peninsula - Kyrenia
21 May: Kyrenia - Larnaca (we reached Singapore on 22 May due to time difference)
May is the month of the seasonal change from spring to summer. When we arrived, it was a cool 24 deg in the south which got as warm as 31 deg on 17, 18 and 19 May. Strangely, for a country that does not receive much precipitation all year round, it rained quite a few times when we were there, with raindrops mixed with sand from the neighbouring desert countries. It was also much cooler in the north generally, nights being as low as 15 deg.
Alright, enough with the introduction of Cyprus. I shall start posting the pics soon, though pardon me for bad angles or badly taken pics in general coz I'm still a beginner in my opinion. For info, I used a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 throughout the trip.
