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 Posted: 17:46 - 28 Aug 2011  Post subject: More Mountain Air, (Teflon-Mike, should interest you) |
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As Teflon Mike expressed an interest in the culuture here, I went out this morning to take a few pictures of a couple of ancient monuments, (and no I'm not talking about myself or my bike).
Here are couple of vids of my ride there, the roads are quite good in the first vid, but deteriorate somewhat in the second one. My trip takes me through the rather quaintly named village of "Arsos", then through Agios Nicolias, and finally to Arminou reservoir, which, strangely, doesn't appear on any maps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oucO1f45NdM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G133TVAmv-k
There are four "Venetian" bridges still standing in the Troodos mountains. These bridges were built in the late 15th century when Cyprus was under Venetian control, the venetians were finally ousted by the Ottomans, (Turks), in the early 16th century.
The bridges were consrtucted to transport copper from the mines, higher up in the Troodos, down to the coast for further transportation.
I have been told the bridges were constructed to allow two camels to pass each other, having seen the bridges I don't think this is correct, as the bridges look very narrow.
Here we are at the parking area at 9:30 this morning, I've had a crack at fishing in the reservoir, it seemed to be full of lots of very small roach. Apparently you need to go early in the year, after the rains, when the trout have escaped from the fish farms up stream.
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/CARPARK.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/KELAFOS05.jpg
There are another two bridges, but you need to cross this ford, and follow another 6km of serious off road track to get to them. Might have a go on the DRZ when the weather cools down a bit.
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/FORD.jpg
Well here is the first of the "Venetian" bridges, this is "Kelefos" bridge, the lowest, altitude wise.
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/KELAFOS03.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/KELAFOS02.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/KELAFOS01.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/KELAFOS04.jpg
Here is the second of the bridges I visited this morning, it's a further 3km up the road from the one above.
This is "Elia" bridge:-
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA01.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA04.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA05.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA06.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA07.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA02.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ELIA03.jpg
Here are some shots of the valley and and the road on the way back:-
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ARMINOU01.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/VIEW02.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/VIEW03.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/VIEW01.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ARMINOU02.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/ARMINOU03.jpg
https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/RZR%20250/VIEW05.jpg
Sorry about the quality of the pictures, some of the photos I took this morning came out very strangely, like colour negatives, if you see what I mean. I've got a DSLR on order, should be arriving next week, so picture quality should improve in the near future.
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Can I come and live with you? First video looks great.
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Looks a awesome place to ride.And you use the correct side of the road  |
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Bastard. Bastard, bastard!
They even drive on the correct side of the road, like civilised folk!
Them roads beat the A-tripple four to Matlock, for a Sunday ride out, THAT's for sure!
CBR certainly seems to be in it's element; with some nice 'fluid' riding going on; was watching, and anything more flighty, sporty stroker would be egging you on too much to hold speed in the face of those precipices; while anything bigger & heavier, would just be making it too much like hard work..... liked the 'approach' to the red pick-up at around 7min, riding your bit of road, realing him in in your own time, lining up to pass.... then SHIT he's turning accross me... nicely handled by the space & sight lines you made your self....
But cant help looking at the pics and the vid footage, and marvelling at all those dirt tracks.......
Whats the deal with 'trail riding' out there? Are they legally rideable unsurfaced roads, or are they private access tracks?
You've just bought a 'cheap' DT haven't you?!?
If them trails is rideable! Probably the only bike I'd ever want out there!
They seem to like 4x4's & pick-Ups; mostly Jap ones.... whats spares support for old Range-Rovers like? Do they have LPG, or VERY cheap petrol?
Bridges pretty..... like the Venician one.... we call it a 'Ford'!
That a Krylic joke, about the Venicians having wet-feet, living in the lagoon, or is it becouse they built causeway fords, like that?
However.... columns.... I want to see columns!
Columns and arches... ruined ones! And flint filled concrete!
E155 for a house?
Pool or NO pool, shared or sole... you could buy half of Nuneaton for THAT!
Actually, you could buy half of Nuneaton for a lot less!
Local council tried divesting themselves of thier rather 'costly' housing stock; they offered Camp-Hill.... the local Ghetto, & about 1/3 the towns housing, to three local housing associations; aparently they valued it at £100,000... the LOT. One association refused point blank; another said £100,000 seemed 'reasonable' until they realised that the council expected THEM to pay the money, and that wasn't what they were offering to PAY THEM to take it off their hands.... Third agreed, after negotiating a rather better deal and using a Gordon the Fat-Bastard PFI to level the place and build new!
I'm not too 'optimistic' over valuation on my house!
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| Posted: 07:04 - 29 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
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| Teflon-Mike wrote: | Bastard. Bastard, bastard!
They even drive on the correct side of the road, like civilised folk!
Them roads beat the A-tripple four to Matlock, for a Sunday ride out, THAT's for sure!
CBR certainly seems to be in it's element; with some nice 'fluid' riding going on; was watching, and anything more flighty, sporty stroker would be egging you on too much to hold speed in the face of those precipices; while anything bigger & heavier, would just be making it too much like hard work..... liked the 'approach' to the red pick-up at around 7min, riding your bit of road, realing him in in your own time, lining up to pass.... then SHIT he's turning accross me... nicely handled by the space & sight lines you made your self....
But cant help looking at the pics and the vid footage, and marvelling at all those dirt tracks.......
Whats the deal with 'trail riding' out there? Are they legally rideable unsurfaced roads, or are they private access tracks?
You've just bought a 'cheap' DT haven't you?!?
If them trails is rideable! Probably the only bike I'd ever want out there!
They seem to like 4x4's & pick-Ups; mostly Jap ones.... whats spares support for old Range-Rovers like? Do they have LPG, or VERY cheap petrol?
Bridges pretty..... like the Venician one.... we call it a 'Ford'!
That a Krylic joke, about the Venicians having wet-feet, living in the lagoon, or is it becouse they built causeway fords, like that?
However.... columns.... I want to see columns!
Columns and arches... ruined ones! And flint filled concrete!
E155 for a house?
Pool or NO pool, shared or sole... you could buy half of Nuneaton for THAT!
Actually, you could buy half of Nuneaton for a lot less!
Local council tried divesting themselves of thier rather 'costly' housing stock; they offered Camp-Hill.... the local Ghetto, & about 1/3 the towns housing, to three local housing associations; aparently they valued it at £100,000... the LOT. One association refused point blank; another said £100,000 seemed 'reasonable' until they realised that the council expected THEM to pay the money, and that wasn't what they were offering to PAY THEM to take it off their hands.... Third agreed, after negotiating a rather better deal and using a Gordon the Fat-Bastard PFI to level the place and build new!
I'm not too 'optimistic' over valuation on my house! |
“They even drive on the correct side of the road, like civilised folk”!
That’s a matter of opinion, cutting corners on blind bends seems to be a national pass time, of course the locals all have immunity in the shape of a set of rosary beads hanging from the rear view mirror, which will call upon divine intervention should a head on collision seem imminent.
The roads, in general are quite good, relatively traffic free, (once you get away from the coast). The only drawback is that being mountainous, inland, the vast majority of corners are totally blind so you’re just praying that a, fully paid up, member of the Rosary bead brigade isn’t coming the other way.
The CBR seems fine, but all the locals have there R1’s GSXR’s etc. I haven’t got around to taking the NSR250 out for a really good thrashing yet, however with the arrival of some spare CDI units I’ll be giving it a go in the not too distant future.
Ah, that red truck, I knew he was ahead of me, (I could see him from about a mile away), I was trying to avoid catching him up, If I’d have caught him earlier there would have been nowhere to pass. As you so rightly pointed out he ended up doing, what I knew he, inevitably, would do, ie make a turn without indicating. Par for the course really, his brake lights weren’t working either. 
The whole island is criss crossed with dirt tracks, I have been told as long as there is not a gate blocking your path, Bob’s your uncle. The only thing you have to remember, when your barrelling along these trails, is that they are, in fact, public roads, which means that the chances of meeting something coming the other way is quite high, especially during the hunting season!
The guys in the dirt bike section, in the bike club at RAF AKrotiri, say it’s possible to ride all the way from the coast to, near, the summit of the Troodos, without using a metalled road.
I can get “off-road” within a couple of hundred meters of my house. Once the temperature drops, I’ll strap the camera to the DRZ, unfortunately with it being an “E” it has no fans on the radiators so, in the summer if you leave it idling for even 20 seconds it will start to overheat.
Unfortunately the “DT” got sold before I could get to it, however it was not a “proper” DT, it had an air cooled engine and a very skinny looking swinging arm. I’m assuming it was a “built to a price" Asia only model. Apparently the guy sold it for 600 Euros.
I’ve been looking for a trials iron recently, but they’re very thin, to non-existent, on the ground over here!
Yes, loads of Japanese trucks and Chevvy’s, it’s probably the most popular form of transport over here.
It all stems from the government, some time ago, creating a tax loop hole for “agricultural vehicles”. But like any government once they suckered everyone in, they got rid of “pink” diesel and whacked the price of normal diesel up at the pump.
There’s plenty of Landrovers, old and new, running around, so they must get their spares from somewhere, not as many Range Rovers though, the MOD has regular auctions for this kind of stuff.
Fuel prices fluctuate quite a bit here, the government, (tries to), control the pump price, unleaded has been hovering between 1.20 & 1.25 Euro for the last year, diesel is more expensive, somewhere around 1.35 Euro, I think. I’ve seen a couple of LPG vehicles, but not many, if “LPG” for cars is the same as the “LPG” that runs my central heating, in the winter, then there is a plentiful supply, couldn’t tell you what the price is though.
“However.... columns.... I want to see columns!
Columns and arches... ruined ones! And flint filled concrete!”
Ok, I can offer you an amphitheatre and some ruins, unfortunately it involves venturing down to the “tourist” areas, (shudder), but I could make an exception. Fortunately there’s a very nice set of bends running through the Sovereign Base Area at Episkopi.
Unfortunately with it, technically, being British territory, British law applies, and they really do like to apply it, especially when it comes to traffic offences, breaking the speed limit is not an option.
I can’t remember the last time a house was sold, near me.  The locals have a very strange attitude to dealing with a financial down turn. Rather than offering a slight discount, to attract buyers, they bump up the price, go figure! 
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| Suntan Sid wrote: | The whole island is criss crossed with dirt tracks...
The guys in the dirt bike section, in the bike club at RAF AKrotiri, say it’s possible to ride all the way from the coast to, near, the summit of the Troodos, without using a metalled road.
I can get “off-road” within a couple of hundred meters of my house. |
I think you take a perverse joy in making poeple HATE you! 
| Suntan Sid wrote: | Unfortunately the “DT” got sold before I could get to it, however it was not a “proper” DT........ |
Noooooooooooo AIR COOLED!!!!!!!!!!!! That IS a 'Propper' DT, its the ones with water jackets that are the pretenders!
| Suntan Sid wrote: | , it had an air cooled engine and a very skinny looking swinging arm. I’m assuming it was a “built to a price" Asia only model. Apparently the guy sold it for 600 Euros. |
OK... actually, the only 'propper' DT is an air-cooled 250 or 400 'mono' made from 1976 to about 1982..... technically all Yam 'street-scramblers' up till the 76 'big-block' air cooled, six spee mono, were variously identified by engine coding, and usually simply badged 'Enduro', comp trials 'TY's badged 'Trial' (imaginative, hugh?) and the Scrambles YZ's rarely wore any badging!
DT 'Badge' came in to existence to demark the six-speed/mono-shock 250/400's from the earlier five-speed / twin-shock bikes, and was the 'new' big bore six speed engine's coding pre-fix, following the CT series..... hence 'DT'... it was a 'DT' series Yamaha 250 or 400 'Enduro'......
Popularity of the mono-shock rear end, meant that the marketing men applied the DT 'Badge' across all the 'Street-Scramblers' as they gained six-speed gearboxes and monoshock rear suspension ( though some T-Shocks got the same badging; think the 50 & 80 remained T-Shock, and possibly the 100) Became the 'official' model designation, from approx 1980, after introduction of the box section swing arm models.
Anyway; Air-Cooled, it'll as like be what I have! The DT-MX, and if it had a tubular section swing arm, very early one, circa 1978, first year of manufacture. 1979, they gave them steel box section arms to mimick the YZ's, which were heavier and no stronger.... and they carried on making them until, as far as I know, 2004, in Japan.
Model was dropped from the UK catalogue, in 1982 at inception of the 125 Learner Laws, becouse the 175 was no longer learner legal, and wouldn't have sold, and the 125 was superceded by the DT125LC with water cooling & massed plastic!
BUT, air cooled 125's & 175's remained in Japanese production, I believe to 2004, selling strongly as a 'budget' model in places like Australia, Asia and 'the middle east'! From what I have gleaned, they may still be making them in Thialand, or some-where, having transferred tooling, but basicallly, it's the tough as old boot, no-one can bugger them up, air-cooled bike; and even 3rd world 'sold', I'd have not been put off by it.... I actually went for air-cooled model over an LC.....
They were built down to a budget; but very cleverly; they added DT-LC tank and plastic to them, and a dummy radiator grill, to 'tart them up' and make them look like contemprary 'Western' models, but retained the original, tough as they come, air cooled motor, and simple cantilever rear suspension; which is why they may 'look' cheapned, but its actually just the feux LC body-work!
But E500.... not sure if that's all that much of a bargain; roadable examples of the DT175MX sell for around £700 over here; the 125's dont come up very often, and I have only seen a few examples in the last year or so; mine being one of them. Only seen one roadable example, unregistered Swiss import, they asked silly money for; rest were unregistered 'spares or repairs' projects.
Coming from comp-trials, I cut my teeth riding air-cooled T-Shock TY125's & 175's as a school-boy; before getting my 250 Montesa T-Shock, JUST as the mono's started dominating the sport; shifting me side-ways to the 'classic' T-Shock class as they introduced it, where I was running against loads of old air-cooled TY's, 175's, 250's & 350's. So am fairly familiar with them.
| Suntan Sid wrote: | I’ve been looking for a trials iron recently, but they’re very thin, to non-existent, on the ground over here! |
Comp-Rok-hoppa, or streetable trail bike?
Modern rok-hoppas are fantastic bits of kit, in as far as what they will do and where you can stick them; but they aren't a practical means of getting from A to B!
Last of the two strokes are a bargain at the moment; Montesa 315R would probably be the best to go for for VFM & spares support. Long model history with reletively few changes; was the World Champ bike three or four times over in its time in the catalogues, Owned by Honda, and with HRC on the cases, was probably the biggest seller for a decade.
But the 'classics' are more my thing. The older and especially 350 T-Shocks make very useful Trail-tools as well as having 'some' pocket-trial capabilty in 'classes' where they dont have to compete against the bouncy bikes! And you can ride them from A to B... they have a seat!
Yamaha TY350 'Mono', early air-cooled mono, is a bit of a bargain at the mo, as they aren't T-Shock eligible, but hoplessly outclassed by the ali-framed bouncy-bikes. Not so accomodating for trail riding though! Earlier TY's, best supported of the T-Shocks, 175 (same engine as DT) most popular as it's smaller lighter frame is more suited to modern 'pocket' trials courses, but still, with 'standard' seat fitted, just about trail useable. 250's & 350's better on long trail events or green-laning; and where you are, I would expect that Montesa made a lot of inroads to capture domestic market. Not the most 'useful' trails tools, thier piston ported motors are rather lacking in... OK, they are just 'lacking'! but tougher than school dinners liver! They dont even have a head-gasket! Barrel & head are 'stepped' to make a ring seal, so you can de-coke them 'in the bush' and not have to light a fire to re-temper an old copper gasket!
| Suntan Sid wrote: | The locals have a very strange attitude |
Have you ever been to Nuneaton?
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Ha ha, “That IS a 'Proper' DT, its the ones with water jackets that are the pretenders!”
I know what you mean, it just wasn’t what I was expecting when I saw the photos, there had been a typo in the advert, it said 2007 when it should have said 2002!
The problem here is that there are hardly any smaller bikes other than scooters. There is a TS100 in the village, but the “one armed” owner won’t sell. A guy appears occasionally on a KE175, looks like he’s restored it, so he won’t want to part with that either.
As far as a trials bike goes, well Ideally I’d like a “pinky”, although I do have soft spot for old British trials irons, a “Cub” might be fun, however I would really like one of these, it just looks right:-
https://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vintagebike-images/matchless_g3c_trials_500.jpeg
I’m seem to recall someone saying you could buy a replica, not sure what that means though.
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| Suntan Sid wrote: | Ha ha, “That IS a 'Proper' DT, its the ones with water jackets that are the pretenders!”
I know what you mean, it just wasn’t what I was expecting when I saw the photos, there had been a typo in the advert, it said 2007 when it should have said 2002!
The problem here is that there are hardly any smaller bikes other than scooters. There is a TS100 in the village, but the “one armed” owner won’t sell. A guy appears occasionally on a KE175, looks like he’s restored it, so he won’t want to part with that either.
As far as a trials bike goes, well Ideally I’d like a “pinky”, although I do have soft spot for old British trials irons, a “Cub” might be fun, however I would really like one of these, it just looks right:-
https://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vintagebike-images/matchless_g3c_trials_500.jpeg
I’m seem to recall someone saying you could buy a replica, not sure what that means though. |
You have taste, my man, I'll grant you that.....
Yes, the old Norvil concern sold the rights to lots of the old iron, to some-one around Yeovil, bit like Meriden did for Bonnies with Norman Hyde. The 'Boy-Racer' OHC and I cant remember what the model designation on the dirt-donks is, are consequently very well supported in Pre-65, and 'replicas' are common; you can get 'new' pattern engine cases, cranks and everything to build a 'new' engine & box, hubs, and a 'replica' works trial frame brazed from new tube; then all the 'period' cycle parts to finish. Think they sold kits and full built examples for a while. They certainly did for the Cub, but using reclaimed cases I believe, ditto the C15/B40.
ACU granted them Pre-65 eligibility, after a test case, I recall, circa 1991, with an 'India' Enfield chopped to a replica. Chaps argument was that it was practically no different to the 'triggers-broom' Aerial's competing where the crank cases were about the only 'original' part made before 1965, or worse, C15's in contemprary otter frames, with later post 67 B40 cases, running Boyer-Bransen ignitions, and Mikuni Carbs, etc!
However, you cant register them for the road; and its a bit err... dicey, trying to claim them a 'restored' original, you happen to have the log book for. People do it, claiming that replacement 'Trials' frame is allowed by grandad rights, as 'Their' bike, of course was 'modified' to trials spec before 1997... but strictly, comes under SVA rules, where unless its like for like replacement parts, has to be re-registered as a special, and meet current C&U regs, and they DONT like giving them tax exemption!
What it might be like registering in Greece, I'll let you research... may be a lot easier..... BUT.... bludy expensive. Good Matchless or Areal Pre-65's can fetch as much as ten or twelve grand, depending on condition and providence. Prices got pretty inflated some years ago, but have settled down, but even so, you are looking at about £500 for something that's a project base, about £3K for something 'scruffy' but serviceable, to about £6K for a well 'sorted'; and pretty tidy Club-Bike, ride away ready...... above that you are looking at collectors museum pieces...... And 'Replicas' tend to price in that bracket, and actually cost more to build!
Pinkies are a good entry bike; they are basically the early mono's, last of the air-cooled. They dont have a class they are competative in; but many clubs will find them an entry, and let them ride the classic course, here. Not so great on long trail, as they are 'token seat' era... probably the best way to define Trial bike eras! Modern bikes don't even have a token seat. Early Mono's last of the T-Shocks had a token one. Earlier T-Shocks had 'squab' seat, small, but functional, earlier bikes had propper saddles!
How hard would it be to register a bike in greece, if you found something here?
Thinking; I spotted a loverly little KE125 on evil-bay the other day, that looked very promicing for £400... and Knocked down, you could get a small stroker like that in two large Samsonite suitcases!
There are plenty 'about' over here; not all that 'cheap' mind, but plenty of choice. Or what about the US Imports? Some pretty interesting and fairly complete bikes being brought in by DK still.... they may be worth an e-mail... see if you could get something shipped direct?
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| Suntan Sid wrote: | | Teflon-Mike wrote: | How hard would it be to register a bike in Cyprus, if you found something here? |
I will probably end up doing this, I know the procedure for bringing in a road registered vehicle, but I don't know how you go about bringing in a "competition" vehicle. As you say it would probably be easiest dismantling it and sending it over in bits.
I've got a friend, in Dumfries & Galloway, on the look out for a trials bike, but if you see anything you think I might like, give me a shout. |
OK, classic'ish comper, preferable UK reg'd... any other remits? Take it cheaper the better, and 'project base' rather then concourse or ready roadable; any preferences other wise? Any hates? I tend to caution against SWM's, & Fantics, becouse of parts support. Yams are best supported, followed by original Bultaco; Montesa next; Ossa after; Suzuki TL & Beemish are a bit of a pain on more specialist 'stuff' TY Magesties, actyually better supported; The 'rare' Kawasaki Trial, is a museum peice! real challenge to restore; the Slack's restored one a few years ago & Chris actually competed on it"! Mad bugga!
Thought for you; The Honda TL's are now well supported, and have to some degree picked up where the old Cub left off as four stroke fans machine... Sammy Miller does a 'High-Boy' frame kit for the TL; "Off Road-Only' as would require SVA here in UK......
I'm going to take this off forum, I think......
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Sid, what do you do? Career wise over there?
Also, could you sum up you move over there really briefly?
Like, why you moved, how easy it was etc.
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| Redoko wrote: | Sid, what do you do? Career wise over there?
Also, could you sum up you move over there really briefly?
Like, why you moved, how easy it was etc.
/offtopic pm if necessary |
I'm a Draughtsman/CAD Tech, I've been working contracts, for the last five years, on a few major projects in Cyprus. There are jobs avilable here in IT, finance and construction management. Don't bank on casual employment, unless you can speak Greek!
Moved here in 2006, prior to 2004, there were a few hoops you had to jump through to move here, since Cyprus joined the EU any EU citizen has the right to live and work here. There's some red tape when you arrive, but you have a few weeks to sort that out.
Physically moving here is easy, I had sold property in the UK so bought a house here. I had no job lined up when I arrived, I actually fancied a couple of months off, but got a job the second day I was here.
If your prepared to commute for work, rental prices for property inland are very reasonable. Wages are a lot lower than you'll be used to but as as far as I'm concerned, the cost of living is lower, and the quality of life is higher.
As I said, in another thread:-
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=227587
I got sick of UK weather, I had alway fancied a hot climate to live in and Spain isn't my cup of tea.
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I've been to the first bridge you've pictured. Theres some lovely roads up around there, shame I was stuck in a coach the whole day   Literally just miles and miles of awesome roads with not much traffic (when I went anyway)
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Why an earth would you want to move to such a place...
I. Envy. You.
I seriously do see myself moving one day, awsome pictures.
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| Doug97 wrote: | What's the healthcare system like there, or can you come back here if you get sick? Are you an actual 'citizen' of Cyprus? Also how many other expats are around?
Are you trying to learn Greek? Is it difficult? I noticed the roadsigns - can you decipher the writing?
I suppose with the internet you can get anything you need delivered these days, even if your home is remote. What's the postal system like? |
Healthcare is much the same as the UK, because I pay Cypriot income tax and social insurance, I can use the Cypriot NHS the same as I could use the UK NHS. Most employers offer, heavily discounted private health care schemes, I think I pay less than 20 Euro per month.
I am not a Cypriot citizen, although you can apply to become a citizen once you've been here for more than five years. I really don't see any advantage in doing this though, (although I would have 2 passports). I have an "Alien Card" , you have to have this. I will change my UK driving licence for a Cypriot one next year.
There are loads of expats, I think there was 60k at the last count, 95% of them are retired, they tend to congregate together, drink and moan a lot!
I did take some Greek lessons but, unfortunately for me, the starting time of the lessons kept getting earlier and earlier until eventually the lessons started before I'd finished work. Yes it is difficult to learn, you start off with infant school books just to learn the letters, , I can read Greek, but I can read more than I can understand, if you see what I mean. I can get by with pleasantries, ordering food, drinks, shopping in general but I couldn't hold a conversation, I can pick up the gist of what people are saying.
Technically they do not speak Greek here, it is a Greek dialect, the inland villages, (my neck of the woods), speak a different dialect to the "city slickers" in Nicosia and Limassol.
I do get a lot of stuff from the net, but it's surprising what you can get if you put your mind to it. We have a lot more independent shops here, there are not that many "Brand" shops, which is good AFAIC. You can always barter for a discount here and you'll get it, sometimes you don't even have to ask for it.
I have a "post box" in the post office in the village, medium sized parcels get delivered to the PO in the village, larger items have to be collected from the main PO in Limassol. There are no home deliveries, even couriered stuff has to be collected from their office.
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