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The Mysterious Valentine

In: Books| Out of the loop

26 Jan 2010

This month North Cyprus author Sibelle Hodge looks to find the story behind Valentine’s day.

Every February, across the world, flowers, cards, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. For me, St. Valentine conjures up images of The Milk Tray Man, skiing down death-defying slopes to give the woman [...]

Art in Northern Cyprus

In: Art & Culture| Books| Going out

5 Jan 2010

Welcome to 2010 in Northern Cyprus!
Our first job of the new year is to tell you about an exciting event happening in January in Northern Cyprus.
One of our regular contributors, German artist Heidi Trautman has been working hard on a new bi-lingual book, “Art and Creativity in North Cyprus“. A comprehensive guide to art and [...]

North Cyprus Author Sibel Hodge

In: Art & Culture| Books| Out of the loop

10 Dec 2009

Are you a budding JK Rowling?, or have you ever dreamed about being a world famous author?
Lincguide caught up with North Cyprus resident author Sibel Hodge and asked her about her books, her life in Cyprus and her plans to take Hollywood by storm.
Q Have you always enjoyed writing stories or is this something you [...]

Ali Nesim’s new book Templos/Zeytinlik – Social Life and Culture

In: Art & Culture| Books| Events

8 Dec 2009

By Heidi Trautmann
Ali Nesim is a very important person to me; he is not only a friend but he is one of the first persons in this country who has taken the work I was doing seriously. He has introduced me to many personalities of the local art scene, has told me about the artists [...]

The best Restaurants in North Cyprus

In: Books| Events| Going out| Out of the loop

3 Dec 2009

Restaurants in North Cyprus.
Many thanks to the many people who have made comments and suggestions about their favourite restaurant in Northern Cyrus. We have had lots of great ones, some we have heard of and some we have not. We want to tell people about the restaurants in North Cyprus who look after people the [...]

Tastes from Cyprus

In: Art & Culture| Books| Charity Events

21 Nov 2009

Do you have friends in Northern Cyprus who enjoy cooking?
There is a brand new traditional cookery book out and it would make the perfect Christmas present.
Many of the traditional recipes were collected from the Akova Women’s Association (an organisation set up in 2001 in Cyprus to empower women and to raise awareness on issues of [...]


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