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We’ve had a few earthquakes lately—a couple hitting 5 on the Richter scale. The school was evacuated, but everyone here treats it like a minor inconvenience. Just another Tuesday in the Mediterranean, apparently. It’s oddly reassuring how calm everyone is about things that would send me into a panic spiral back in the UK. Meanwhile, continue reading
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Garden Flowers in September
1–2 minutesTwo months ago, when we moved in to our house, our garden had no flowers and most trees were dying or completely cut back. After fixing the irrigation system and buckets of ‘recycled’ water, we see the results come to life in a rainbow of colours. With a blue background, and the smell of hot continue reading
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Month one wrap-up: It’s complicated. The boys (16 and 12) started their new international school in Limassol this week. Moving schools at their ages felt like parental torture – they’d left their entire social world behind in the UK, and their nervousness was palpable despite the brave faces. Plot twist: after just a few days, continue reading
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Moving a family of four plus dog to Cyprus? I handed the chaos over to Claude from day one. The Reality Check First, I needed to understand what “moving to another country” actually meant. Claude broke it down: close your entire life, sell everything, then execute the move within a brutal deadline. When those movers continue reading
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The Jumbo Trap: A Cyprus Shopping Adventure
1–2 minutesPicture this: Two hectares of plastic wonderland, where Temu meets AliExpress in physical form. That’s Jumbo in Cyprus – a place where wallets go to die and common sense takes a vacation. You walk in for one thing. You leave questioning your life choices, pushing a trolley full of “might-need-someday” tat. Today’s haul included some continue reading
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The Good, Bad & Ugly: Cyprus Edition #1
1–2 minutesJust moved to Cyprus, and wow, this place is a study in contrasts. The Stunning: Coastal views that’ll make your Instagram followers weep. Troodos Mountains that look like they’re showing off. Colors so vibrant you’d think someone cranked up the saturation filter on real life. The Sketchy: Nothing says “welcome to the neighborhood” like a continue reading
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Not Quite the Warm Welcome I Expected
4–7 minutesMoving to a new country is always an adventure, but nothing could have prepared us for the intensity of our first week in Cyprus. What began as an exciting new chapter quickly became a story of resilience, perspective, and the stark reminder that nature commands respect. The Journey Begins Monday marked the end of an continue reading
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Quick family update: The advance team has landed! My wife and dog Tilly have officially taken occupancy of our new house. While they’re probably figuring out which room gets the best Wi-Fi signal, I’m here playing tetris with the last of our belongings and sweet-talking a skip that’s currently decorating our driveway. The single pull-out continue reading
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The Great Glass Migration
1–2 minutesI did it. I packed our drinking glasses seven days before moving out. You know that moment when you realize you’ve been too efficient? That was me, staring at our empty cupboards while holding a bottle of wine. The few mismatched glasses we’d planned to leave behind had mysteriously vanished into boxes too. So we continue reading
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The Goodbye Dinner That Made Everything Real
1–2 minutesOne of our last night’s farewell dinner hit differently. Sitting around the table with friends who’ve been our chosen family for over a decade, it finally sunk in—we’re actually doing this. We’re leaving this lovely bunch behind. 😭These are the people who celebrated our small wins (like surviving another dinner party without burning anything) and continue reading
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The Art of Leaving
1–2 minutesTwo weeks. That’s all I’ve got left before Cyprus. Time’s ticking on our UK departure, and I’m riding an emotional roller coaster I didn’t see coming. There’s something about knowing you’re leaving that makes everything sharper. That neighbour’s wave, the familiar creak of the garden gate, the exact number of steps to the corner shop continue reading
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Selling Our 10-Year-Old Workhorse
1–2 minutesYou know those “We Buy Any Car” vultures who quote you decent money online, then show up acting like your faithful family motor is some sort of tragic liability? We dodged that circus and sold our decade-old car directly to someone who actually wanted to use it – not flip it for profit while making continue reading
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The Archaeology of Moving
1–2 minutesWhen you’re packing up your life, the real discoveries happen in the forgotten corners. Drawers reveal their secrets: mystery keys that once opened something important, random nuts and bolts from long-dead furniture, the barrel of a pen that gave up the ghost years ago. Each piece tells a story. That spare key your neighbor gave continue reading
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So here it is – the first of what I hope will be many updates on our family’s leap from the UK to Cyprus. The quick backstory: My wife and I have built our life in the UK since marrying in 2003. Two adventure-loving boys later (15 and 12), we’ve found ourselves preferring to teach continue reading
