Time for a change of profession?

If you want to attract cats…

Calamint (Calamintha sylvatica, syn. Officinalis or mountain balm) is an erect perennial member of the Labiatea, growing to about 70cm in mountainous wooded areas of Europe and Asia. It is highly aromatic with square stems and opposing leaves, which are light green, serated and hairy, with a flowering spike of purple flowers.

24 hours with Kikis Kakullis

The Cypriot Salsa King

Dance has taken over for a Cyprus-born salsa champion who recent grabbed a rare chance to relax on the island

Caprice of Mykonos

For food as good as its tempting aroma

Living close to the Londa hotel means only one thing on a Sunday: the heavenly scent of a delicious BBQ wafting towards me. Tempting? Beckoning? Mouthwateringly so. I couldn’t stand it any more – and invited a friend to go try it out.

Lanitis

It’s all Greek to me

In the first part of a series on wines from Greece, we look at the wines of Domaine Lazaridi

Screwdriver

Summer flavours

There’s a glut of summer produce out there, here are some ideas on how to use it

Slow cooked tomatoes with basil
Makes 3 500ml jars

3kg small tomatoes, halved
4 tsp Provence herbs
large bunch basil, leaves only
500ml olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
2 tsp black peppercorns

“IF IN your house there is fire, you will jump; you won’t think how high the building is. The risk is big but you take it in order to save your life.”

So mused Christophe, from the Ivory Coast, who sough protection in Cyprus last year.
Christophe was travelling for two months inside a merchandise ship. “I didn’t see the light of the sun for so long,” he said.