Category Archives: Egypt

Slow road to Cyprus – the epilogue!

Reflecting back on our seven weeks road and sea trip from Bath, UK to Cyprus, most things went really well but there are still two open questions outstanding from earlier blogs: Would we do it again? Where are we planning to go next? Without any … Continue reading

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Slow road to Cyprus – what did we learn?

Reflecting back on our seven weeks road and sea trip from Bath, UK to Cyprus, most things went pretty well. It took us quite a bit of time to reflect before trying to answer the question “What did we learn?” Well, here are a few … Continue reading

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Slow road to Cyprus – Do we have any tips?

  Reflecting back on our seven weeks road and sea trip from Bath, UK to Cyprus, most things went pretty well. Here are a few tips: Do your homework and plan your trip carefully in advance Stay at least two nights at each location Book … Continue reading

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Slow road to Cyprus – what went well?

Reflecting back on our seven weeks road and sea trip from Bath, UK to Cyprus, most things went pretty well. Here are a few pointers for other potential travellers: We found Tripadvisor.com very helpful in planning and costing our over-night … Continue reading

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Some questions about Marilyn and Alf’s slow road to Cyprus

Over recent months, we have left a number of questions unanswered. Now is probably the best time to recap on questions and try to provide some answers. Let us know your questions, if they are not covered below: What are … Continue reading

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Taking the slow road to Cyprus – Omnibus Edition

Drawing the line and starting again Posted on April 6, 2012 Welcome to Marilyn & Alf’s new blog. We plan to live in Cyprus and travel extensively. Our first adventure will be getting to Cyprus by car! April 28 2012, we shall be taking … Continue reading

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Arrive in Cyprus after seven weeks – Marilyn and Alf

At 2.00 PM our ship docked in Limassol.  We said goodbye to Jean Pierre, the third passenger, and waited for the ship’s agent to arrive. Getting off the ship was quite straightforward. The Chief Mate brought our car to the … Continue reading

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Our seventh day at sea – Marilyn and Alf

We left the port of Alexandria, Egypt, whilst we were having dinner. After dinner, we went up to the bridge and were just in time to see the pilot wave farewell from his motorized  boat. Leaving Alexandria, there was a … Continue reading

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Our sixth day at sea… Marilyn and Alf

We have been in the port of Alexandria, Egypt since breakfast time this morning. Unfortunately, we have not been allowed to disembark so needed to keep ourselves amused which is difficult when we are so looking forward to arriving in … Continue reading

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Our fifth day at sea – Marilyn and Alf

Izmir, Turkey to Alexandria, Egypt, is a long way so our fifth day we were at sea the whole day. According to the charts, there are depths of two thousand metres in this part of the Mediterranean Sea. The weather … Continue reading

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