Villa Rockheart

14/11/2024

Beautiful morning to bid Cyprus farewell for a while ...

13/11/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/11/13/packing-up/

Today was our day for packing up, both our cases and the house. We pack away our personal things into locked cupboards and we make sure everything outside is neatly stowed for the winter. Habibi ca…

12/11/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/11/12/autumn-days/

The weather has turned back dry and bright for our last few days. The light really is amazing. Everything looks very bright and colourful and the greens and yellows of the foliage are striking afte…

10/11/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/11/10/autumn-fruit-cooking/

The short Cypriot autumn is definitely underway. Days are still warm and mainly sunny in the mid to low 20s. It’s been amazing really. Brilliant days. We are still eating breakfast and lunch …

10/11/2024

Grapefruit season ....bumper crop so grapefruit marmalade underway. 2025 guests will find it in the fridge waiting .,.

07/11/2024

The weather remains beautiful

06/11/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/11/06/a-dark-history-genocide-and-varosha/

Yesterday Bob and I joined an absolutely fascinating historical tour to explore some of the results of the complicated events of 1974 in the history of Cyprus. The truth is now – 50 years lat…

03/11/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/11/03/lefke-date-festival/

We returned home to Villa Rockheart late yesterday afternoon and spent some time settling back in and unpacking etc. There was a really loud thunderstorm overnight – flashing lightning and bi…

30/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/30/more-activities-dinners-cataract-replacement/

Yesterday we had a quiet morning around the house. I read in the sun – it’s about 26C – and Bob did a few jobs around the house for Pamela. In the afternoon, Pamela and I went to …

28/10/2024

Beautiful holiday villa just below Ilgaz village. 5 restaurants within a short walk/drive. Sleeps 8 in 4 double bedrooms. Absolutely private. Incredibly well equipped, far beyond the bare essentials. TV system offering live UK stations plus Sky channels including Sky Sports. Over 80 Five Star online reviews. A week is between £1000 and £1750 to include all our charges including a generous starter pack - no nasty surprises at the end. www.villarockheart.com Starting to book for 2025 now, so don't miss out. Get in touch to book your dates. You won't be disappointed.

22/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/22/a-westward-circle-road-trip-in-northern-cyprus/

Today we did one of our favourite things and took a day road trip out to the west of the island, in a great circle. There’s quite a lot to see and do – you could easily take 2 days over…

20/10/2024

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We’ve spent the last 2 days at the beach.  Golden Bay beach to be exact .   It shares the small bay with the Deniz Kizi hotel but the Golden Bay side is run by the council.&nbs…

19/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/19/last-days-with-stuart-and-fi-2/

Stuart and Fi fly back to the UK today after 16 lovely days with us. The last couple of days we have stayed up at the house enjoying the pool and just relaxing. Wednesday night we went to the Rose …

15/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/15/a-day-in-famagusta/

Habib came early with two chaps and began infilling behind Alan’s wall and then moved the green fence back. Still not quite enough earth in there despite the giant mound we had delivered. We …

14/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/14/trip-across-the-mountain-roof-and-a-day-at-the-lido-horseshoe-bay/

Beautiful sunny day again today – 29C – and we set off about 0930 to drive across the narrow road the wends atop the Besparmak Mountains from east to west. It takes about an hour to dri…

14/10/2024

A beautiful day at Horseshoe Bay

14/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/14/stuart-fionas-40th-wedding-anniversary/

Today marked 40 years of marriage for Stuart and Fi and we were so glad they chose to celebrate it here with us. We’ve been friends nearly as long and shared many memorable times together. Ou…

13/10/2024

https://travelswithallie.blog/2024/10/13/the-coin-search-and-davids-70th-birthday-party/

We didn’t get a great night’s sleep on Friday night and we woke still overset by the loss of Bob’s coin. We were booked to do a wreck dive with Stuart and David (his 70th birthday…