It would seem that the Royal wedding on Friday 29th has done wonders for the monarchy’s reputation, especially in New Zealand. A poll in 2005 revealed that nearly 60% of people expected the monarchy to be dumped by New Zealand within 20 years, and only 29% thought it would or should be retained. New figures [...]
Demetris Christofias, president of Cyprus, has announced that the tourism sector is one of his government’s top priorities. He assured the people that ''the development and progress of tourism is a strategic goal, to which, with the collective efforts and substantive contribution of everyone, we will continue to respond with success.'' This came last [...]
Bird lovers will be pleased to hear that the once ‘close to extinction’ Californian Condor is now breeding in the wild and numbers in the world are set to reach 400 soon. Twenty five years ago this amazing breed of bird was on the brink of extinction; with only 27 birds left in captivity and [...]
Turkey is going to be celebrating 2023 with a city that has two seas running through it. Plans to build a new waterway through Istanbul have been announced this week and are due to be completed by 2023, in time to celebrate the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the centenary of the Turkish Republic. [...]
Spain is a wonderful place to live if you want to immerse yourself in culture, and have lots of sunshine too! Art is an important part of Spain’s heritage and it would be impossible not to notice the impact it has had worldwide. Artists such as Gaudi and Dali are world famous, and their work [...]
Primark is a brand that is extremely well known around Europe, not just in the UK. The Irish brand opened two pilot stores in Portugal in 2009; one in Porto and the other in Lisbon. These two major cities are frequently home to an influx of foreign tourists and visitors who know the brand and [...]
With the Royal wedding last week, now is the time to get up to date on Kate Middleton, if you haven’t already. The future Queen – in – waiting will be the first Queen to have attended university, as well as to have had a gap year. And where did she spend three months of [...]
Anybody who has already bought a property in Cyprus will be able to tell you the problems they may have experienced with regards to getting the Title Deeds to their new property. To cut a very long story short, you are safe when it comes to buying a property in Cyprus as the Land Registry [...]
Moving to Greece is a big step, and some things are going to make you miss home more than others. Are you somebody who potters down to the local butcher on a Saturday afternoon to buy the meat for Sunday roast? If so then Greece has just the thing for you… The ‘Eviotopoi organic farm [...]
Following the disastrous earthquake in Christchurch back in February, it comes as no surprise that the official cash rate (OCR) for New Zealand has been affected. The OCR remains unchanged at just 2.5%, which means that the country’s economic outlook is looking uncertain. The earthquake killed nearly 200 people and devastated Christchurch, New Zealand’s second [...]