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Article: Why we love it here on Aphrodite's island; It's hot and sunny and not too foreign - that is why Cyprus is appealing to Brits.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2003
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Byline: CHERYL MARKOSKY
The at-a-glance guide for buyers They drive on the right side of the road - which, of course, means the left - and speak English well.
The legal system is similar to Britain's and you don't need an adaptor for your hairdryer.
This is why Cyprus and its people appeal to Britons, say the first residents of Lanitis Development's new golf and spa resort, Aphrodite Hills, ten minutes from Paphos. They like this Mediterranean island, just over four hours from the UK by plane, as it is hot, sunny and foreign, but not too foreign.
With links dating from the 1870s, when Britain occupied the island to shore up the Ottoman ...