Limassol is the main port for southern Cyprus and ships dock here from all over the world. One character to watch out for is a resident pelican that frequents cafes and shops down by the harbour, looking for tasty treats. It has been known to help itself from shops and is not averse to taking a crafty look in a shopping bag either.

If cruising is your passion, this is the place to start an Egyptian cruise, or to embark on a trip to Holy Island, Haifa and Israel. Longer excursions can even include cruise trips past the pyramids.

Kourion Archaeological Museum and Kolossi Castle, which was built in 1210 by the Knights of St John, are unique sites not to be missed.

Limassol is packed with clubs, pubs and bars and can get very rowdy, especially at the weekend when residents of the nearby military base join the tourist throng in town. For young families Paphos is possibly a quieter place to stay. 

Nearby attractions include the village of Germasogia which was fortified by the Knights Templar during Medieval times. A large dam was constructed here in 1968 and it is a very popular picnic spot to get away from the heat of the beach.

In the past few years In Flight Entertainment has really grown and now includes internet connections, SMS and Phone calls. During the early 1980’s the most you could expect would be movie projected on to a screen at the front of the plane and audio could be heard via an audio jack in the arm rest.

Of course today modern IFE is a lot more complexed, you can view live maps of your flight which is mapped via GPS and will give you position, air temperature outside, time to destination, time on plane, and speed. Often there is a live feed from camera on the wings, nose and tail.

Most long haul and short haul flights will have Tv’s in the back of the headrest in front of you, which enables you to watch popular TV shows and a selection of recent movies.