| Northern Cyprus is arguably the most
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| | Further East is the even more eerie
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| beautiful part of this Mediterranean
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| | specter of the resort town of Famagust
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| Island paradise. With its lush mountain
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| | most of which lies in dereliction within
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| ranges and green valleys the North is
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| | the buffer zone. Tourist trips to
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| probably more fertile too. There are
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| | Northern Cyprus take people to see the
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| hundreds of unspoiled beaches and the
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| | remains of this once proud holiday resort
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| traditional Cypriot villages have
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| | and they can still see the shell damage
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| breathtaking views out over the ocean. In
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| | to buildings with whole sides totally
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| fact many Greek Cypriots in the South
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| | blown out. Famagusta was once the premier
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| would agree that Northern Cyprus is the
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| | resort of the whole Mediterranean and any
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| better half of the Island too.
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| | luxury cruise worth its salt would have
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| Unfortunately however these Greek
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| | berthed in Famagusta port. The resort has
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| Cypriots no longer live on the North of
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| | miles of white sandy beach and the
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| the Island and see themselves as refugees
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| | beautiful Mediterranean ocean is crystal
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| or displaced persons. You see, in 1974
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| | clear. Visitors to this "ghost town"
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| Turkey invaded Northern Cyprus which they
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| | can't help but feel the tragic sense of
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| have occupied ever since despite
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| | loss that exudes from the crumbling
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| international disaproval and numerous
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| | buildings and miles of barbed wire.
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| trade embargoes.
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| | If you take your Cyprus holidays in the
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| Nicosia in Cyprus is the last dived city
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| | Famagusta area of Southern Cyprus look
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| in the world split by a 3kilometer buffer
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| | out for the photos and pictures of the
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| zone which is patrolled by troops of the
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| | town proudly displayed by many of the
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| U.N. peace keeping force. Buildings
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| | business owners. These people or their
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| abandoned within this zone have remained
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| | parents would have been driven from their
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| untouched since 1974 and the shreds of
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| | homes with nothing more than they could
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| washing still on the clothes lines lend a
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| | carry. They would have lost everything
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| ghostly air to the whole area. Visitors
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| | they ever owned when they fled from
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| to the Greek Cypriot side of Nicosia can
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| | Northern Cyprus including land, homes and
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| view this no mans land from several view
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| | businesses leaving them penniless
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| points and even leave comments in a
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| | refugees. In spite of these loses most of
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| visitors book too. The pages of this book
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| | them have rebuilt their lives and now
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| tell an emotional tale in many of the
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| | have thriving businesses in the South
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| prayers and wishes that have been added
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| | close to the border. For most of them
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| to it over the years. There is still a
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| | however the level of emotion has not
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| huge strength of emotion and feeling
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| | eased with the passing of time and seeing
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| surrounding the "Cyprus problem" even to
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| | their former homeland across the border
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| this day by those that vividly remember
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| | in Northern Cyprus doesn't help.
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| the events of that time.
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