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April Fools’ Day

This day is celebrated on April 1 each year Click here to subscribe to this Blog https://youtu.be/cv_jXIi4niI What is April Fool's day? April Fools' day is an annual traditional day celebrated on 1st April and it consists of practical jokes, fake news, pranks and hoaxes. Once the victim believes the prank, the jokester proudly exposes his action and shouts "April fools!! ". This is also known as All Fools' Day. This has been also taken over by mass media which then reveals the prank later on the day or the following day. How did it begin? The exact history could be a mystery. In 1508 a French poet referred to poisson d'avril which in English means "fish of April". In 1561

Not the right time to travel…

https://youtu.be/wG2niR_f3Jk Click here to subscribe to this Blog Not the right time to travel but we can still enjoy videos of beautiful places around the world - stay at home How did it start? The city of Wuhan (China) has been recognised as the origin of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This happened in early 2020. Until that time this city was not so popular as other cities.However, it is a very nice city. Surely, not the right time to travel there but you can have a view of this city in the below video. https://youtu.be/TgRBmrkCf9I Wuhan, China Italy Apart of China, Italy has been one of the most impacted countries by COVID-19. The way it spread in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto was much worse

What is wind?

What is wind? Wind is moving air and is brought about by contrasts in air pressure inside our environment. Air under high atmospheric pressure advances toward territories of low atmospheric pressure. The bigger the difference in between the high and low pressure, the faster the wind will blow. How can we describe the wind? The wind can be described using the speed of the wind and its direction. The direction of the wind is expressed as from the wind is blowing. Example westerly winds are those winds that blow from west to east. When it comes to speed, winds are described in a scale called the Beaufort scale. Example of speed of winds are breeze, storm, hurricane and gale. Types of wind There are

What is a Medicane?

https://youtu.be/UuzquV0MAYU Click here to watch the video Click here to subscribe to my Blog What is a medicane? A medicane is a terminology just for weather. A medicane is a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone. This is also the term used for Mediterranean hurricanes, hence the name Medi(terreanean) (hurri)cane. A one can easily understand this happends in teh Mediterranean Sea and impacts countries and islands such as Malta, Italy, Sicily, Algiers, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey and others. Unlike other storms, the main hazard posed by a Medicane is the amount of torrential rain and floods, and not the the destructive winds. The frequency is not so common but neither particularly rare. These type of storms were first identified in the 1980s with the help of the satellite

Holiday in Ayia Napa

Click here to subscribe to my Blog Holiday in Ayia Napa Holiday in Ayia Napa This year was the fourth time I went for a holiday in Cyprus. My fourth time in the last six summers. The first trip in Cyprus was to Paphos and the second to Pissouri Bay. My third was to Ayia Napa. I liked it so much and so I returned last summer - for a holiday in Ayia Napa. From Malta to Cyprus We arrived at Malta International Airport early afternoon. We grabbed a snacked and headed to our gate well ahead of time. Once there, we were greeted with a free ice-cream. The time has come to board our Emirate plane with its fantastic crew and their excellent

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time will end on 25 October 2020 Last year the Daylight Saving Time ended on 27 October 2019 Every year we have five months of winter time and seven months of summer time or also known as Daylight Saving Time. This year, the Summer Time started on 29 March and it will end on 25 October. It always happen on the last Sunday of March and October.This means that during the night of Saturday 24th October and Sunday 25th October 2020, we move back the hour from 03:00 to 02:00. Why do we change the time? The primary reason for Daylight Saving Time is to utilize light. We change our tickers (clocks) throughout the mid year months to move an hour of

WaterWorld in Ayia Napa

https://youtu.be/6rb9yB-IQPM Click here to watch the WaterWorld video Click here to subscribe to my Blog WaterWorld in Ayia Napa For the second time in twenty-fours months I visited the WaterWorld in Ayia Napa. It is a water theme park where you can spend a whole day, experiences some good rides, relax and eat some snacks. If I had to go to Ayia Napa again, I would surely visit this amazing place. It is great that in Ayia Napa there are both a Luna Park and a Water Park. Some basic information Tickets: You can buy tickets online, from an agent or from the door. When you arrive there, you will find two queues to enter the park, once for those whole already bought the

Nissi Beach – the best beach in Cyprus

https://youtu.be/Ao2PMVAm7Cc Click here to watch this short video clip Where is Nissi Beach? Cyprus, being an island is surrounded by a good number of beaches, and some of them are particularly beautiful. The most beautiful beaches are found in Ayia Napa, with the best one being Nissi Beach. The beach is some 5 minutes drive from the harbor and from the Luna Park. However, it is very close to the Water Park. There are also a number of shops, hotels and a good choice of restaurants in this area. How to arrive to Nissi Beach? If you are driving a car, you can set your GPS to look for the Nissi Beach Hotel, as it is next to this fantastic beach. If you are going

Ayia Napa ‘s Luna Park in Cyprus

https://youtu.be/9Etkq83ODCE Click here to watch this amazing video Click here to subscribe to my Blog Parko Paliatso in Ayia Napa The amusement park "Parko Paliatso" was established in 1999 by Vali Amusements Ltd; therefore offering fun, excitement and entertainment to adults and children whilst staying in Ayia Napa. This Luna Park can be found in the heart of Ayia Napa, in a touristic zone which is full of restaurants, pubs and hotels. The funfair is the biggest in Cyprus built on a very large area. For instance, there is a parking area ready to host up to 300 cars at a time. The are more than 25 different attractions in this park. Attractions In this paragraph, I am going to speak about

Best Food in Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Ever heard of the word meze or mezze? A meze is a selection of small dishes served with few food in each of them. They can be either fish meze or meat meze. The number of dishes can vary from one restaurant to another and can be between 15 to 30 dishes ! To clarify, the price of the meze is quite worth it considering the number of dishes and the amount of food you are presented with. You cannot go to Cyprus and Ayia Napa without tasting a meze. Ayia Napa is  a resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus, south of Famagusta, and forms part of a larger area known as Kokkinochoria. There are 27 beaches

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