http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Richard+Bowles Travel Richard Bowles Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=261317&ca=Travel In terms of recent history, Northern Cyprus enjoys a unique position in the Mediterranean region. The political animosity between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot factions ended with the island of Cyprus being divided in 1974 and the result was the effective isolation of the Turkish community,... Travel Richard Bowles Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76349&ca=Travel A location bathed in Mediterranean sunlight all year round? Where friendly locals vastly outnumber tourists and where the only high-rise development is the mountain range sheltering the cost-line? Well, I’ve been there, and so can you. Northern Cyprus. Mostly neglected in favour of its highly commer... Travel Richard Bowles Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=58268&ca=Travel Long neglected in comparison to its well-know neighbour to the south, North Cyprus has come into its own in recent years and now stands proudly as one of the most ‘up and coming’ Mediterranean holiday destinations. The island’s history has seen it under the rule of most of the world’s powers; from t...