On the Greek Cypriot side. There is no 'Turkish side'. It's known as the occupied zone in the north. I have no ties to Cyprus but wanted to see what it was like. Seems very pleasant, easy going, fantastic fruit & vegetables which are very cheap. It's a generally quiet country. Can't get to the north as the checkpoints are closed to to covid.

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Love Cyprus, lived there for 18 months from July 1961. Last time I visited ( a few years ago) seemed to be overrun with Russians still a nice place to visit, lots of history

Last proper two week holiday I had was a med cruise....There are always more Germans and Americans than you'd expect.

Not at all, I have quite a few friends/colleagues in the UK, some were traveling and on their return got stuck for hours at Heathrow. Their view wouldn't be accepted on forum based on the abject disinterest from immigration staff they had to endure for 5-6 hours, utter chaos. Yes and there was the media, backing up the real experiences that thousands had to put up with.

There is good and bad in every walk of life. I have worked with some very unpleasant people but to tie every BF Officer with the same brush is totally wrong. A lot of the problems at Heathrow stemmed from Heathrow Airport Authority not wanting to play ball, regarding opening another Terminal, just trying to save money. BF not entirely blameless but nothing to do with shortage of staff... fact. Unfortunately for the travelling public BF staff have to comply with social distancing along with everyone else, even if that does not suit those travelling during a pandemic

Strange thing is that all staff at Heathrow (and arriving travelers) were wearing masks but none of the immigration staff were seen to be wearing any. Not a good example at all.