NEW Self Guided Cycling Holidays - Save Money Here

Welcome to the January 2013 edition of CTS News

...Your source of friendly insider news from unspoilt sunny Cyprus

NEW Self Guided Cycling Holidays - save money here

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The NEWS

Cyprus Teetering on the Brink of Bankruptcy

How Cyprus has gone from prosperous island to needing a massive financial bail-out from the EU.

Read more about it here.

Monsoon Rains hit Cyprus in December

Reservoirs are already overflowing after HUGE rainfall in December.

Find out more here.

New Year Celebrations Cancelled

Several towns in Cyprus cancelled their New Year celebrations in 2012, in recognition of families facing extreme hardship in the current depressed economic climate.

Read why here.

Fuel Prices Rise again

An unhappy start to 2013 with a massive fuel price hike which will affect locals and tourists alike.

Read all about it here.

Offers and Great Deals

Sick of rain and wind? Why not head for sunnier climes and save money too with these fantastic January offers?

• 20% off bike hire on NEW Self Guided Cycling Holidays in Cyprus

  Local mountain bike and hiking specialist Wheelie Cyprus is now offering brand new Self Guided cycling holidays in the unspoilt area around Polis and Latchi. You get to stay in some fabulous accommodation including 2 nights at a luxury spa hotel and to make self guiding easy, you get a GPS unit with all the routes, together with a printed map and route guide.

  Routes are a mixture of easy gravel trails and tarmac roads taking in the beautiful scenery in the Polis and Latchi area.

  Holidays can be taken at any time and prices start from £610 which includes 7 nights bed and breakfat accommodation, airport transfers, luggage transfers between hotels, GPS unit and routes guides plus emergency support if required. There is even an optional uplift service if you don't fancy the one longish hill climb!

  You can save 20% on the bike hire for any bookings made between now and the end of March. Just go to the Wheelie Cyprus website to find out more about these brand new self guided cycling trips and, if you want to book, quote code WCCTSOFFER12 when contacting Wheelie Cyprus.

• FREE Car hire, travel insurance and welcome pack with your next villa holiday

  My trusted villa partner James Villas has a fantastic promotion for your 2013 villa holiday here in Cyprus. They are offering FREE car hire, FREE travel insurance and a FREE welcome pack with every booking made by February 4th. Plus there is free WIFI on offer at all villas that carry this option.

  And the deposit is just £100 per person! Booking early in the season is great way of securing the most popular villas and with this offer, you can save money at the same time. So why not take a look at what's on offer and get your 2013 villa holiday booked now.

  The only conditions are that the holiday must be taken before the end of December 2013, you have to book a flight and villa package plus there must be a minimum of two people per booking.

  Why not cheer yourself up after all the rain in the UK and have a 2013 villa holiday with free car hire, insurance and a welcome pack to look forward to, or if you're not sure why not order a free brochure instead so you can plan a trip somewhere other than Cyprus!

  Take a look at the villas available in Cyprus or just choose another location as James Villas have many properties available all with the same offer. Just HURRY as the offer closes on February 4th

• Save money on your car hire

  My best recommendation for car hire is still Carrentals, the award winning comparison car hire website, which comes out cheapest each time I check. If you don't believe me, just read the reviews on their website by taking a look at Carrentals, for a great deal on car hire this summer.

Latest Cyprus Travel Secrets

Here are my latest pages from the Cyprus Travel Secrets website.

How to Dry Figs When figs ripen they come in a huge glut so what better way to use them than to dry them - they are simply delicious and so much better than the horrid shop-bought figs.

Viklari Last Castle Finally, after eating many times here over the past 8 years, I thought I'd post a reveiw of this iconic eatery in Paphos.

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Latest Weather in Polis and Latchi

All I can say is it's been WET the past few weeks. While the sun was shining today, at least in the morning, the rain is forecast to return in the next couple of days. I just hope it isn't as heavy as the December Monsoon rains!

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That's all from this newletter.

See you next time.

Helen