Frank and Joan's news for 21 October 2008 in Northern Cyprus

Frank and Joan's Adventures in Northern Cyprus

Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....

Latest news, being told by us, before the blog sites start to spread rumours. Yes we are leaving the island but for very personal reasons.

We have had seven very enjoyable years here and the lifestyle has been superb. The social life here is second to non and we shall dearly miss that, when we eventually move away. We have made many friends, resident here and through this website and they shall all be missed, but we have recognised that it is time to move on.

Why you probably ask? Well those of you who know us, also know that we are just two. We are both war babies so to speak, with no brothers or sisters

and no immediate family left and unfortunately we were never able to have children of our own. We are either already 70 years old or fast approaching this age and are likely to be in need of European type medical help in the future. Medical facilities here on the island really require you to go across to the mainland for any expertise, which is expensive, or even back to UK, heaven forbid. We have therefore decided to relocate to France.

During our working years we made many friends in UK and in particular in Holland, where we have a sort of adopted family that we have watched and helped through the last 35 years. France is a car drive or a cheap flight away from both these places and the climate in and around the Charente region is almost as good as here. Very important for the old bones and this complete retirement plan.

So if anybody wants to buy a villa, where the deeds are all in place and there is even a real telephone line, take a look at the website links to Estate Agents and tomorrow I will also put the detail and some pics on this site.

A sad day but we believe the right decision and I have also decided that I will keep the adventure going on this website. Too many people are involved in our life.