Which side is best - east or west ?

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 08:21

Interested in peoples opinions..



Which side is best and why (East of Girne or West of Girne)....







Nick

cornish



Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 08:30

all depends on which side you live on )

TheScarlets



Joined: 14/04/2009
Posts: 877

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 08:47

Coming from Wales "The West Is Best"

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 08:54

Nick



The first time we came to TRNC we stayed in Alsancak, we liked it & used it as our base for our holidays from then on. At the time if you went east, it was not really built up, Turtle beach was just that a "Beach". When we decided to buy we looked where we knew & bought in Alsancak. It appears that quite a lot of people tend to gravitate to the place they went first & stick to it. So it is a matter of opinion. My opinion, for what it is worth "West is best". I have no doubt that others will disagree, but if you had asked north or south I know what the answer would be.



Paul

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 08:59

Bora da Thescarlets , croeso at'r forum , gobeithia feddi'i

Pob lwc , Simbas

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:04

I once ventured east of 'The Roundabout'.......... They seem to speak a different english dialect over there.... am I right?

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:07

Totally agree with simbas, well i might if only i knew what she said !!

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:12

East for us, although I wanted to go west originally..glad we ended up in Arapkoy..apart from the water situ.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:13

Morning Coop , " Good morning the scarlets , welcome to the forum i hope you enjoy it , good luck "

Have a good day , Simbas

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:17

East is best i.e. Bogaz or Famagusta.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:35

All the best people live in Lapta so West is Best!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:38

I like both sides for different reasons.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:53

Oh you old diplomat you !

Have a good day Bill Pat x

dozza67


Joined: 11/07/2008
Posts: 607

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 09:58

who cares, East or West, it's still part of this beautiful Island. We live West and love it but it wouldn't have mattered if we'd gone East. we would still have been happy.

twoexpats


Joined: 09/04/2009
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 10:19

as two avid members of the golfing fraternity it's got to be East for us

stevie-d



Joined: 13/07/2007
Posts: 1420

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 10:20

WEST IS BEST IN MY OPINION.

stevie-d

Jimmyboy63


Joined: 16/03/2009
Posts: 400

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 10:51

For me Karsiyaka is the nicest place in Cyprus

rcroton


Joined: 05/06/2008
Posts: 192

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 11:57

East,



The golf course for 1



Rich

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 12:03

I agree with everyone....

BushyTail


Joined: 10/05/2009
Posts: 6

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 12:06

West is the best!!

sissy


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 197

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 12:28

My hubby and myself stayed in the west a few times, we liked it, but decided on the east and we think we have make the right choice.

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 12:46

East for us ,no busy roads ,no noisy Disco's etc just perfect peace & nature.

Kitty1


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 683

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 14:59

Here's another vote for east. Lived out west for 3 months and it really didn't suit us...we are very happy where we are. Nice and quiet, everything works and still close enough to all the local amenities.

millzer


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 978

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 15:24

East for us

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 15:27

I agree with what jock said.

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 15:44

Message 6 - what does Jetski mean!!!!

Aga Buyers A G


Joined: 04/10/2007
Posts: 488

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 16:03

Ask Harry Hill



FIGHT !!!!!!!!!!

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 16:07

Erm, I need to think about this one.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 16:17

Alright, I'm not going to sit on the fence with this one. I like the West and the East )

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 16:20

However, if I was pushed to make a decision it would have to be both of them )

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 16:35

East for me. Esentepe, Tatlisu etc. all come under the jurisdiction of Famagusta court

ismet

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 16:41

Msg 26



In my opinion I think msg 27 hit the nail on the head

keithr


Joined: 20/08/2008
Posts: 720

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 17:38

East for me. Arapkoy,amazing views,little traffic,no gaudy strip like Vegas. Easy to get to the airport too....

Hutch


Joined: 14/09/2007
Posts: 86

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 17:45

Its East for us - Ozankoy



Absolutely perfect - quiet, peaceful, beautiful with many local amenities - wonderful views and yet close

enough to everywhere else



Its a great life



Hutch

fazo1


Joined: 23/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 18:08

east for us

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 18:17

Hi all,



If you like Blackpool or Vegas, you will like West. If you like the yorkshire dales and small cornish coves you will like East. I love the east and wild horses wouldn't drag me down the mad mile to the west to live. It is all

down to personal preference and how you like to spend your leisure time.



The butlers wife

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 19:09

The butler's wife - that's strange. I don't like either Blackpool or Las Vegas. I do like cornish coves and I have not had the pleasure to visit the Yorkshire dales, but I'm sure they're delightful.



We have a place in the West!



J

Jimmyboy63


Joined: 16/03/2009
Posts: 400

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 19:46

mess 36 If you like Blackpool or Vegas, you will like West.......maybe Aya Napa

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 19:50

Lived 6 months in the East, now live in the West (Karsiyaka) freshest air on the Island, that came from a medical man. and he wasn't a quack before you say something derogotory Lol

jeffers


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 30

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 20:01

We've just moved to Catalkoy but I don't know that I would say west is best. All areas have their plus/minus points.

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 20:06

Hi The Wicks,



Well it just goes to show theres no accounting for taste lol Just remember that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Mindy, I don't know about fresher air in karsiyaka it doesn't get any fresher than Esentepe when the wind blows. We won't fall out over any of this though, as I say it's all down to preference, which we should all respect.



The butlers wife

pilgrim



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
12/05/2009 20:18

only 45 mins to girne, for us so visit regularly , but like our peaceful east coast.

bestty


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 44

Message Posted:
27/12/2010 12:23

Hi sorry to bring this up agan but i have a villar in Kayalar and i love it there, so its West for me

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
27/12/2010 12:58

So much of this whole coastline and countryside is fantastic, we love it when we go East to see our friends at Esentepe Villa, view is superb, but where we live in Baspinar is rated as one of the finest spots in TRNC. Our views are also out of this world.



Prefer this side for the water situ. and would not like to be close to the power station, due to the dreadful fall out from the Chimmney stacks.



Just enjoy it where ever you are. I would rather live in a tent here than a mansion in the U.K.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
27/12/2010 13:57

East for us as we prefer it reside ina quiet area. However love the whole of the island !!

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
27/12/2010 14:13

The Butlers Wife. The west does not vaguely resemble Blackpool or Vegus. Karsiyaka and the west for us.

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
27/12/2010 15:17

Whistler,



The last time I took my relatives down through Lapta, they said exactly the same as me, that it reminded them of Blackpool. I sometimes think if we live in a place we tend not to notice the obvious after a while. The west is not for me but that doesn't mean that it doesn't suit lots of people and it is obvious you are very happy there.

I live on the coast road just past Esentepe and I love it but it would not suit everyone as it is quiet and peaceful and some people would find it to much. It is just as well we like different things, or it would be a dull old world.



The butlers wife

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
27/12/2010 15:26

those that live or hae bought in the East will like that the best and those that bought and live in the West will like that the best silly question really never the twain shall meet. we would all want to live in the same place otherwise. Each to their own .



east for me personally like it quieter, but hen I apprecaite and almost glad it doesnt suit all

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 19:48

Definitely the east for me....Tatlisu is my little bit of heaven!

dixie45


Joined: 16/09/2010
Posts: 42

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 20:06

I have the best of both ,as I live in the middle,Girne, but if I had to choose then I would choose the East,Happy New Year everyone

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 20:10

East for the peace! But our favourite is Alsancak...'cos that's where The Almond is.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 20:11

i think its all very beautiful, i understand what someone said about the lapta strip. I live in lapta and cringe when we go home past it. However it serves its purpose for the hotels, bars casino and nightclubs there also the restaurants benefit from the hotels. Our choice was east but mr robb saw to that.Where ever you live enjoy what you have got. we have the same sun, the sea, my favourite the mountains. Have a great new year xxx

keith


Joined: 03/04/2007
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 20:29

East for us

Denny


Joined: 09/12/2010
Posts: 261

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 20:49

Both equally good for their own reasons, not least of which is getting to two of the most beautiful parts of Cyprus.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 20:57

denny you are so right. I think god kissed me when I see Saint hilarion every night, then when i go home its usually late to see the mountains i look at every day as a silhouette, a back drop, then when i get out of the car i watch the stars. I have only once seen a skyline like it and that was in Perth Australia

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 22:14

Never mind east versus west what about which is best north or south

.....the north beats the south hands down everytime!

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 22:21

Pandy,

Please stay on topic,lol,

Paul.

apc2010


Joined: 28/07/2010
Posts: 1689

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 22:23

msg 56 ...and so say all of ............

















except the un ....and the eu ...............................













oh yeah the ECHR.............

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 22:24

Sorry couldn't resist!

apc2010


Joined: 28/07/2010
Posts: 1689

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 22:29

irony pandy from someone who said ..................



"I dislike the way certain people get on their 'soap box' and end up needlessly upsetting other members. "







kettle ...............................................pot...............................................????????????

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 22:40

i.p.c.

Hardly a soap box moment from Pandy,

Paul.

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 23:26

Why would this make a difference?

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
01/01/2011 23:29

Sorry, this was for Elko

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
02/01/2011 00:55

IPC I was actually replying to message (57) and I agree with Paul, it was hardly a 'soap box' moment.

Snaefell



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 266

Message Posted:
02/01/2011 17:22

We love the East, the quietness and getting to know the local TC farmers, who are really friendly and helpful. We appreciate all the shops and restaurants in the West and often make the long drive from Tatlisu for shopping expiditions.