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Postcards from:
Santa Barbara
California
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Hello all from Gyrne on sunny Cyprus,
Most maps and references spell the name of this city as
GIRNE. The
weather here is like Santa Barbara. This is a beautiful island full of
tourists, mostly British. Today, I'm heading over to Nicosia (called
Lefkosa by the Turks) and the GREEN LINE. It bisects the top third of
the island, with UN peace keepers in a buffer zone. I'll try to make it
over to the Greek side, though everyone says that is impossıble. The picture part of this postcard is here. That
is the website for Club Z, the first hotel I used here. I'll be on the
island a total of 4 nights and then on to Ankara. I
am finding Internet Cafes everywhere, usually several in each city. That
may change when I enter Georgia etc. Playing
it cautious, 10
Apr 1999 04:42:55 PDT Greetings
from beautiful northern Cyprus. Yesterday
I had lunch not more than 30 meters from the Turkish side of the buffer
zone. Today I got special permission to enter the zone patrolled by UN
police and military peace keepers. When I got over to the Greek side, a
very gruff and abrupt Greek border police guard sent me back to the
Turkish side because I had entered the island through "occupied
territory." I have learned a lot about the long historical record
of ethnic animosities, ethnic cleansing and international interventions
here. We human beings seem to have a lot of our members in every
population which are full of suspicion and hate and cause a lot
of trouble for the rest of us. This
Green Line feels much like others I've walked. I found the this site for the picture part of this postcard. Off tomorrow to Ankara and the battle to get all of my important visas for the onward journeys. Peace, Fred Bellomy
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