Subject: Re: Crossing Cyprus UN buffer zone
Date: Oct 19, 2002 @ 20:28
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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> According to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Officeweb site at
>http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2F
>2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice
> "It is possible to travel to the north of Cyprus from the south bycheckpoint in
> crossing at the United Nations-controlled Ledra Palace
> Nicosia. But tourists may only cross between 0800-1300 andmust
> return by 1700 the same day. You may not take a hire carthrough the
> checkpoint, although it is possible to hire one once you havecrossed
> into the north. Goods bought in the north may be confiscated atthe
> checkpoint on return to the south."sounds like a cool thing to do for its own sake
>
> I didn't think this was possible, especially not for tourists. Has
> anyone actually done this?