I just praise the powers that be that I live only 10 mins away on the tube (plus 10 and 10 walking both sides) and I very rarely have to do it during either rush hour. It was called Murder Mile though, so there's pros and cons. 
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Not a criticism but OMG this is peak tourist BS. Imagine doing a tour of the remnants of conflict created by the UK. LOLOLO the world is so mad. I took my partner for a swim here, and he was sad even though in theory he said he was down for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varosha,_Famagusta …
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Yeah... I mean, if it's not done in a gawp-y way and taken seriously I think this kind of thing is very valuable to go and see, but you're right, it's a fine line.
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A British tourist once explained something to me about all of Cyprus (that was wrong too!) at a Venetian Castle and I was LIKE OMG. I was literally so shocked I said nothing. My mouth was on the ground.
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Completely unsolicited BTW. Of course.
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Lobsters as I like to call them. Always so red and shiny.
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Britsplaining is definitely a thing...
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Aha! Things have changed! Amazing. Then you definitely should - it’s part time warp, past post-apocalypse set in the 70s.
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I don't think it's changed. My dad took me for a road trip to the TRNC even in the early 90s. We have UK passports, just to be clear. Things for RoC citizens have changed only AFAIK. I have no idea how you book the tour tho, sorry. Can find out for sure if you need it
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[Also again to be clear, I am ethnically Greek Cypriot. I just got lucky with UK citizenship based on descent.]
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I could be completely wrong though. I will ask around if you need me too and we can discover what can be done with respect to visiting the Green Line and/or walking along it. Walking along it is pretty much the same as going inside it, anyway.
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Thanks, but no worries - I have local knowledge! My PhD student is Cypriot (and is the one getting married) and I think her family are already planning our itinerary...

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Oooh, careful. You never know who has family in Cyprus who are TURBO right wing. I know I do. It's a very very right wing place and everybody gets an AK from the government. But yes! Nice!
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Not exaggerating but... right wing for Cyprus = G/C who probably killed or helped kill T/Cs.
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OK - important tip. Thanks.
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It's almost like simple solutions to sociopolitical problems don't exist. Anyway, I'll get back to thinking about something less depressing than Brexit/colonialism's legacy in my homeland.
