Sojourn | Sovereign Magazine Winter 2023
In this issue, we help you find your own island paradise with Our Pick of Islands for 2023. Whether that’s in the Indian Ocean or the Mediterranean, Sojourn has it covered! Our expert team continues to visit our favourite countries worldwide to ensure the hotels we partner with are of the high quality you deserve and expect. Our team experience the destinations first-hand so we can match you with your perfect luxury getaway. Are you looking to escape the everyday in 2023? We’ve explored the beaches of Mauritius, the curiosities of Cyprus and the culture of Thailand in this issue.
In this issue, we help you find your own island paradise with Our Pick of Islands for 2023. Whether that’s in the Indian Ocean or the Mediterranean, Sojourn has it covered!
Our expert team continues to visit our favourite countries worldwide to ensure the hotels we partner with are of the high quality you deserve and expect. Our team experience the destinations first-hand so we can match you with your perfect luxury getaway.
Are you looking to escape the everyday in 2023? We’ve explored the beaches of Mauritius, the curiosities of Cyprus and the culture of Thailand in this issue.
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Curiosities<br />
IN CYPRUS<br />
What you know about Cyprus is about to be turned completely on its head,<br />
from mythical elements to some unexpected quirks!<br />
Flocks of Wild Flamingos<br />
You heard us right! During the<br />
months from November to March,<br />
huge flocks of greater flamingos<br />
stop off in Cyprus during their winter<br />
migration. If you time your holiday<br />
well, you can find these leggy pink<br />
birds feasting on brine shrimp and<br />
warming their feet at a salt lake<br />
just southwest of Limassol, or an<br />
hour’s drive away at the salt lake<br />
in Larnaca. There are plenty of<br />
viewpoints and benches where you<br />
can quietly observe them at leisure,<br />
and we recommend you visit just<br />
before sunset for the best photos. In<br />
addition to the usual pink-feathered<br />
leggy birds, a rare black flamingo<br />
has been spotted in the recent past.<br />
The World’s Oldest<br />
Named Wine<br />
Take a sip of commandaria, a very<br />
special Cypriot dessert wine made in<br />
the foothills of the Troodos Mountains.<br />
Produced from sun-dried grapes and<br />
aged for at least two years in oak<br />
barrels, this delicious fortified sweet<br />
wine was first documented over 5,000<br />
years ago. Allegedly, King Richard<br />
the Lionheart of England declared it<br />
was the ‘wine of kings and the king<br />
of wines’ at his wedding. Celebrate it<br />
at the annual Limassol Wine Festival,<br />
which takes place at the end of August.<br />
You can drink, watch grapes being<br />
tread, and enjoy traditional folk music<br />
and dancing.<br />
A Turtle Beach<br />
Near to Paphos you’ll find Lara<br />
Beach, also known locally as turtle<br />
beach, as it’s a popular nesting<br />
ground for green and loggerhead<br />
turtles. While on this quiet beach, if<br />
you’re lucky and time it right you'll<br />
get to see new sea turtles being<br />
born and then make their way<br />
into the sea. Visitors are asked to<br />
observe the rules that are in place<br />
in order to protect this natural<br />
wildlife sanctuary.<br />
An Abandoned Airport<br />
A remnant of Nicosia’s conflict fifty years<br />
ago is the former Nicosia International<br />
Airport, which was completely<br />
abandoned after the country's military<br />
coup. Today, it’s got a spooky air to it,<br />
but is a photographer’s treat.<br />
40 <strong>Sovereign</strong>.com
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