A Bit of England in the Mediterranean - Heaven or Hell? ; John Duckers Joins the Ex-Pats in Cyprus to See If He Could Live with Wall-to-Wall Sunshine. His Answer Might Surprise You . . .

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Would I go and live in Cyprus?

That was the question I was posed as I sat in a five-star hotel in Paphos, sipping a large gin and tonic, as the sun was just going down on a baking 33C day, and a shimmering sea gently lapped the tranquil beach.

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A Bit of England in the Mediterranean - Heaven or Hell? ; John Duckers Joins the Ex-Pats in Cyprus to See If He Could Live with Wall-to-Wall Sunshine. His Answer Might Surprise You . . .

Yes, indeed, I could live like this and be really happy.

But I probably wouldn't want to.

You see, perversely, I told my hosts, I think I would miss the British weather.

Big smiles all round. And no, they didn't think I was mad; probably just deluded.

For the moment, the situation does not arise anyway.

At 56 I am, I consider, too young to retire.

My 19-year-old son is in his second year at university in Birmingham...

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