Varosha: Cyprus' Abandoned Tourist Town
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
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I visited Varosha in 1980 when stationed at Nicosia.We had very limited access, granted by the Turks, probably just to show the UN they hadn't done anything to it. I had a very "odd" atmosphere about it.....mind you, the centre of Nicosia, along the Green Line was even more surreal, washing still on lines, plates on tables, houses and shops just abandoned to let nature reclaim them. I wonder what it looks like today.
I forgot to mention the feral animals in Nicosia, Cats quickly go wild and were everywhere, Dogs, being essentially pack animals, formed in to packs and lived in the derelict building and the buffer zone.
The Canadians at Ledra Palace Hotel did foot patrols through the city and always carried a "Puppy Pounder" , a big stick to deter wild dogs.
@@iangregory3719 There are lots of recent videos since it is now open. It has been totally stripped, even tiles were taken off walls.
My late, great uncle had a bungalow there and lost everything. He never really got over it and had to live with my granny (his sister) for the rest of his life as his money was tied into his bungalow. It makes me so sad and angry that so many people lost so much.
Better than loosing your life. Always a glass half full kind guy.
Wow, Simon really gets a lot of different videos out of one topic. This is the third or fourth video from his galaxy of channels dealing with the division of Cyprus.
That's a prove that he really like to read the comments section while eating pop corn 😁
I wonder if they were all recorded on the same day
Yeah he seems a little interested in Cypress right?
Hey legendary friends, friendly reminder that your description still lists "business blaze" as the channel name 🧡
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So does your cover art.
Fact boy should get his facts right
@Heidi & @Mitch are you two f v c k I n g with us ?
Heidi and Mitch are correct. Business Blaze is listed as a sister channel on Side Projects, and the cover art for Brain Blaze says Business Blaze. LOL
A third video about Cyprus in Simon's channels? He must really love the comments section
There is a house in Varosha that i always wanted to visit: The house my Mum and Dad rented from a local while my Dad was in the RAF, stationed at a listening base near Agios Nikolaos, in the late 50s/early 60s.
One day, I shall go there and stand right outside and look at the yard where my then-infant older brother played with the neighbourhood kids.
I remember the kiosk looking out over the abandoned city. There was a memorable single storied house with the words “When can I return?” Spray painted on the roof
Lots of videos recently about our little island and it's sad history. Second one I've seen of Simon's this week!
I noticed sometimes his channels seem to overlap on topics, which isn't a bad thing. I just think if a topic is too big, he knows he'd be making a 40 minute video so it gives specific information relevant to each channel.
I definitely don't mind that as I know the information is there, especially as I'm from the US and don't know much about it. But it is a bit amusing that certain topics feel like he's cramming them down our throats.
Simon, you need more channels
there are laws against monopolies that prevent him from doing that, and the FDA is investigating him for illegal human cloning experiments.
@@JJadx Does the FDA have jurisdiction in the UK? Pretty sure that's where the initial experiment occurred. The start of the Simon Whistler Army of replicants... Allegedly.
We must act fast if we are to have any hope against such a powerful, fast multiplying foe gentlemen
@@paulherman5822 he's in Prague
@@sandybarnes887 Ah, but the experiments started when he was quite young. Allegedly.
Amazing job 👍😎 greetings from the lovely island of cyprus 🇨🇾
cyprus isn't real.
@@JJadx Yes it is. I can set my VPN there.
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It's a matter of time before Simons channel count begins to exponentially increase to an undefined number
He just added another one - I can't even remember the name of it.
He will eventually reach a point where he will require clones of himself to shoot enough videos to keep all the channels going. Hopefully, when he reaches that point, there will be a cloning service that he can hook up with as a sponsor.
Unfortunately, I'm old enough to know who Elizabeth Taylor and Bridget Bardot are.
Notice how he threw ABBA in there?
I love that in a lot of these videos, Simon just says 'because......the past is the worst!' just a perfect phrase!!
Really nice to watch one more video about Cyprus!
1:50 - Chapter 1 - Humble beginnings
4:10 - Chapter 2 - Tourist town
6:00 - Chapter 3 - Politics doesn't take vacations
Correction: Varosha is open to anyone. Turkish Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, all tourists. The border is open so Greek Cypriots can easily pass to Turkish controlled area only with an identity card and visit Varosha. (This is not a political statement, I am just correcting a mistake) (Edited a typo)
You cant go in to the part they are talking about. Its boarded off and surrounded by barbed wire.
@@redbird9658 The video states it is only open to Turks, this is not correct. Some parts are open to everyone, others are closed to everyone. There is no part open to Turks only. (Except soldiers of course)
@@marvin9346 perhaps he meant its on the Turkish side. Others need to cross the border to visit.
@@redbird9658 You are rigth, but the phrasing suggests that only Turks are allowed in this area. The phrasing could have been: "only accessible from the Turkish side" instead of "only Turks can enter".
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Learning history this way is better because of your accent. It makes it more interesting, in my opinion.
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Could you do on here or on Megaprojects about Smithsonian?
He could make a channel just for that.
@@michaelgallagher3640 lol
There is actually an update on Varosha and Famagusta, now people are allowed to see the ghost city and walk past the fences that kept the center and famous beach front forbidden for so many years. Of course at the moment we cannot visit, due to Covid, but there are plans for the city to be renovated in the near future
There is dispute over title deeds to the hotels and property there so who are you saying will open it up?
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The more I learn about Turkey the less I like them
is the side projects logo in the thumbnail slightly misaligned just to piss me off or does it have a purpose.
It's straight. Optical illusion
At this point they should just call this SimonTube. He’s taken over and I’m here for it all.
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@@paulherman5822 🤣 Absolutely
Simon gets on yet ANOTHER Watch List...
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Benny hill spring up out of nowhere full brass band hahah than every is simultaneously zip tied and taken to jail never to fly again
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Now you got me right back Nicholas!,
just after blurting out a big *HONK* of a laugh@ 3am and scaring the bejaysus out of my "hound of the ASSkervilles", big scary rotty who's more likely to drown a burglar in slobber than owt else!,
She's looking at me all dubious now so I'm pointing at simon and blaming him!
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I have swimmed on the beach in Famagusta next to the Varosha barrier. I swimmed into it actually before turning back in front of the Turkish guard.
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Simon, you aren’t “just a fact boy on the internet”…. you ARE the internet
...lol...
Good video 👍
I live in Cyprus (greek side) and i haven't visited Famagusta yet because we are not allowed to visit
Yes it is more fun. Would be cool to see one about the Salton Sea
Riush statement in the final seconds. 😊
Simons videos should be the go-to videos to play in school. It’s leagues better than most of the crap kids are shown
the ABBA thing happened. they were all already famous in sweden and were two dating/engaged couples. björn proposed to agnetha there and then promptly dropped the engagement ring into the sand and never found it
Is Beard Blaze something like Brain Blaze?
Thank you ,
Thought I saw somewhere recently that they are opening the beach back up
It is on the turkish side and unrecognised by any country but turkey.
Greek and turkish cypriots still in dispute over what will be returned to those with the title deeds.
politicians don’t take vacations? 😂 okay.
Well THAT was super-depressing lol
wait so you tried the shampoo and conditioner, how are they?
I'm sure I recently saw a video about this specific place, possibly one of the many Whistlertube Enterprises videos, maybe, it all gets a bit confusing... :P
Turks have always called Varosha "Maraş" It's not a post-74 thing and border is open to Greeks visitors.
Embarrassed to admit but I spend more time listening to Simon than listening to my friends
OGBB!
Simon.....oooohh Famagusta...
It's sooo good to see you being normal when our lives are going down the loo. From Australia.
politics doesn't take vacations, but Aishe did, and she's on vacation still this is the essence of Cyprus problem In 1974 the code to begin the Turkish invasion was “Aishe goes on holidays”
Aishe was the name of the daughter of then Turkish prime minister ;)
... It should be given back to its rightful owners! 🇨🇾 ...
Didn't this video get done on geographics... Or is my mind playing tricks on me. I'm sure I've seen this video before.
Enjoy your holiday 🌴 🏝 🍷 🥂 🍺
Please Please don't talk politics.
Great video 📹 👍
Politics may not take vacations, but it tends to take plenty of golf weekends. ⛳
Varosh is actually Hungarian word adopted by Turks and then transferred further
Pacifica, Night City Vibes anyone~?
Simon now says Famagusta at the point of orgasm.
I hope Erdogan's plan to settle Anatolian Turk settlers to Varosha will fail and one day the original owners of the properties will return back to their homes.
1:06
Varosh Hellscream
But Alaska isn't weird?
..about ..FAMAGUSTA ..!
..well ,
For some reason, even if the Turkey's army..took the town, till Derineia village !
..I don't know, what kind of agreements they had on 74 , ..finally , the town remains empty , under the control of the UN's !
..we had since then UN resolutions saying that the town must be return back to its citizens .,!
..So , TODAY ,
IF , finally, TURKEY ..do things against those resolutions , ..and NOBODY reacts...! that's means , WE ALL gonna have more BIG problems
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The take-away comment "Politics ruins everything"
Fact Boi. You said it not me. I figured if you weren't with your lady, being a fact Boi could be advantageous, like getting a puppy right before prom... lmao 2 kids later jk
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Politics may not take a vacation. Bet you're ass the politicians do.
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Not abandoned, stolen :)
TIME TO TAKE IT BACK!
🇬🇷
Give it back to Venice? I don't think so.
The EU of course has done precisely nothing, despite Cyprus being a full EU member.
Famma goooostaaa (breathy) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So Americancentric too, where was the GBR one of the worlds most visited natural wonders. Didn't really go into the true violence of the ongoing conflict at all
You get a thumbs down any time you try to sell something.
It's products like Beard Blaze that make me want to have gender reassignment surgery. 😂
Meh..