We was there June last year and the building work is the same stage 👍

@suelong3273

5 ай бұрын

Oh that's not good. I feel I want to tell my friends but such a tricky thing.

@craigshaffi610

5 ай бұрын

It's good now lee I been last September mate👍

@craigshaffi610

5 ай бұрын

Let's get name right evelena hotel on the front you sure 🤔

@matthewetheridge4535

5 ай бұрын

When you went there last year i hope june was well?!

@markfalshaw-gv9im

5 ай бұрын

You won't know they have been there by May

Hi , I live in Paphos so naturally this caught my attention and yes it is a building site I've been here over 23 years now and the harbour has been dug up three times in that space of time. They always seem to start digging just before the summer season starts LOL coral bay is also under rubble right now but in their defence the town is a bit tidier than before.Twenty years ago the harbour and bar street was buzzing but systematically the police shut down the bars one by one and then COVID decimated what was left so I guess this is an attempt to revive the industry. The big hotels provided "all inclusive" which killed off most of the small bars and restaurants which is sad. On the plus side Cyprus is beautiful out of the towns and you need to visit the small villages to really see true culture . The weather is great and yes it rains in the winter with snow on the mountains. But all in all it's a nice place to visit cheap, friendly and safe but sadly they don't always know how to bring out the best of it.

Lee I’m from Mansfield and lived in Cyprus for 10 years, 3 years of that in Paphos. You’re in the closed season and the transformation that happens over the next weeks and months every year is amazing

@lizrigby-jones3700

4 ай бұрын

Agree.

Unfortunately Lee, you have visited during the biggest renovation Paphos has had which, as everyone knows, can only take place out of season. Paphos is an absolutely beautiful place and once the works been completed it will be better than ever 🥰, please don’t be put off, and try and get back there once it’s all done x

We went to Paphos last year and was skeptical but loved it, funnily enough we didnt go looking at bins and run down businesses out of season 😭 ..Paphos is improving all the time and having money spent on it all the time, all the pavements and roads and landscaping and not a pointless cycle lane in sight! 😬

Great video Lee! Not exactly Perth is it! Getting “ Carry On Abroad “ vibes. Holidays in Europe are certainly more expensive than I realised.

What a dump I’d be on the first plane back to Australia…lol

Thank you for no music! Love this video and your joy of life sharing your trips with us. I look forward to them every day

I understand it's out of season, but if I had booked a holiday here and it was like this I'd be peed off big time, it's awful, we should be advised about works being done on booking, definitely.

Come back to australia. We will adopt you and make you always feel welcome. Then everyday is a holiday...Well for the first few years anyway.

@sandyduck4080

5 ай бұрын

You got that right he should never have left Australia. We will make him an honorary Aussie

Because you've gone out of season. They can only build in winter Think heat causes issues with cement and you wouldn't want to build when there's tourists about

@sararawle5492

5 ай бұрын

And well publicised they are doing lots of work too.. Not good the travel company didn't say anything...

@ant2312

5 ай бұрын

he acknowledges that its out of season in the video, maybe try watchig before commenting

@colindarroch4022

5 ай бұрын

@@ant2312 I did I live here

@jajo9644

5 ай бұрын

When will the building work be finished do you know? Hoping things are a bit better in mid April when I visit.

@colindarroch4022

5 ай бұрын

V​@TerrArtist01 all I am staying is out of season this is cyprus it's completely different in season so it's not a fair comparison.

Going to Paphos for summer hols. Delighted they're doing all that work in March and not in July!

Well that put me off Paphos for a holiday.

So glad you have done another vlog. I've just watched walk on the wild side. And I needed something else to take my mind off things. My daughter would have been 19 today. She passed away when she was nine years old. Sudden cardiac death. Your vlogs get me through the days. Thankyou for all your hard work.

@susanwaite1187

5 ай бұрын

💕💕❤❤

@lparky4409

5 ай бұрын

❤ have friends who went through the same loss.

@michellejohnson5992

5 ай бұрын

It doesn't get any easier. I did CPR on her till the Ambulance arrived . The couldn't save her.x I suffer with PTSD and severe anxiety. I watch these vlogs to get me through the days. ❤

@suelong3273

5 ай бұрын

😥😥@@michellejohnson5992

My local Sainsbury used to have 4 cashpoints, my local Tesco used to have 3, alternative used to have 3 as well, all 3 locations now have 1each. All pushing for cashless. Sainsbury yesterday, proving that cashless is not necessarily being a good idea (apart from controlling what we spend our money on). Cash is King

@GeoffSlack

5 ай бұрын

I have this vision of you visiting each one and taking a tenner out of each. Are there large queues at the reduced number of cash points? No? Didn't think so.. As long as there are still some and they're free to use there is no problem as far as I can see

I do like your new format, it’s like being there, keep up the good work

Hi Lee thanks for this video.I’ve just crossed visiting Cyprus off my holiday destination list.

@issachunt3418

5 ай бұрын

Correct

@steveholloway1963

5 ай бұрын

That's a shame I've just driven round where he filmed and it's not as bad as it looks and will be finished at some stage Cyprus is lovely if you get out of the tourist areas

That place looks run down. Thanks for pointing it out. 👍

Funny …when you were in Sydney , you chose not to show the building sites around Darling Harbour and Circular Quay to name but two of the many construction sites there , yet in Paphos it’s a different story .

@philip4193

5 ай бұрын

Probably because Sydney is an international working Capital City and there is always construction, urban renewal and street maintenance going on somewhere downtown. Cyprus on the other hand is literally just one big tourist resort catering to international holiday makers, so those obtrusive construction works that have literally taken over the entire downtown will have a very negative impact on tourism (which Cyprus lives on) due the ambience and amenity of the area being ruined, if not the personal safety of the tourists put in danger too due to the evidently shoddy OH&S practices...

@davidcartwright5591

5 ай бұрын

@@philip4193 . Sydney is not an international capital city . Canberra is Australias capital city .

@philip4193

5 ай бұрын

@@davidcartwright5591 Sydney is the Capital City of New South Wales, Australia's most populous State; it is a State Capital. Sydney is also a renowned international city. Perhaps you should work on your comprehension skills.

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs

5 ай бұрын

@@davidcartwright5591And Melbourne for many more years before that.

Lee this video broke my heart 💔 I feel so sorry for you. I went here in 2015 and it was exactly the same. Dilapidated, run down, derelict and building sites. I was excited when you said you were going but as I can see nothing has changed. Hope you’ve not planned too far ahead in terms of going back here. I know you’ll maybe recognise my name from your comments section and so therefore you’ll know how much I love Gran Canaria. We were supposed to be going there a week today but my husband can’t fly due to a health scare so we’re not going anymore. Either way! I’m hoping you can go somewhere more deserving of your effort, content and presence. I will support you whilst your there though in anyway I can. Lots of love xxxx

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs

5 ай бұрын

Wow 8-9 years and except for the newish cars, nothings happening.

Hi Lee - I travelled around Cyprus at the beginning of October, I would recommend Limassol, Nicosia (especially the Turkish side) and Ayia Napa. Enjoy your trip 😊

Ah come on Lee, go along the harbour all the way. I went to Paphos last September, you’ve just focused on the building works. Its not all that bad.

I think COVID has killed off a lot of places, some permanently.

Hiya Lee. As a regular visitor to Cyprus, 4 times a year, being out of season a lot of places do close down and it does look a little depressing at times. The work going on in Paphos town will be mostly finished in the next few months and is a great improvement to what it was before. Pavements you couldn’t walk on etc. Don’t bother going to Larnaca there really isn’t much there. Someone mentioned that you should have gone to Ayia Napa but that really does close down in the winter months. Anyway still enjoyed the vlog today. 👍👍

@juliadavison

5 ай бұрын

Ayia Napa is not closed in winter I been to Cyprus in February & March ayia napa is open. Protaras is shut all winter and nothing is open barely , and I have visited ayia Napa around February and March , all restaurants and McDonald’s is open all year round . You may have been to Cyprus-in winter but, you got the wrong resort I went last mid February towards end of March to ayia Napa and everything was almost open , my parents used to own a place in Cyprus at parlimni and we used to go more than 4 times a year as everything is open at ayia Napa . Protaras is a ghost town at winter and is shut the whole resort of protaras is shut down as i was there last year in Cyprus 🇨🇾 when the Turkish earthquake was happening last year and felt the quake from turkey 🇹🇷. Ayia Napa restaurant and bars are open as we had to go to Ayia Napa as everything was more,open than protaras.

He never stops complaining this man.

@TheMacMaster

5 ай бұрын

Brian. I'm showing people around. So stop your whinging and moaning!! Whinge moan Whinge. That's all you do. 😂

@Teeko2003

4 ай бұрын

Take a look in a mirror Brian!

@celtictothecore1888

4 ай бұрын

He's funny 🤣

Better than Wales though, which is closed in its entirety, well, if you want to travel at more than 20 mph it is.

I didn't recognise anything of Paphos. I first went to Cyprus in 97 in April and it wasn't very warm at all. Definitely out of season. Very hot in season.

You should try Larnaca. There's more open out of season. The Finikoudes (sea front) is very nice. Lots of bars and tavernas, and there are a lot of museums on the backstreets. Also the old Turkish quarter is great to walk around. Well worth a visit.

“I do everything contactless” 30 seconds later “you see less and less atm machines, its like ‘they’ don’t want us to draw cash out” well you’re part of the problem, swiping your phone or watch for the convenience and oh ain’t it cool technology of it all.

Paphos. What an expensive dump !

Seeing your review regarding the hot weather and trousers ! I can thoroughly recommend buying trousers with zip off legs, I use these on all my overseas trips, I have the ones from m&s. Have had these for well over 5 years, and have just brought another 5 pairs in different colours. They are quick to unzip and take on and off , store the bottom bits in your rucksack and reattach if it gets cold, and they are very quick drying. So a win/win.

Good Evening Lee. Good point well put across. You have probably saved up the hard earned money for this Lovely Holiday in this Destination. You get here and it is just like a Huge Building site. I would be very Upset and i would want go back home and just Cry my Heart out....!!! What has happened to this Beautiful and very Scenic Island of Cyprus?? This really will Affect the Tourist Trade and it will put people off coming here. To see all of those places closed down and looking so sad and dilapedated. It really does need proper Government Invest in this Island. Where has all of the money gone, to actually build new Bars, Restaurants, and places for Entertainment. One or two Nightclubs would be really Good to build and some really Good Re-Developement of the area. This is a very Sad and Upsetting sign of the times in Cyprus. It has had it's day same as Tenerife.

You should have gone to Blackpool 😁

Lee it’s the close season from dec -April most don’t go on holiday there until the summer,,, we went in September was fab it’s not an all round year place to go 👍

Hi Lee, I know it's off-season, but still, lots of parked cars but no people on the street. Hey, someone in the comments thread doesn't like you complaining ! Wow ! You have every right to complain when it's warranted. You do your thing, Lee ! Hope your holiday improves !

I dont think Cyprus will be telling the Tourists to fk off anytime soon 😂 well not until Paphos as been rebuild 👍

The Boss man seemed a little sketchy in my humble opinion !

A dumper truck from near Mansfield in Cyprus lol! I bet you didn't expect to see that! CW Plant Hire from Newstead Village!

@TheMacMaster

5 ай бұрын

Lol. Spotted that on the thumbnail. Why is it there. 😂

@lparky4409

5 ай бұрын

Cypriot driver took it home for a holiday?

Funny enough Paphos was on my trip list and something in my brain said 'dont!', so you are getting what I would have....

Yeah sadly out of season for Cyprus, that’s why it was so much cheaper than Fuerteventura. Lee for filming you could visit Limassol. Start with walking past luxury hotels, visit marina then big shopping mall

@TheMacMaster

5 ай бұрын

Went to limassol today. 👍🏼

We have just stayed in the Avanti Village and it was absolutely beautiful. You have really tried to go out of your way to make things in that area look bad and if you haven't been - you may believe this bloke with his vile and obviously biased views. The locals, bars, restaurants, shops and supermarkets were in full flow while we were there (3rd April - 17th April.) Staggering this bloke and his video, I feel silly for commenting and just adding to his hit count or popularity but this is just plain wrong.

real chips from real potatoes haha love that from the german guy opening up the griffin as oppose to fake chips 😅

You could have extended your Australia trip by a week and spent it somewhere up or down the Western Australian coast, say Esperance, Busselton, Ningaloo Reef or Broome. Theres no comparison.

Paphos has been a building site for the past 30 years a concrete jungle reminds me of Fort Lauderdale.

Best time to do building work is off season,what do u expect when u go off season

@TheMacMaster

5 ай бұрын

For two years?

@neilburrells9985

5 ай бұрын

@@TheMacMaster Not 2 years! The essential upgrades (inc. sewerage system) are carried out off-season, therefore if you go in March every year it will seems like they are never finished. The works are happening on Poseidonos Ave..... there are many other streets in Paphos!! Get on the 610 bus from the harbour and visit the old town that has recently been updated. Clickbait titles like this one are very misleading!

Do you call for a Taxi or a JCB …lol

Cyprus is one of the safest, friendliest, sunniest, and modern holiday destinations. Paphos has been going under a major face-lift for a number of years, and theirs a tone of positive progress in most areas, in other parts of the city (not in this video). The road construction in Kato-Paphos is coming to an end before the summer season. I live in Canada and visit Cyprus often.

Mister Macmaster! Big plus Lee not many folk around so that's worth the holiday alone!😊😊😊😊blue skies i see again mate ! Well at least its not cold in UK !!! 😂🎉

Now you know why it was only 701 pounds for the entire trip. Construction work and derelict buildings were no extra charge I hope.

Perth broke its record for the most days hotter than 40 degrees in February when you were here mate.. 21 degrees hmmmm jumper for sure for me 😂🥶

We were thinking of paying a visit to Paphos as we haven't been there in 20 years. Thank goodness I watched your video. I think I'll leave it a couple of years.

Hi Lee - definitely onboard with your decision to reduce playing music in your videos. In all honesty I used to speed through the music sections. So a big thumbs up from me on the decision. Makes watching even more enjoyable 👍

I'd rather jump in my pickup truck and spend some quality time fishing in Scotland , peace and quiet in some of the best scenery in the world. That just reminded me of Elsbels .

We are currently in Paphos in a 5 star all inclusive hotel and loving it. The promenade walk to the harbour and castle is fantastic as is walking the opposite direction towards the little church of St Nicholas

We did a split holiday in Cyprus last summer, first half in Protaras, our favourite resort on the east coast and the second in Paphos on the west. Paphos was okay but we'll stick to Protaras again when in Cyprus.

I have no idea what the Cyprus restaurant owner said....but, my mouth was waterin'!!))

Hey Lee did you notice the telephone number on one of the dump trucks was a Mansfield one ! you just can't get away from the place !

Proper dive the whole of Cyprus, one big dump 😂

Hope Lee has a safe trip home whenever he comes back 👍

No way would I be happy going there with all that building work, ack!!

Oh dear Lee, that's disappointing. But still a great video.

Reminded me of the scene in the Inbetweeners movie when they arrived and their hotel was derelict.

It's winter and most of the tourist facilties are closed, though starting this weekend the hotels are coming to life ready for the British Easter holiday. There are few UK visitors here at the moment, and the weather is still quite cool - around 18 degrees - but there probably won't be much more rain. By May the place will be bustling with activity.

Watch this guy once twice a year in hope he shaves off the tupe, still there tho 😂

Just come back to Australia mate, we'll have you back!

We were there last year and the building work was just the same , Get your self a Guinness in the shamrock ☘ only 15 minute walk back to your hotel from there. PS watch your speed on the motorway , camera cops about. Enjoy.

Thanks for the video, Lee. Let's face it, this is off season, building work is inevitable, it's deserted at this time of year, and the view from your hotel was none too shabby. The cockroaches 200 ft away from food is just not really worth worrying about. Go in June and see what's happening.

You were trying to tell a german, that the Brit's know their beer 🤣

Should have worn your Shorts surprised you didn’t mention it

Surely you know by your age now visiting off season the Med especially islands like crete cyprus spain majorca etc is the dead season 😂 with most services and buildings closed

So glad I’ve seen this was thinking of a break early April but no way now!!

Nice one, Lee. Lovely building site 👍👍👍

6:40 I certainly agree about suppressing the music. Many KZreadrs seem to think music, or more often, muzak, is essential, but I welcome music-free videos, unless I specifically want to watch a concert performance. Another thing you could drop is pulling ridiculous faces when a meal is served. You're not 12 any more. Just show us the meal! No gurning needed.

Bucket hats surely protect your ears from the sun

Good video. My wife and I were in Pathos 30 yrs ago ans I did not recognize anything in this video except the sea.Lol.

Great Lee,well done, very enjoyable,nice banter,spot on captain

Are you sure you did not go to Elsbels on the Costa Bomm. Did you book your holiday through Wundatours?🤣🤣🤣🤣 Robert, Tasmania Australia.

Can I say it looks like a right dive

"Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday" ......!!

@colinjones2505

5 ай бұрын

Starting to fly from Liverpool airport on the 28th March too. 52 flights a week all over Europe., and I'm under the flight path, so planty of plane spotting! Love it!

Greetings from the Uk where last night I managed to eat Sunday roast and watch the Liverpool/Manchester game at kensington pub

I prefer the videos without music just wandering around ❤

You should've stayed in OZ mate 👍🦘🦘

But your there OUT OF SEASON. DOH!

Really enjoy the straight up walk and exploring format!

Hi Lee I will keep this as short as possible.The Mayor of Paphos decided some time ago to give the whole area a facelift so to speak if you try to go to Coral Bay be aware the whole main road is a building site will be great when finished.I was here last June cos I am used to Cyprus did not mind the building work but I understand how you feel,quite a bit of rain in March my friend. They have made the sea front pedestrian only wish is great compared to what it used to look like.A car for two days does not do Cyprus justice.❤

Hey at least there working U.K. they just get started then have to leave it for a while to stretch the job out 🤣🤣🤣

I've learnt two things from watching your vlogs , don't buy an EV and don't go to Cyprus. Thank you, duly noted 😂😂

We'd booked Paphos for April but had decided not to go, very glad now after seeing your video. You should have gone to Benidorm, it's rocking with St Patrick's Day parades !

It’s the same in Ibiza. They’re not allowed to build in season so they’re non stop out of season. If it doesn’t get completed, it has to wait until the end of season.

What a ropey hole, and the boss man was a local oddball 😂😂😂 clearly to be avoided 😂😂😂 Oooh been to Australia have you, never av guessed. Not that u mentioned it at least x10 yesterday too 😂😂😂😂😂 Bucket hats are great, but a Yankees hat on a 54 Yr old is sad, and a reflection of his paranoia over his age 😂😂😂 Great vid Lee as visual art is created to provoke feeling, I found it depressing so it must have been good. Holiday company won't tell u its a building site, they won't sell any hols.

Lee you spend so much time exposing (rightly) the numerous flaws of EVs but you joke about not paying with cash. If we lose cash we lose the freedom to pay for what we want anonymously and freely. The two go hand in hand - you admit you know EV's are about control yet you are complicit in the process because the task of getting some money out of your wallet is evidently sooooo much harder than tapping your iwatch on a screen. Do us all a favour and get behind cash as you claim you are behind ICE cars and small businesses....

@lparky4409

5 ай бұрын

He thinks like most people, we need businesses to take cash and card. Sainsburys had a problem at the weekend, people couldn't pay by card.

@danieljwoodhouse

5 ай бұрын

Problem with having a fruit based phone and watch, you want to use all the features, and just annoy everybody else in the queue whilst you muck about with the screen trying to pay. Slap a fiver down, get change, disappear.

@deanmoloney817

5 ай бұрын

Hes to popular to reply now

@michaelhudak8525

5 ай бұрын

Cash is King!

@SuperLittleTyke

5 ай бұрын

I use cash as often as I can. Plenty of ATMs near me, all free to use.

9:30 thats where i stayed!!!!. Bit annoyed its gone downhill! You need to go to Coral Bay, Tomb of the Kings, Aprodite Bath, Fat Mommas. Troodos Mountains, Akrotiri....which is like England home from home. Massive RAF base, Red arrows use it during winter seasons for training. Trust me Cyprus is lovely, you need to give it a chance. :) Unless....they are now building sites. lol

Love this carry on Abroad remastered by the mc master and know sid James in sight and can you confirm if they were plumbing in your toilet when you were sitting on it yes this is a family channel so I shall keep it clean great blog Lee ❤

See any other holiday location will be poor compared to your Australia experience

That was great. I really enjoy the videos without the gimmicks (when you are just yourself) , especially when you go somewhere different.

Reminds me of Els Bells in Carry on Abroad!

The Griff Inn is now owned and run by a friend of mine… get yourself there when he’s open

You're miles out of season - think everything starts to open at the end of April. Only thing is, even when everything is open Cyprus is not that nice. PS: Nowt wrong with bucket hats 🤣

Wrong place, Wrong time for Cyprus lee

@MyMy-tv7fd

5 ай бұрын

off-season Cyprus, rainy and under construction, so no surprises there...

@CRhodesDesign

5 ай бұрын

Great for clickbait titles though 😅

Hi Lee we were in Paphos in September and it was like a building site then it was quite honestly the worst place we have ever been to and would never return. On a plus side though the fish and chips at T&Js were the best ever.