Cypriots are as warm as the weather

When I first moved to Cyprus 10 years ago, I was fascinated by characteristic Mediterranean villas peppering the hillside. Coming from a world of burglar alarms and double checked padlocks every night, I could not imagine people feeling safe so far from habitation. I asked a local at the first opportunity. She looked thoroughly confused," you mean safe from Ghosts?" It was my turn to be aghast.