Author Topic: Decompression in Cyprus - various aspects, updates (merged) (Read 14888 times)

Jammer · « **Reply #75 on:** August 28, 2009, 19:50:12 »

Canadian Army Aviation...a nice thought.
I have pics from my Dad's days when the Voyageurs were green and had CDN ARMY on them...
GOARMY!!!

daftandbarmy · « **Reply #76 on:** August 29, 2009, 00:23:07 »

Big friggin' deal...

I was in Paphos (and most of the rest of Cyprus) through the 80s when it was full of Marionite Christians and other Lebanese 'decompressing' from the Beirut conflagration. Obviously there was a bit of chaos from time to time, but it seemd like an SOP for the locals who have built Greek Cyprus to be the 'rooting and tooting' destination island for most of Europe and the Levant since 1974. Heck, where else in the world can you body surf with two huge Keo beers in your hand over a sea of drunken teenagers in a reworked bunker/disco? (oops, busted)

I'd wager it's even calmed down since then, but there are probably people on this forum with 2,3,4s etc on their UN medals who can comment with greater authority than I.

milnews.ca · « **Reply #77 on:** August 29, 2009, 08:36:59 »

Quote from: Greymatters on August 28, 2009, 16:46:21

Lots of agreement with you there already discussed here:
http://forums.army.ca/forums/index.php/topic,88264.0.html

Ah, I didnt know that thread was there - the posts read pretty good at first, but then turns into the usual sidetracked train wreck (the switching to a debate over sunshine girls...)

How unlike some threads, right?

PMedMoe · « **Reply #78 on:** August 29, 2009, 10:36:02 »

Quote from: Jammer on August 28, 2009, 16:35:51

We change into civvies when we arrive in Mirage. Fly to Cyprus a few hours later...the night is ours.
Classes the next 2 mornings only and the third day is ours.
Fourth day in uniform for the flight home.
Anyone who has done TLD will most likely agree that three days is enough.

Three days seems like plenty. I was glad (on my tour) our decompression lectures all took place in KAF, so that when we went on our R&R (at an undisclosed location

), all our time was for ourselves.

Jammer · « **Reply #79 on:** August 29, 2009, 10:39:57 »

Luuuuucky

ruckmarch · « **Reply #80 on:** August 29, 2009, 14:05:12 »

Quote from: Jammer on August 28, 2009, 16:35:51

We change into civvies when we arrive in Mirage. Fly to Cyprus a few hours later...the night is ours.
Classes the next 2 mornings only and the third day is ours.
Fourth day in uniform for the flight home.
Anyone who has done TLD will most likely agree that three days is enough.

It's exactly as you stated

PMedMoe · « **Reply #81 on:** February 05, 2010, 12:55:49 »

Quote from: mariomike on February 05, 2010, 12:39:24

Must have been a slow news day at The Sun:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/01/12690431-sun.html

Considering that was on Canoe news 2-3 days ago, yeah. I didn't see fit to post it then. Check out the list of "incidents". Some of them seem like self-defence to me.

milnews.ca · « **Reply #82 on:** December 28, 2011, 20:38:12 »

Bump with the latest - watch for a merge shortly....

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The combat mission is over, but the Canadian Forces will continue a program that allows soldiers to “decompress” for a few days at a resort in Cyprus on their way home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

The Canadian Forces is awarding a contract for up to $25 million to provide accommodation, transport, leisure activities and equipment handling for the “third location decompression program.” It’s designed to help troops make a smooth transition to family and society after six to eight months in a hostile, stressful and dangerous environment ....

The Huffington Post, 28 Dec 11 - Vaguely-worded MERX posting here (PDF of tender call here if link doesn't work)

Redeye · « **Reply #83 on:** December 28, 2011, 20:47:20 »

Quote from: milnews.ca on December 28, 2011, 20:38:12

Bump with the latest - watch for a merge shortly....The Huffington Post, 28 Dec 11 - Vaguely-worded MERX posting here (PDF of tender call here if link doesn't work)

Interesting. They told us TLD wasn't a sure thing for Op ATTENTION Roto 1 - they wanted to see what happened with Roto 0. Looks like we know now.

PuckChaser · « **Reply #84 on:** December 28, 2011, 22:50:47 »

Awesome, I'm going back to Flairs!!!

ObedientiaZelum · « **Reply #85 on:** December 29, 2011, 10:41:03 »

I wonder if it will still be like Lord of the Flies there.

Beadwindow 7 · « **Reply #86 on:** December 29, 2011, 12:00:19 »

Quote from: PuckChaser on December 28, 2011, 22:50:47

Awesome, I'm going back to Flairs!!!

That place was gross, Robin Hoods is where it's at!

PuckChaser · « **Reply #87 on:** December 29, 2011, 12:35:38 »

Quote from: Beadwindow 7 on December 29, 2011, 12:00:19

That place was gross, Robin Hoods is where it's at!

It was nice in March 08 when I was there, but it was a Tuesday/Wednesday night so there was no one else in the bar but us. Real nice bartender.

ArmyVern · « **Reply #88 on:** December 29, 2011, 21:51:24 »

Quote from: PuckChaser on December 28, 2011, 22:50:47

Awesome, I'm going back to Flairs!!!

Been there; danced on the bar with the stripper pole --- got the t-shirt.

ArmyVern · « **Reply #89 on:** December 29, 2011, 21:52:21 »

Quote from: Beadwindow 7 on December 29, 2011, 12:00:19

That place was gross, Robin Hoods is where it's at!

It rocked this last roto.

PuckChaser · « **Reply #90 on:** December 29, 2011, 21:56:25 »

Never made it to Robin Hood's, its on the list for this time around if Paphos wins the contract again. Anyone head to Stavros' restaurant? Amazing food, and the guy sat and drank with us all night. Loved Canadians.

ArmyVern · « **Reply #91 on:** December 29, 2011, 21:57:21 »

Quote from: PuckChaser on December 29, 2011, 21:56:25

Never made it to Robin Hood's, its on the list for this time around if Paphos wins the contract again. Anyone head to Stavros' restaurant? Amazing food, and the guy sat and drank with us all night. Loved Canadians.

Hit there too. Awesome place to eat and I highly recommend it!!

Holy youtube videos of Flairs and all the others batman!!

Loachman · « **Reply #92 on:** December 30, 2011, 14:19:10 »

I had a great time at Stavros' place on all three nights after my first tour. Sadly, he was closed when I was there this past August - there were various stories going around, mainly involving a dispute with other restaurants and licensing. I was able to phone him and arrange a visit at his restaurant on my last night. I was glad to see that it was ready to open again, and now apparently has.

He is one of the most delightful madmen that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

CanadianTire · « **Reply #93 on:** December 30, 2011, 21:28:08 »

Quote from: PuckChaser on December 29, 2011, 21:56:25

Never made it to Robin Hood's, its on the list for this time around if Paphos wins the contract again. Anyone head to Stavros' restaurant? Amazing food, and the guy sat and drank with us all night. Loved Canadians.

Got a free t-shirt from Robin Hood's. Spent most of my last night there, but only ever went in once - to use the washroom. Drank out front the whole time. Flairs was...uh...too loud and too 80s-ish. Also filled with drunken Scots from the British army.

ArmyVern · « **Reply #94 on:** December 30, 2011, 23:06:35 »

Quote from: CanadianTire on December 30, 2011, 21:28:08

Got a free t-shirt from Robin Hood's. Spent most of my last night there, but only ever went in once - to use the washroom. Drank out front the whole time. Flairs was...uh...too loud and too 80s-ish. Also filled with drunken Scots from the British army.

I'm 43; I'm OK with 80iesish ... although Flairs certainly wasn't that a mere three weeks ago.

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