Imagine being from a place so paradisiacal that everyone wants a piece of it. Golden beaches, rugged mountains, an island haven in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The problem? Everyone has taken a piece of it. The exploitation of Krista Papista's homeland, Cyprus, has been a core theme of her work. Her recent single, 'Visa Scum Bitch', is an experimental hazy dream-pop track that tackles the changing landscape of modern day Cyprus, overrun by Russian & Ukrainian oligarch families and money laundering criminals swanning around in luxury properties driving prices and making life unaffordable for locals. Cash-hungry Cypriot hotel owners, politicians and businessmen also profit and encourage these corrupt practices.

Tourism, as well, is a major issue—with UK and Russian tourists being the core groups that flock to the island during peak summer season. Even so, Krista believes the homeland is one that can be experienced by travellers and should be seen, which is why she's listed some of her favourite spots in Nicosia, the capital of her beautiful, melancholic island.

"The Cypriot economy always relied on tourism, the tourists are not the issue, the Cypriot hotel owners, politicians and megalomaniac businessmen are," she says. "Tourists should avoid all-inclusive deals with hotels. These packages mean visitors just eating and drinking in the hotel, without exploring the local culture and food. It's a very bad choice."

Images of Venetian Walls and Athalassa National Park taken by Krista Papista.