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If you are an xbox owner and love playing your games then you probably know that customizing your xbox can be a fun activity. Not only is it fun but also it makes your xbox stand out more, giving you more satisfaction from the overall look of your gaming console.

The Xbox and xbox 360 gaming consoles are becoming increasingly popular among the online gaming communities around the globes. People from all over and of all ages are turning towards online gaming as a source of entertainment for themselves. People have even gone as far as creating a Major league gaming community that hosts tournaments and gives payouts to winners and runner-ups.

With all that said, you can probably see that people do take a lot of pride in their gaming consoles. The standard xbox or 360 comes in its standard colors. While purchasing a new console such as these maybe exciting at first, you may soon start think that the look of the console itself is rather dull and boring. It's time to spice up the look of your xbox. Here are some tips on what you can do to get the most out of the look and feel of your console.

1. Get a new skin! There are literally thousands of skins provided at gaming stores or somewhere on the Internet that will allow to completely cover your xbox with different colors or designs. Almost every type skin is made, to be easily applied to the exterior of your xbox making it stand out from all of the regular consoles. A change in a skin can literally change the entire look of the xbox.

2. Accessories are now available! Like skins, there are thousands of accessories that you can integrate into your box. There are things such as extra hard drives that can be added for more space and memory. There are also hundreds of mod chips that allow you to manipulate gaming files. Mod chips can let you create and customize games that are not normally loaded onto the original xbox hard drive. You can find mod chips in almost any gaming store, Ebay or just do a simple search in a search engine for them.

3. cheat codes and guides have arrived! There are so many guides and cheat code hacks for the xbox and 360 that it is not even funny. Cheating is more rampant on services like xbox live, which allows you to play multiplayer games against people from all over the world. There are hundreds of cheating hacks and files available for people to use against their opponents. A simple search will reveal to you just how many there really are. Along with cheats and hacks there are also tons of guides that can be purchased showing the strategies for most if not all xbox games. Having a strategy guide only increases your chances of performing and playing at a better level. It basically gives you an edge on your opponent.

These are only a few things that could allow you to "spice up" your console. Most people take pride in their console because it allows for entertainment, and not to mention the price of actually purchasing the xbox or xbox 360.

The growing propensity for British and other North european golfers to seek golf properties in sunnier climes has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of golf courses and associated real estate developments being constructed around the Mediterranean and in Portugal.

Most famous amongst these are probably the superb Vale do Lobo complex near Faro in Portugal and La Manga, just south of Alicante in Spain.

But whilst there can be no denying that these two resorts, along with the opulent Sun City in south africa, represent the cream of golf resorts in the sun, real estate in and around these venues has experienced a simply phenomenal growth in values and does come with a rather hefty price-tag attached.

These days of course, golf properties of any description represent a healthy investment potential due to the exclusive nature and scenic surroundings of most golf resorts. And so, most prospective buyers looking for a golfing investment in the sun are trooping to Spain and Portugal in search of the perfect property, when other locations still offer far better value for money, as well as a much greater potential returns on invested capital.

One such location is the Republic of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

With only four fully-fledged courses currently operating on the island, the sport is still very much in its infancy in Cyprus. However, having recognised the growing demand for golf properties, the Cypriot government, in association with the CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) have given the green light for the construction of a further eleven to fourteen golf courses alongside the already existing facilities in an effort to firmly establish Cyprus place on the international golfing circuit.

Whilst this construction programme of new courses is spread right across the whole Republic, its crowning glory must surely be the Secret Valley Golf Course and Country club near the fabled Rock of Aphrodite on the islands west coast.

First opened in 1996, two years after the Tsada golf Course north of Paphos, Secret Valley has been a favourite part of the Cypriot golfing scene for many years. In light of the forthcoming expansion plans for golf in the Republic of Cyprus however, the Secret Valley resort has become the subject of a huge expansion programme which, once complete, even the likes of Vale do Lobo and La Manga will struggle to compete with.

Aside from the complete remodelling of the existing course, Secret Valley will see the construction of a further two 18-hole courses, as well as a par-3 pitch & putt course, golf academy, practice greens, multiple driving ranges, football & tennis academies and a host of other associated amenities.

Accompanying Secret Valleys ambitious course expansion programme is the construction of many exclusive golf properties, ranging from hilltop villas overlooking one or more of the splendid courses to apartments set on the hillsides above the newly remodelled clubhouse.

Property prices in the resort do of course reflect its exclusive nature, but they are - as yet - far lower than their equivalents in Spain, Portugal and south africa. Most experts and analysts do however predict that real estate in and around the Secret Valley golf resort is amongst the finest property investments currently to be found in the Republic of Cyprus.

As you can see, when it comes to golf properties in the Med, it does not necessarily have to be Spain or Portugal. In fact, the smart money is in Cyprus.

Brian Rettendon has lived and worked in the Republic of Cyprus since 2001. As a senior investment consultant for Aphrodite Property sales Ltd, he benefits from an intimate knowledge of the Cypriot property market and its current and future trends. Visit the Aphrodite web site for more information about golf in Cyprus and investment hotspots in the Republic.