Stories from travels in

Malta

The Carob Tree in Xemxija

The fruit of the carob tree is being touted as a replacement for chocolate. Carob is a wonderful substitute for chocolate. It tastes great with

Dating frescos by fashion

Forget carbon dating – let’s use fashion instead. Yes, things are done differently in Malta.

Where continuity has been broken

Until the 1980s, what is now Is-Simar wildlife sanctuary in Malta was a marshy area used as a dump. Back in 1995, BirdLife Malta took

Il-kappella ta’ San Mattew

Maltese churches are fascinating. Legends abound and the story of San Mattew’s church and the live-in lovers is one of a kind. St Matthew’s is

Chapel-chasing in Malta

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that there’s nothing to do in Malta once you’ve seen the temples and the hypogeum. I was over there

bull's horn malta

God bless and bull’s horns

My trouble with pronouncing Hungarian vowels is legendary, if nowhere else than in my own mind. But for me, Hungarian has met its match in

The price of progress

On 3 July, residents of the town of Malta in the state of New York will be getting ready to celebrate the holiday of holidays

Basil Graffiti Malta

Who the f!*$ is Basil? Graffiti in Malta

Like a lot of things in Malta, the graffiti is contained… contained mainly to underpasses and skate parks. The island is not awash with colourful

Pit stop for inner peace

Depending on the temperature, the humidity, and how long I’ve been away from my own bed, I either like or loathe Malta. This time of

carnival in Malta, colourful floats, carnival floats, prinjolata

Carnival in Malta

Shrove Tuesday – the last chance for you to use up your eggs, empty your jam jars, use up the syrup and pig out before