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The old Roman road up Xemxija hill

It would be the adventurous driver indeed who made an attempt to navigate this old Roman road up Xemxija hill in Malta. Judging by the

Roman beehives Malta

Roman beehives in Malta

Visiting Malta for the umpteenth time with Air Malta and looking forward to seeing more of what the islands had to offer,  Roman beehives weren’t

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

Tears for the Irish

  March is one of my favourite months of the year. It has everything I could hope for by way of entertainment: great rugby as

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

La Sixieme Heure

To say Geneva is expensive is a little like saying that Sultan Kösen is tall. It’s just a hair’s breadth from being a massive understatement.

Bricks and Mortar in Chişinău

Wandering around Chişinău on Sunday, still trying to put my finger on what I find so interesting about the place, I decided to focus on