Okay, not exactly about Malta, but set in Malta and with such evocative descriptions of the place that the country itself effectively becomes a character in the story. This is a detective thriller set against the backdrop of wartime Malta,…
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Having visited this museum, it is something of a surprise that enough people remained sufficiently alive and un-tortured to maintain the population on the island. In the Mdina dungeons you are treated to various waxwork dummies in poses of extreme…
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It’s a nice welcoming place, Peppis. Good views out over the sea, especially if you are lucky enough to nab a table out on the balcony. (Is it still called a balcony when it’s that long? A veranda?)I digress.Anyway here’s…
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This is a museum of the old school, which is not necessarily a good thing. It is situated just inside the walls of Mdina, in an eighteenth century palace, which means that the shell of the place looks pretty fine….
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There was a headline on the front page of the Malta Times a couple of weeks ago which read: “Cab drivers refusing to use meters for clients”. A slow news day clearly, but it raises an interesting point nonetheless. The…
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The Romans came over to Malta in 218BC, and not encountering much resistance and clearly enjoying the climate, they stayed for about 700 years. Despite this, there’s not a whole lot of evidence of their sojourn on the island, with…
