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The Maltese Week / 7 – Malta and the Movies

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

This episode  should have been about a place that I did not get to visit – the Mediterranean Film Studios. Resource-challenged Malta offers locations, studios, ans a special effect studios for sea scenes with two sets – one out in … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 6 – Good Friday in Mosta

Posted on May 12, 2010 by admin

In the car that took us from the airport to our hotel at the arrival in Malta we saw from the highway a huge structure that was visible from distance and dominated the landscape. Mr. David, the driver explained that … Continue reading →

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A Walk Through the Real Ajami

Posted on May 7, 2010 by admin

A company cultural activity took us today through the district of Ajami, the Southern area of Jaffo made known recently by the movie that was a candidate to the Oscar prize for the Best Foreign Language Film.  Located one and … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 5 – On the Streets of Valletta

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

The first thing that strikes the visitor after walking away from the central bus station towards the city are the walls. Valletta is located on a rocky peninsula and is protected by maybe the most impressive fortified walls that I … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 4 – Roads and Buses

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

Somebody should write once a history of the railroads in the British Empire. All were ambitious projects, designed as a replica of the network that was built as the infrastructure of the industrial revolution in the British islands. The stations … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week /3 – History and Religion

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

The future episodes will talk a lot about history and about religion, and in many cases about both. The minuscule island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean offers on a very limited surface one of the richer collections of historical … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week /2 – Economy and Tourist Guides

Posted on April 14, 2010 by admin

It was not easy to prepare this trip. I usually try to read as much as I can from the Internet, and also buy at least one good tourist guide (green Michelin if possible) if not more than one. No … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week /1 – First Impressions

Posted on April 13, 2010 by admin

Malta is a place one must go for a vacation. There are numerous things to visit and experience, and one week is barely enough to see the majority of them, as you will see from my stories to follow. There … Continue reading →

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On the streets of Rome

Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin

Here are a few picturesque, funny, intriguing pictures I took today while strolling through Rome. It’s my second time in the Eternal city, and there is an advantage in getting back to a place you like. No need to run … Continue reading →

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