Recent Posts Tagged With 'malta'

• New kid on the blog

  Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 15:32 in multimedia, malta

  .This blogging thing is becoming habitual. As a certain articulate chap said, I can resist anything but temptation. An invitation came my way to guest blog on Robert Micallef's WIRED MALTA and I gracefully accepted (as elegant an undertaking of the s...

• Suggestions for an evening with fireworks

  Posted on Saturday April 4th, 2009 at 02:47 in politics, entertainment, history, malta, valletta

  .On the eve of 30 April, after an appetizing meal at Rubino's, head to the other side of Valletta. In front of the Knights old Hospital (The Mediterranean Conference Centre) you will find a flight of steps leading down to the Grand Harbour. Sit there...

• Holy week

  Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 08:52 in religion, Culture, history, malta

  .the street down from Victory Square in VittoriosaThis morning I ventured over to Vittoriosa and thought I'd wonder down to Victory square for a coffee. It being close to Good Friday, the band club in the square has already started putting up the dec...

• Valletta G-House speaks Portuguese

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 17:10 in travel, press, malta, valletta g-house

  . . Valletta G-House features on Portuguese travel magazine Rotas e Destinos this April. The G-House repute is spreading fast and here is a market that we might have completely missed had journalist Teresa Federico and photographer Manuel Gomes da ...

• Valletta needs you

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 09:54 in tips, architecture, malta, valletta

  .As you get lost in the streets and alleys of this World Heritage City, you can't help but notice that quite a few of the properties, some palatial in both size and style, seem to be empty and in need of some TLC. Have you always dreamt of embarking ...

• Taxi fraud

  Posted on Wednesday March 11th, 2009 at 04:30 in tips, transport, malta

  .Recently, while making my way to Valletta to pick up our guests, the rear tire developed a puncture. I reluctantly instructed the guests to phone for a taxi. It later came to my knowledge that they were charged €25 for this short journey (a 15 min...

• Malta 1970 vs Malta 2009

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 09:48 in politics, Culture, anthropology, malta

  .Not many people are aware of the length of time that the British author of dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess, along with his wife Liana, resided in the village of Lija in Malta (1968-1970), partly to avoid the 90% tax his family ...

• Valletta G-House on food-lover's blog

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 12:07 in culinary, press, malta, valletta g-house

  ."I am not a chef or a professional cook. My qualification is that I love to eat and I firmly believe that one can't ever cook well unless you love food and in turn eating." Nanette writes a blog about food and lives in Australia but her parents are ...

• Valletta Alive website

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 12:13 in malta, valletta

  Rather busy this week but wanted to mention a couple of things I came across that you might appreciate being aware of. The first is an information website supported by the Valletta Alive Foundation with information about What to do in Valletta, resta...

• VGH amongst Elle magazine's hip new destinations

  Posted on Friday November 7th, 2008 at 07:59 in entertainment, press, malta, valletta, valletta g-house

  December's issue of Elle magazine is full of ideas in its travel section on how to dodge the credit crunch.From four-day trips to 10-day luxe breaks, there's a HIP NEW DESTINATION for every budget. What credit crunch?Amongst some amazing destinations...