The one and only time I saw one of these things, my brain stopped working. You see at the time I was confident in my belief that there were no snakes on Malta, so imagine my surprise upon coming across…
Author: David
Muscat and Gonzi (from ‘Times of Malta’) Politics in Malta is a ferociously tribal business. You’ve got the Labour Party (led by Joseph Muscat) on one side and the Nationalist Party (led by Lawrence Gonzi) on the other. Broadly speaking,…
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You need a social security number if you are working in Malta – whether for a company or self-employed. This rather dilapidated-looking building is the Dept of Social Security in the Sliema area. The Department of Social Security is located on…
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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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I was on the beach today, soaking up the sun, on the 25th of freakin’ November! Beautiful sunny day – I’ve been here for a while now but it still takes some getting used to. Last winter was pretty harsh,…
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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…
