Witnessing certain skills in life makes me wonder about the learning process that was involved to arrive at the highly-skilled craftsman in front of you. How many bent pieces of metal are thrown away before a blacksmith makes a perfect horseshoe? How many lumps of clay go off the wheel into the bin on the way to a fine china vase? And how many globs of glass are removed from the end of a glass blower’s pipe before he creates something worthy of selling in a shop?
Since Roman and medieval times, Malta has played temporary home to many famous literary names in history, from Cicero, Coleridge and Lord Byron to Desmond Morris and Nicholas Monsarrat And then there was the country’s homegrown famous literary son, Edward de Bono – he of lateral thinking fame. All sought help from the inspirational island.
Like every human being, Queen Victoria had her good moods and her bad ones. The monarch famed for her stiff upper lip, who was frequently and famously ‘not amused’ was not an easy one to please. However, if you did want to get her grinning like Angelina Jolie’s spray tan man you had only to present her with some fine Maltese lace.
We all dream of being stars in the music world, selling more albums than Adele or Lady Ga Ga and living in a gold-plated house with hot and cold running servants and a chocolate fountain in the entrance hall. It's just one of those things that appeals to millions, like playing professional sport or winning the lottery.
When I was much younger, there was an 18-year-old youth who shared the same local pub as me who had a tattoo of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle on his upper arm. Donatello, I think it was! It was funny for a week or two, but then you got thinking how he’d feel about it when he was 70! Still, he wasn’t the sharpest knife in the box and he was happy with it!
Things To Do & Try in Malta
There’s no end to the list of things you can try your hand at on Malta. The fact that it’s surrounded by crystal clear seas and has a fantastic climate mean that outdoor activities, especially water sports, are very well catered for. The island is a paradise for divers and an ideal place to learn how to sail, snorkel, windsurf and water-ski. Fishing is excellent here too as, of course, is the sightseeing and there are any numbers of ways to tour the many attractions from carriage to quad bikes and horseback to open top buses. You’ll be short of things to do and we’ve compiled a great list of suggestions in case you get stuck.
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When I was much younger, there was an 18-year-old youth who shared the same local pub as me who had a tattoo of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle on his upper arm. Donatello, I think it was! It was funny for a week or two, but then you got thinking how he’d feel about it when he was 70! Still, he wasn’t the sharpest knife in the box and he was happy...READ MORE
We all dream of being stars in the music world, selling more albums than Adele or Lady Ga Ga and living in a gold-plated house with hot and cold running servants and a chocolate fountain in the entrance hall. It's just one of those things that appeals to millions, like playing professional sport or winning the lottery. READ MORE
Like every human being, Queen Victoria had her good moods and her bad ones. The monarch famed for her stiff upper lip, who was frequently and famously ‘not amused’ was not an easy one to please. However, if you did want to get her grinning like Angelina Jolie’s spray tan man you had only to present her with some fine Maltese lace. READ MORE
Witnessing certain skills in life makes me wonder about the learning process that was involved to arrive at the highly-skilled craftsman in front of you. How many bent pieces of metal are thrown away before a blacksmith makes a perfect horseshoe? How many lumps of clay go off the wheel into the bin on the way to a fine china vase? And how many globs of glass...READ MORE
Since Roman and medieval times, Malta has played temporary home to many famous literary names in history, from Cicero, Coleridge and Lord Byron to Desmond Morris and Nicholas Monsarrat And then there was the country’s homegrown famous literary son, Edward de Bono – he of lateral thinking fame. All sought help from the inspirational island. READ MORE
