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Valletta – Photography of a Historical City
Blog: Ottsworld - 9 March 2012
Yesterday I introduced you to how to spend a day in Valletta. That day actually yielded some wonderful photography by simply slowly walking around, stopping, and looking all around me. The light dances around and the shadows hide hidden treasures. There’s so much to see in Valletta and it’s an adorable city to capture in [...]
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Discover Valletta in a Day
Blog: Ottsworld - 8 March 2012
Look in any guide book for Malta and there will be a long list of sites you ‘should’ see in Valletta. After all, the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site full of history and artifacts. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of [...]
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A Dying Market
Blog: Ottsworld - 5 March 2012
I walked past the old stone steps and suddenly stopped. Nothing stopped me physically, but I was stopped mentally. I turned and looked at the steps and the big building they were attached to and wondered, “Is this it?” How could this be it? It was so quiet, unassuming, and humble. There was no sign, [...]
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Maltese Balcony Mystery
Blog: Ottsworld - 1 March 2012
The first thing I noticed in Malta were the balconies; colorful, enclosed, wooden, and on every single home. How could you not notice them, they are a staple in the architecture here. So of course I thought I’d write a simple little post on the balconies of Malta accompanied by some photography of said balconies. [...]
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Lady in Malta
Blog: A Lady in London - 28 April 2011
Ten years ago I had no idea where Malta was. In fact, I had never even heard of it. When the activities director from my school in Nice told me that she was going to Malta for the weekend, I was too embarrassed to ask her where it was. Later I asked a friend, who [...]
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Cruise baby!
Blog: photito's blog - 23 March 2011
Cruising is not for me. Or so I thought. I was convinced cruise ships were the equivalent of five star resorts on land. A place you go to be served and pampered – and equipped with blinkers for what goes … Continue reading →
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Maltese sign safari
Blog: photito's blog - 12 November 2010
‘You want drinkie?’ A Maltese mother offers her toddler a bottle of water in the middle of Valletta’s high street. She’s communicating in fluent English, a linguistic heritage from back when Malta was British (they achieved independence in 1964). Five … Continue reading →
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10 things to do in Malta this summer – See a Caravaggio
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 3 July 2010
3) See a Caravaggio I am not keen on churches and musuems at all and the St. John\’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta is a mix of both…but I will still say that for me this is the only historical attraction worth paying for and that I find it truly beautiful and fascinating (Don’t bother with the temples [...]
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What I love about Malta – Its Capital
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 4 April 2010
Valletta, the tiny but history-packed capital of Malta was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1980. It was built in the 16th century by the knights of St. John and is surrounded by weathered and honey coloured bastions which were crucial to the city’s safety during instances of attempted invasions from the sea. [...]
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The tiny Maltese capital
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 24 January 2010
Size doesn't matter, damn it! I've told myself this so many times I've actually come to believe it. But there are times when my personal delusions prove true.
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