Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May of 2004. To be updated
May 7th 2008Europe » Malta » Malta Day 9
Malta - Valetta & Mdina
Our excursion today took us to look at the ancient (quiet) city of Mdina and then we returned to look around the modern capital of Malta, Valetta.
Paid for a sum ... 1 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008Europe » Malta » Malta Day 8 At Sea
Slept in late. Relaxed. Listened to several presentations from different speakers ranging from the executive chef talking while a bloke made fancy carvings into fruit and vegies.
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May 4th 2008Europe » Malta » Malta Upon leaving Greece we went to another historical place, the Republic of Malta. It seems that at one time or another every country in Europe had a piece of Malta. The Phoenicians, Romans, Carthagini ... 15 photos[full story]
December 1st 2006Europe » Malta » Malta Alot of people go to Malta for the sun, the diving, the history of the Knights of St John but often miss the amazing beautiful temples there. There are quite a few on the Islands, my favourite is the ... 18 photos[full story]
April 21st 2008Europe » Malta » Malta Hi all-
Just finished up dinner and saw a computer in the back of the restaurant so we thought we should check in. We spent the day up at the Blue Lagoon, a sheltered inlet at the north of Malta t ... 7 photos[full story]
March 22nd 2008Europe » Malta » Malta Hiya so I am actually going to try to write some blogs during break.
So Easter break is forever long over here. It started on March 13th and goes til April 13th, which through this time we have to ... [full story]
March 20th 2008Europe » Malta Malta is a very, very interesting country. Our trip was in the middle of their election and there are two main political parties in Malta, the Labor Party and the Nationalists. On the second day that ... 21 photos[full story]
May 24th 2007Europe » Malta » Malta We enjoyed our trip to Malta, we based ourselves in Mellieha Bay, and it was very easy to travel around the country by local bus and very cheap. We only stayed a week, but travelled around, visiting ... 6 photos[full story]
September 22nd 2007Europe » Malta » Malta Well my friends it's officially been a year now that i've been on the road again!! It's only fitting that i find myself back to where i was just a year ago...in London....but before coming back here i ... 5 photos[full story]
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