The Last Granitas ...

Detox

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July 23rd 2012
Geo: 35.91, 14.52Tears of gelato ... that's what we cried today, our last in Sicily, before returning to Catania to catch a flight to Malta, the final segment of our trip. But the profundity of our mourning was exceeded only by the joy of our belts, which for the past ten days, have been in a constant state of tension, under the same stress and pain that medieval prisoners must have felt wh ... read more

Europe » Malta

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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 mi... ... read more