Last Updated 17 | 06 | 2013 at 07:27
Lifestyle / Travel
Island Publications 'revolutionised' the way tourists and residents toured the islands in 2010 with their Malta Treasure Hunts. Today, the Mosta-based travel industry publisher has just produced the...Read More >>
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A wimp’s way to Everest
It all boiled down to time restrictions and bad planning on my part. I’m not usually a wimp when it comes to trekking. I would never back out. The more gruelling the trek, the better. And here I am in Nepal, and there isn’t enough time. Enough time to trek to the place... -
DESTINATIONS OF THE WEEK: Singapore and Bali
Singapore is a cultural melting pot and a tourist’s paradise. -
TRAVEL AT HOME: Bread festival in Qormi
The idiom ‘Man cannot live by bread alone’ argues that cultural heritage, music, and art are just as important for humans as food. However, for the men (and women) of Qormi, bread forms a substantial aspect of the local cultural heritage and the spotlight is on the... -
Nepal: Nursing a nasty travel bug
I seem to have caught the travel bug quite early on in life, and have not yet found a suitable remedy for it. Not that I really want a cure. The best symptomatic treatment I’ve found to nurse my itchy feet is an aggressive overdose of photo-snapping during acute stages... -
Most popular gay tourism hotspots for 2013 revealed
New research reveals which travel destinations hold the most appeal to one of the most valuable niche demographics - the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) travel market. The United Kingdom and London are the big improvers in this year's rankings released by... -
TRAVEL AT HOME: Te’ fit-tazza, waħda zokkor
I write this high on caffeine, after spending a morning voyaging across the island to visit three of Malta’s oldest, and most respected bars: Lollie’s, Mekkek and Crystal Palace, all of which are renowned for serving their tea in glasses. -
Air Malta launches special fares to Paris, Lyon and Marseille
Air Malta is offering its clients the opportunity to travel to the City of Lights this winter at a special fare starting from only €90. The price is based on a one-way fare inclusive of applicable taxes and charges. With its vast selection of art galleries, churches,... -
Battling buffalos in Pokhara
It all started to go wrong when a moment of sheer impulsiveness led me to jump into the murky lake. Together with two girlfriends, I had been travelling round Nepal for a month or so, and, finally back in Pokhara after a gruelling Annapurna trek, I decided it was time... -
TUI Travel aims to go green
TUI Travel published an ambitious plan to make travel more sustainable. In a statement, the company said that the plan is challenging but supportive. “At TUI Travel we need to be both if we are to make a significant difference to the environmental footprint of our... -
DESTINATION OF THE WEEK: Tanzania
It’s midnight. A relatively peaceful night so far. As I turn over sleepily, absent-mindedly rolling out of my safe perimeter of flimsy mosquito net (supposedly protecting me from the dreaded tsi-tsi fly), the silence is interrupted by a knock. Someone at the door?...
