
Malta Inside Out All roads lead to Rome; all Malta buses lead to Valletta...well, during the daytime at least. Here are some thoughts on our favourite road hog; we'd love to have yours...
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Malta's buses, love them or hate them, add a certain local colour to living on or visiting the islands. We all have an opinion on them, whether we use them or not. Here's one...

Malta Inside Out Time poor? Most of us are these days. But what of man's relationship with measuring time 500 years ago? Explore our love of timepieces at a talk tomorrow, 6.30pm.
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Even in Malta, a lot of us are time-poor these days. But, what of time in the 16th century? Find out at an evening lecture in Valletta, 11 November.

Malta Inside Out They say that size doesn't really matter. We think it does, especially in Malta.
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Geographically, Malta's not the largest of places: just 316 sq km. Yet, all that's a problem about living in a small place may, sometimes, be double-edged.

Malta Inside Out Dig out those yellowing paperbacks last read on holiday years ago, donate them to the Book Cafe scheme and give them a new lease of life. Book Cafes are rolling out across Malta with the aim of encouraging us all to read more, and for pleasure.
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A Maltese woman living in France is behind Malta's new book cafe campaign, which aims to give life to cafes and encourage more Maltese to read for pleasure.

Malta Inside Out We're putting together some basic info to help people thinking about coming to live in Malta. This one's about weekly food shopping costs. If you've questions you're asked a lot about costs here, do let us know. We're planning one on utilities and housing costs soon.
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'How much does food cost in Malta?' ask people thinking of moving to the islands. We've priced items in an average weekly shop to help you compare.

Malta Inside Out Sometimes it feels like it's literally raining cats and dogs in Malta. We need to find a better way of sharing and managing our mutual spaces on the islands.
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Strays on our streets. Some might feature cutely in calendars for tourists, but the stray cat population is a real problem in Malta. What to do with it?

Malta Inside Out We've now got a picture of Edward de Bono delivering his lecture earlier this week
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Edward de Bono, originator of lateral thinking, is Malta's world personage and brand. We heard him speak here this week. At 76, he's still the pro of old.

Malta Inside Out If Malta needed to have an iconic human brand, Edward de Bono would surely be in the top 5. Liz Ayling finds the man as intriguing as the last time she interviewed him, 15 years ago.
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Edward de Bono, originator of lateral thinking, is Malta's world personage and brand. We heard him speak here this week. At 76, he's still the pro of old.

Malta Inside Out Moving to Malta can also be a life-enhancing experience if you have kids.
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Moving to Malta can't be done on whim if you've kids and schools to think of. But as Angela May found out with her two, it might not be that traumatic.

Malta Inside Out He may be a frequent traveller, but Leslie Vella still gets a kick out of the last few minutes before landing in Malta.
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Flying to Malta is a thing of joy says Leslie Vella, even in these days of air travel. Seeing Malta from the air is a brief, but perfect moment to experience.

Malta Inside Out A reminder on some things to do with kids for the mid-term break. Don't forget the Manikata pumpkin festival today!
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It's mid term holidays for Malta's school children. We've found some creative, art, drama and music workshops that you might not be too late to join in!

Malta Inside Out Want to do something different this Sunday? Head to Valletta for comic book relief at St James, lovely music at St Catherine's or a scream with the kids for Halloween.
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Don't waste Sunday in bed! Get out and about in Valletta to catch some Halloween drama, Malta's first Comic fair, and Baroque music in a gem of a chapel.

Malta Inside Out The Choir Festival tunes up this weekend.
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Let the best voices win! This weekend's Malta International Choir festival may be in the spirit of unity and peace, but there's a strong competitive edge to it all as well!

Malta Inside Out Andrew Borg Cardona ponders the meaning of 'good art', a shark in a vetrine and Anish Kapoor.
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Good art is in the eye of beholder? Or is it? Columnist Andrew Borg Cardona, familiarly known in Malta as Boċċa, muses on the art debate on the islands.

Malta Inside Out It's time for olive harvesting and an excuse to rally friends and family.
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It takes seven people five hours to hand harvest 30 kilos of olives from one Maltese garden. But from this labour of love comes a year pleasurable eating!

























