Posts in Tag: Adventurers Abroad
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Cittadella Gozo – Malta’s Most Magnificent Castle
Alas, this is my final post from the tiny island nation of Malta. Although I was only here for six days on an Adventures Abroad trip led by Victor Romagnoli in October, 2021 during a respite in the Covid pandemic, I saw and experienced enough to write fourteen separate posts. In the last two posts […]
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Ggantija Temples – Gozo’s Megalithic Marvels
In the last post I introduced Malta’s smaller sister island of Gozo by visiting the many wonders of the Dwejra area along with our Adventures Abroad group led by veteran guide Victor Romagnoli. In this post we’ll visit another of Gozo’s major attractions, the megalithic temples of Ggantija. We’ll also deviate from the planned itinerary […]
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Gozo – Malta’s Memorable Little Sister
In the last post we finished up our Adventures Abroad tour of the island of Malta by visiting Mosta and Marsaxlokk, but we are not finished with the country just yet. In this post and ones to follow we’ll visit Malta’s sister isle of Gozo which I found to be every bit as interesting and […]
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Mosta & Marsaxlokk – Two Maltese Must Sees
This will be my final post from the island of Malta which Alison and I visited recently on an Adventures Abroad tour led by veteran guide Victor Romagnoli. In the last post we visited the ancient capital of Mdina. In this post we’ll visit two more of the many must see sites on this amazing […]
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Mdina – Exploring Malta’s Ancient Citadel
In the last post we concluded our search for St. Paul in Malta at the small city of Rabat. In this post we’ll walk on from Rabat into its sister city of Mdina to explore the cathedral, walk the narrow streets and enjoy the views of Malta from its high walls. Please join our Adventures […]
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Saint Paul in Malta
In the last post our Adventures Abroad group led by Victor Romagnoli and local guide Chantelle Shaw visited the enigmatic cart track markings at Clapham Junction and came away no closer to the truth than thousands before us. The number of unsolved mysteries associated with this island nation are rapidly piling up. In this post […]
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Malta National Museum of Archaeology
This is my third post from Malta’s capital city and World Heritage Site, Valletta. Alison and I are in Malta with a small Adventures Abroad group led by the indomitable Victor Romagnoli. We began our exploration of Valletta on foot with local guide Chantelle Shaw and Victor by visiting a number of the city’s 320 […]
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Saint John Co-Cathedral, Valletta
In the last post on our Adventures Abroad journey to Malta our group began a walking tour of Valletta by entering through the main city gate and exploring parts of the city concluding at the Armoury in the Grandmaster’s Palace. However, there is much more to see in this smallest in area of all European […]
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Valletta – Malta’s Tiny, Amazing Capital City
In the last post from our whirlwind tour of Malta with Adventures Abroad, we took a boat cruise around Marsamxett and Grand Harbour getting a close up view of the famous forts that the Knights of St. John used to repel the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. It was a great way to start […]