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The mountains are a stony brown mass of rock speckled with patches of green from the rosemary bushes, junipers, and sundry shrubs that drape the landscape. At 2,000 meters above sea level, Jebel Akhdar (“The Green Mountain”) stands 500 metres lower than Machu Picchu. The…
It sounded as if the streets were running, And then the streets stood still -Emily Dickinson The streets outside the house have been emptied. If this is a sign of the apocalypse, the world will end not with a bang or a whimper, but with…
If the internet and many travel guides are to believe, January is an odd time to visit Malta. Late spring and early summer are the most desirable times, they say, ideal months to come before the oppressiveness of the July and August heat. I paid…