When Olive Oil was more precious than Gold

By Albert Fenech They used to say that armies marched on their stomachs. Roman armies marched…

The Travel Bookshop: Notting Hill Store that inspired Hollywood film is Still Drawing Crowds

By Seren Charrington Hollins Founded in 1979 as  a  specialist travel bookshop, The Nottinghill Bookshop, became…

Ship-to-Shore power technology – Malta and Gozo as its centre

Although Switzerland has no sea or any sea shores, it has MSC Cruises which is the…

Binissalem, Small Majorcan Town and Wine Producing Region

By Lyn Funnell We caught the train from Palma to Binissalem. It was so simple to…

Mumbai Witnesses ‘Business Handshakes’ Between United Kingdom And India!

  Modern history documents the island of Bombay (now Mumbai) transited from Portuguese rule to the…

Black Lips – years before Punk Rockers adopted them

In the late 1990s we were driving to entertain at a dinner dance for a well…

Tides That Speak Alike: From Sussex Sands to Italy’s Adriatic Coast

Along our coast, from the wild shingle of Dungeness, the sweep of Camber to the open…

Malta and Gozo – among the world’s leading treasure islands?

Malta and Gozo comprise one of the smallest island groups in the world. However, there are…

Spring Changes

We were just having our morning coffee when suddenly smoke started billowing across the valley. It…

Hotel Bon Sol, Majorca; A Tardis Treasure Hunt!

By Lyn Funnell You won’t believe the Bon Sol until you see it yourself! The 5-star…