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Malta Diving Sites Map
Eerily awaiting its next crew. Divers this time though. This map is a quick, easy, visual reference to some of the most popular dive sites around the Maltese Islands. An ideal guide for those less...
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Learn to sail and see Malta differently
Valletta's harbours, a mix of history and safe haven for the novice sailor I’ve lived in Malta 15 years and have had my bouts of ‘island fever‘. But it’s only in the past year and a bit that I’ve found...
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Expat insights: kids moving schools
Kids' schooling is at the centre of any expat family's decision to move to Malta If you are planning to move to Malta and uproot with your family, it’s a life changing event, not only for you but for...
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How to choose your diving partner
A dive buddy is more than the guy next to you; it's also your dive centre of choice. Every time divers plan a diving holiday, the first thing they have to decide is who is going to be their diving...
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Licence to Drive: insights of a learner driver
A well-preserved vintage model on Malta's roads. It can take years to pass the driving test too! Even though the minimum age for driving in Malta is 18, there is a considerable number of luckless and...
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Learning to Fly in Malta
Aerodynamic and all ready for the next learner pilot: the DA40 of Diamond Flight Training I have flying in my blood. My father was in the R.A.F for 15 years on Lincoln bombers, and went on to fly VC10s...
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Malta’s Language Conundrum
Malta should celebrate its bilingualism, but let each language play to its strengths My son is in primary school and is taken out of class four days a week for extra Maltese lessons, along with four...
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Malta is back to school, finally!
Malta's schools start back after summer - finally! Malta is back to school. I’ve just spent three hours labeling school books, pens, bags, drink bottles and you name it, anything that can and will be...
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Schooling in Malta: any room for alternative models of education?
Education has repeatedly been a hot topic in Malta. The schooling sector has seen all sorts of church-state interplay and ruckuses from the 60s to early 90s. Now, in times of more measured reflection...
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Higher Education in Malta: when overseas students turn expat
Higher education in Malta, is it really a possibility for overseas students who traditionally view the country as a Mediterranean holiday island? Can one really attain an internationally-regarded...
View ArticleWho let the kids out?
Today was the first day of the summer holidays for Malta’s schoolchildren. They now have a full three months off. Which means parents, particularly working parents, have a full three months full on....
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Malta, kids and a long hot summer. Holiday bliss or hell? As we reach the half-way mark in the school holidays, we’ve done a straw poll of some kids’ feelings about their long time off over summer....
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