Just as evening chanting began, the storm rolled in. We could hear it outside – the wind barrelling through the trees, the thunder cracking in the distance, and the torrents of rain coming down over the roof. Somehow, we’d made it inside the main temple hall just as the height of the …read more
Tag Archives | travel narratives
learning to love the mall in manila
You might think you’re a world traveller. You might think that you’ve seen other places, that you’ve experienced other cultures, but still, sometimes, your own sheer ignorance will surprise you. I didn’t know much about Manila when I landed. I’d planned to immediately fly out again, but due to some scrambled bookings, …read more
a snapshot
The humidity is really getting to me. For the past few weeks since moving here, I feel like I’ve never actually been dry. There seems to be a constant sheen of sweat on my skin which nothing can get rid of (not even a shower!), and it is with great effort that …read more
eenie meenie
In the Maltese archipelago, there are three main islands: Malta, the largest; Gozo, the slightly overlooked middle child; and Comino, the smallest, host to nothing but a hotel and the famous Blue Lagoon. As I’d already spent time covering most of the big island, and it was still too grey and rainy …read more
sunshine and stone
‘If you want to see something really special, go to Mdina. I go there whenever I just want to unwind.’ Never ignore the words of a local. Mdina is a medieval walled city hidden on a hilltop over Rabat, and an old capital of Malta. The girl who told me about it …read more
maltese dreamin’
If heaven exists, then it must look like Malta. Imagine this: sandstone buildings in hues of brown, grey, and beige alternately lit by hot Mediterranean sunlight and darkened by thick, tumultuous stormclouds; miles and miles of wildflowers pouring over perfectly silent countryside, all dotted with ancient stone temples and crumbling ruins; city …read more
a moment of madness
For a moment, I thought I had somehow wandered into a scene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Night had descended and suddenly throngs of people in carnival costumes were rushing past me: dancers reflecting the flourescent colours of their clothing off the strips of sequins on their chests, a man …read more
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