Closing off this week with one last throwback photo from a walk around Mtaħleb last Christmas. Today’s photo also shows the inlet at Ras id-Dawwara, this time from the other side. I know those cliffs are mostly overhanging, but some part of me keeps wondering just how climbable they are. I can see some rather obvious possibilities, perhaps one day I just need to head … Continue reading Ras id-Dawwara
I’m back this week with another throwback from the walk around Mtaħleb last Christmas. The greater part of the walk involved paths much like this one, close to the cliff edge, with excellent views throughout. And yet it’s a fairly easy walk, with clearly defined paths that don’t get too close to the edge (or in any case one can easily stay further in). I … Continue reading Cliff-Top Path
This week’s throwback, from a walk around Mtaħleb last Christmas, shows the narrow gap at Miġra l-Ferħa, where it is said that the Norman invasion of Malta began. I had taken a very similar photo to this one before, which I also shared on this blog. That one, however, was shot on film, and the point of view is a little different. Sometimes there are … Continue reading Miġra l-Ferħa
For this week’s throwback post I’m sharing another photo from the Christmas day walk last year. This one was taken closer to Miġra l-Ferħa, on the way to Ras id-Dawwara. In fact you can see the car park on the clifftop at the centre. The title of this post refers to the cave that can just about be seen on the bottom right of the … Continue reading Għar Doson
I’m even later than usual with my throwback post this week, as the last few days have been rather busier. As I catch up on things, I’m sharing two photos, taken within minutes of each other, of what is perhaps my favourite view from a walk I did last Christmas day. Sometimes the light changes so much in a few minutes, in this case becoming … Continue reading Ras id-Dawwara
Another short post this week to share a photo related to last week’s, from the same walk starting from Mġarr. The Għajn Tuffieħa tower is prominent at the top of the cliff. Just above the bay, though, one can also see the ruins of the (rather grandiosely named, I always thought) Riviera Martinique. The building is in a rather sad state, and I’d think also … Continue reading Għajn Tuffieħa Tower and Riviera
This week’s throwback photo is another one from the walk that I did about a year ago, starting from Mġarr. From Ġnejna I walked around the headland at Karraba, finding a path among the boulders, until I reached the beach at Għajn Tuffieħa. The proper one, that is normally reached by going down a long flight of stairs from the car park, not the arguably … Continue reading Beach and Clay Slopes
About a month ago, R and I headed up to Miġra l-Ferħa, in the vicinity of Mtaħleb, for a simple evening picnic with some friends of ours. The idea was that we’d spend some time after the sunset there, watching the stars, on what was a moonless night. The picnic went well, and it was great fun to spend some time again with our friends, … Continue reading Clifftop Sunset
Autumn began, here in the northern hemisphere, and with it some cooler weather. Locally the change came with quite a bang yesterday, and the first downpours. It’s still warm, of course, though a bit cooler already. This heralds the start of a new season for photography and walks in the country. So perhaps it is appropriate that this week’s throwback photo is from such an … Continue reading Lippija Tower
The weather is still very warm here, but there is also the undeniable feeling that the summer is coming to an end. At work we’re getting ready for the new academic year that will soon start, and on the roads the traffic seems to have increased already. And so the tail end of the year is approaching. Yet here I’m still working through a significant … Continue reading Overlooking Il-Munqar
This week’s photo is a throwback to last year’s Malta International Air Show. I was set up with a long lens for the aircraft, so between flights I was scoping out the rest of the scenery for other objects of interest. Among these I spotted this person wind surfing in the quiet bay. There wasn’t much wind around, though clearly enough to keep moving. Continue reading Wind Surfing
For today’s throwback I’m sharing a final photo from a walk around Aħrax a little more than a year ago. From the cliffs at the north east of the ridge one has excellent views of the islands of Comino and Gozo (or more properly as they’re known in Maltese: Kemmuna and Għawdex). And this channel is on the way for those sailing (or by sea … Continue reading Sailing the South Comino Channel
Muddy Boots 