“Home is probably one of the most powerful words in our vernacular. Particularly if you’re an islander. Small islands need to be abandoned for a while if we want to appreciate them. In my case, it took about ten years. These days, it’s more like two weeks to start missing ‘stuff’.” Could not agree more as [...]
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So back from a quick vacation to Malta and whilst we were there we wanted to try and photograph a couple of the typical elements which keep re-occurring on the island. One of those characteristic elements are the door knockers. Malta has a wide variety of knockers Most of the pictures we made in Mdina btw, the [...]
Categories: Malta,OutoftheBlog.com,Travel
Mdina. I’m on a boat. Malta pajjiz sabih hafna! or Malta is a wonderful/beautiful country. Maybe even the most beautiful, but that is our opinion and we might be a bit biased. As you might know we originated in Malta, the Secret of the Mediterranean (check this episode of the ITV series, pity of the non-HD footage). Been back [...]
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Two weeks and counting for our annual summer holiday. Two weeks off(line). Two weeks of sun. Two weeks of pure bliss visiting the motherland.
Categories: DIY,Everyday life,Malta,OutoftheBlog.com,Travel
Tagged: malta, no sleep till
Been back from Malta for a good week now. Some well needed time off(line). Finally started catching up with everything, so the blog should be up and running again the next days. In the meantime I thought I ought to share some of the experiences/views. Enjoy the snaps.
Categories: DIY,Malta,OutoftheBlog.com,Photography,Travel
Mdina Over the weekend I spent a couple of days in the motherland: Malta. Quick visit for some season greetings and I also had to became mayor of Mdina, the ancient fortified city where my father was raised and my grandmother still lives to this day. Was able to snap some pictures with the 50mm [...]
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Tagged: foursquare, malta, mdina, Photography, travel tips, travel trip, valetta
Yesterday Dominiek (@dominiek on twitter) was asking questions on dual nationalities. Why certain people have one, what the advantages are, if its correct and all … A hard nut to crack, driven by bureaucracy, infested with loopholes and surrounded by (political/economical) issues. Now I do not feel the need to justify my situation, but thought [...]
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Tagged: application, belgian, Belgium, birth certicficate, choice, choices, commission, croatia, dual nationality, education, evaluation, form, forms, heart, home, home is where the heart is, integration, issue, issues, judge, jury, malta, maltese, mindfuck, nationality, parents, parlement, Politics, questions, statement, voting
Photo by SorryIMissedYourParty.com So 2009 ended pretty good and we ended/started with a blast. A year of opportunities, a year of major changes and especially a packed year of fun has passed Also a year of new people/faces, who all rocked it. It was a year of travelling. A great snowboarding trip to the French [...]
Categories: Malta,OutoftheBlog.com
