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Nerik & Gorg napping on a hot afternoon.

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The Maltese Falcon effortlessly blending in to the surroundings in the Mediterranean's most beautiful harbour. 

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Marsamxett, 6 p.m. 

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August weekends are for boat parties.

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Running down the southern coast of Malta on Luke's J boat. 

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..Adieu, ye joys of La Valette! Adieu, sirocco, sun, and sweat! Adieu, thou palace rarely enter'd! Adieu, ye mansions where I've ventured! Adieu, ye cursed streets of stairs! (How surely he who mounts you swears!)..

Lord Byron, 'Farewell to Malta' May 26, 1811 

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Kathmandu, and inevitably, wet pigeons. 

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"People are the best show in the world. And you don't even pay for the ticket." - Charles Bukowski 

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One last day of uni this semester.. and then.. 

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Calm days 

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above : Via Teatro Greco, Taormina. below : The Greek Theatre viewed from Giardini Naxos 

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A slow start to June, and the island has the feeling of a teenage girl regretting time wasted in shy inhibition, about to open up to the world at her feet. 

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Ben surfing at Baghar ic-Caghaq

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Two fundamentals of Maltese culture:         the new : Squatting        the eternal : Midday Petards

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Mario Biondi - This Is What You Are

"take my ears and listen to the stars"

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The end of summer '13, lost in its own lack of distinction