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Ggantija Temples – Gozo’s Megalithic Marvels

In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, introduces you to the Ggantija Temples – Gozo’s Megalithic Marvels. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our 6 DAY MALTA TOUR.

In the last post, I introduced Malta’s smaller sister island of Gozo by visiting the many wonders of the Dwejra area along with our Adventures Abroad group led by veteran guide Victor Romagnoli. In this post, we’ll visit another of Gozo’s major attractions, the megalithic temples of Ggantija. We’ll also deviate from the planned itinerary and visit a place that Ulysses liked so much that he stayed there for seven years. Please join us on another great day of exploration in this small, but historically very important country. Continue reading →

Gozo – Malta’s Memorable Little Sister

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, travels to Gozo – Malta’s Memorable Little Sister, for his final day of his Malta adventure. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our 6 DAY MALTA TOUR .

In the last post we finished up our Adventures Abroad tour of the island of Malta by visiting Mosta and Marsaxlokk, but we are not finished with the country just yet. In this post and ones to follow we’ll visit Malta’s sister isle of Gozo which I found to be every bit as interesting and mysterious as Malta itself. Please join veteran guide Victor Romagnoli and our small group as we check out the island where Ulysses spent seven years on his quest to get back to Ithaca. Continue reading →

Mosta & Marsaxlokk – Two Maltese Must Sees

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, is excited about Mosta & Marsaxlokk – two Maltese “Must Sees”. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our 6 DAY MALTA TOUR .

This will be my final post from the island of Malta which Alison and I visited recently on an Adventures Abroad tour led by veteran guide Victor Romagnoli. In the last post we visited the ancient capital of Mdina. In this post we’ll visit two more of the many must see sites on this amazing little island starting with Mosta which is where a 20th century miracle took place. After that we’ll spend some time in Malta’s most important and colourful fishing harbour, Marsaxlokk. Please join us for yet another adventure in Malta. Continue reading →

Mdina – Exploring Malta’s Ancient Citadel

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, visits Mdina – Exploring Malta’s Ancient Citadel. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our 6 DAY MALTA TOUR

In the last post, we concluded our search for St. Paul in Malta at the small city of Rabat. In this post, we’ll walk on from Rabat into its sister city of Mdina to explore the cathedral, walk the narrow streets and enjoy the views of Malta from its high walls. Please join our Adventures Abroad group led by veteran tour leader Victor Romagnoli and local guide Chantelle Shaw on what promises to be an interesting couple of hours in this most interesting little country. Continue reading →

Saint Paul in Malta

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, searches for evidence of Saint Paul in Malta. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our 6 DAY MALTA TOUR.

In the last post, our Adventures Abroad group led by Victor Romagnoli and local guide Chantelle Shaw visited the enigmatic cart track markings at Clapham Junction and came away no closer to the truth than thousands before us. The number of unsolved mysteries associated with this island nation are rapidly piling up. In this post, we are going to be on a little firmer ground as we go in search of evidence of Saint Paul in Malta. We’ll have the Bible as our chief reference source and every word of it is literally the Gospel truth, right? Please join us in a number of places where arguably the most important person in the New Testament after Jesus is known to have proselytized. Continue reading →

Clapham Junction – Malta’s Mysterious Cart Tracks

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, delves into Clapham Junction – Malta’s Mysterious Cart Tracks. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our 6 DAY MALTA TOUR

In the last post from my recent Adventures Abroad trip to Malta led by Victor Romagnoli we began our exploration of the country’s famed Megalithic temples at Hagar Qim. During this visit and later in conducting my own research before writing the post, I learned that there is no archaeological consensus as to the purpose of these most ancient of monuments. Today we are going to visit a site that is shrouded in even more mystery – the mysterious stone markings at Clapham Junction. Please join our group as we delve into yet another of the reasons that visiting Malta should be on every traveller’s wish list. Continue reading →