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My Latest Detours
🇲🇹 Malta
Come for the blue waters. Stay for the golden cities and their stories.
🇮🇹 Italy (Marche)
Rolling hills, hidden villages and Italy’s quieter side… made for taking it slow.
🇬🇧 London
Old stories, busy streets and endless corners — a city I’ve studied, taught and still haven’t finished discovering.
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Stories, itineraries and curious discoveries from every detour.
From practical travel tips to the history, culture and little details that make a place worth knowing.
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There are places you see so many times on Instagram that, when you finally visit them, you’re almost prepared to be disappointed. The Blue Lagoon was one of those places for me. You know the pictures: ridiculously turquoise water, boats apparently floating in mid-air, people swimming in what looks suspiciously like the Caribbean rather than…
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You don’t need to speak Maltese to travel around Malta. English will get you remarkably far. But where’s the fun in travelling somewhere without learning at least a few words? I’m not suggesting you spend the flight memorising verb conjugations. This is a holiday, not a language exam. But learning how to say good morning,…
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There are people who go on holiday and look at the sea. There are people who look at the architecture. And then there are language teachers, who apparently go on holiday and start analysing road signs. I can’t help it. And Malta might be one of the worst possible places for this particular occupational hazard.…
