Photogenic

Roger W Hicks says Malta is one of the most incredibly photogenic places on earth, from Roger and Frances:

You can shoot the oldest ruins on the planet, or just about any historical period since; the gorgeous Mediterranean light and colour; tiny back roads; World Heritage sites; beaches; and just about anything else. In 1565 it was the turning point in Islamic world domination, when the Turkish hordes of Suleiman the Magnificent were repulsed at the Great Siege. We have to stop ourselves going there more often, because our editors complain there are too many Maltese pictures in our books.

And yet, most Europeans think of it as primarily a destination for cheap package tours, and few Americans even know where it is (slap in the middle of the Mediterranean, rather south of Sicily). In the summer it can be stinking hot (Roger lived there as a boy, and remembers one night at 100°F, 38°C, on the roof, at midnight) but in the spring or autumn it is delightful: we normally go in March or April, though we have been as early as January, or in October..

The Feast of St. Joseph (San Guizepp, Jiew-sepp) on March 19th, Frances's birthday, is one of the major Festas of Malta with bands and the most remarkable firework displays. We would aim to be at this Festa during the first workshop if at all possible...

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