Category Archives: Geography
“… a last glimpse of the land now being lost for ever”
… Thus ends The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald, one of the three books I present today. The others are: Thesiger by Michael Asher; and The Search for Sana by Richard Zimler, the latter having been recently discussed in … Continue reading
7,000 Years of Seafaring, Warfaring, Siege, Survival and Cultural Heritage: The Island Nation of The Republic of Malta
Eva and have friends who have moved from Sweden to Malta, and with whom we recently stayed for several days. I was familiar with attributions commonly connected to the name Malta: Maltese Cross, Maltese Falcon, Knights of Malta. But my … Continue reading