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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Where on Earth: Week 26 - Gozo, Malta</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a></p><p><img hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2007/08/azure-window.jpg" align="middle" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.gozo.com">Gozo</a> is the smaller island that makes up the tiny Mediterranean nation of <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com">Malta</a>. This is a stunning natural arch called the "<a href="http://www.malta-info.co.uk/attractions/azure_window/index.html">Azure Window" </a>on Gozo's northern coast. The main island of Malta is fascinating but can feel crowded due to its concentrated population. Across on Gozo, it's a totally different story, especially if you're staying in one of the <a href="http://www.farmhousemalta.com/">restored farmhouses.</a> </p>
<p>Gozo deserves to be the new Tuscany. You heard it here first.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/">Where on Earth: Week 26 - Gozo, Malta</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/994871/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2007/10/05/where-on-earth-week-26-gozo-malta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ocean</category><category>rock</category><category>spectacular</category><dc:creator>Brett Atkinson</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Word for the Travel Wise (02/08/07)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/foreign-language/" rel="tag">Foreign Language</a></p><a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2007/02/malta-flag.gif"  alt="Malta Flag" /></a>Malta isn't the sort of place I'd imagine one getting lost to the extreme or losing their way back for days on end, but not every human that walks or travels the planet is blessed with good sense or sense of direction. I'm pulling this selection from the <a href="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">Survival Maltese</a> site, also mentioned below.<br /><br />Today's word is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> word used in <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/">Malta:</a><br /><em><strong><u><em><strong><br /></strong></em>Intlift</u> - I'm lost</strong></em><br /><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/maltese.shtml">BBC Languages Quick Fix</a> allows one to download essential holiday phrases like this to store in your mp3 player for the big trip ahead. You can hear audio of some very basic words on their site as well. For a full run down on the history and a thorough section on <a href="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">survival Maltese</a> head over to <a href="http://www.aboutmalta.com/LANGUAGE_and_LITERATURE/">aboutmalta.com</a>. I'm not too certain how much the survival Maltese will be needed considering the country's other official lang happens to be English and they happen to have around 40 English learning <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/what_to_do/learning_english/index.html">language schools</a>. <br /><em><br />Past Maltese words:</em><strong><em> <strong><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Fejn huma t-tojlezz?</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/">sahha</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/">xorb</a>, <a href="http://activism.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/">jien jisimni</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/">caw</a></strong></em></strong><br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/">Word for the Travel Wise (02/08/07)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/751635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2007/02/08/word-for-the-travel-wise-02-08-07/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>foreign language</category><category>ForeignLanguage</category><category>language</category><category>maltese</category><dc:creator>Adrienne Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Word for the Travel Wise (12/28/06)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/foreign-language/" rel="tag">Foreign Language</a></p><a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2006/12/malta-flag.gif"  alt="Maltese" /></a>It's coming... The new year that is. As if you needed a daily reminder. Anyhow, here is a word you can cry out during those last hours if you should find Happy New Year a little too clich&eacute;.<br /><br />Today's word is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> word used in <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/">Malta:</a><br /><em><strong><br /></strong></em><strong><em><u>caw</u> - so long</em><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/maltese.shtml">BBC Languages Quick Fix</a> allows one to download essential holiday phrases like this to store in your mp3 player for the big trip ahead. You can hear audio of some very basic words on their site as well. For a full run down on the history and a thorough section on <a href="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">survival Maltese</a> head over to <a href="http://www.aboutmalta.com/LANGUAGE_and_LITERATURE/">aboutmalta.com</a>. I'm not too certain how much the survival Maltese will be needed considering the country's other official lang happens to be English and they happen to have around 40 English learning <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/what_to_do/learning_english/index.html">language schools</a>. <br /><em><br />Past Maltese words:</em><strong><em> <strong><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Fejn huma t-tojlezz?</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/">sahha</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/">xorb</a>, <a href="http://activism.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/">jien jisimni</a><br /></strong></em></strong><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/">Word for the Travel Wise (12/28/06)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/715045/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/12/28/word-for-the-travel-wise-12-28-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>foreign language</category><category>ForeignLanguage</category><category>language</category><category>maltese</category><dc:creator>Adrienne Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Word for the Travel Wise (10/03/06)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a></p><a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Malta Flag" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2006/10/malta-flag.gif" /></a>It's quite obvious Malta isn't one of our most blogged about places, but I do my best with this word feature to make sure it gets some of the action. However, I have been providing with you baby talk. It's time to rev up our language motors and really start talking Maltese. Now hit the gas and GO!<br /><br />Today's word is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> word used in <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/">Malta:</a><br /><em><strong><br /><strong><u>Jien jisimni...</u> - My name is...</strong></strong></em><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/maltese.shtml">BBC Languages Quick Fix</a> allows one to download essential holiday phrases like this to store in your mp3 player for the big trip ahead. You can hear audio of some very basic words on their site as well. For a full run down on the history and a thorough section on <a href="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">survival Maltese</a> head over to <a href="http://www.aboutmalta.com/LANGUAGE_and_LITERATURE/">aboutmalta.com</a>. I'm not too certain how much the survival Maltese will be needed considering the country's other official lang happens to be English and they happen to have around 40 English learning <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/what_to_do/learning_english/index.html">language schools</a>. <br /><em><br />Past Maltese words:</em><strong><em> <strong><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Fejn huma t-tojlezz?</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/">sahha</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/">xorb</a><br /></strong></em></strong><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/">Word for the Travel Wise (10/03/06)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/677968/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/10/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-10-03-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>foreign language</category><category>ForeignLanguage</category><category>language</category><category>maltese</category><dc:creator>Adrienne Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Word for the Travel Wise (07/23/06)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a></p><a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Malta Flag" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2006/07/malta-flag.gif" /></a>Here's a cool festival to check out if in Malta this time of year -The <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/whats_on/view-event-eve_0002.html">Farson's Great Beer Festival</a> runs from July 28, 2006 - August 6, 2006 from 7:30 PM onwards in Ta'Qali Park. The event features folklore and music and is free of charge. Even if you're not into beer sounds like a cool way to meet other traveling folk and locals as well.<br /><br />Today's word is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> word used in <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/">Malta:</a><br /><br /><em><strong><u>xorb</u> - (sh-orp) beverage</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/maltese.shtml">BBC Languages Quick Fix</a> allows one to download essential holiday phrases like this to store in your mp3 player for the big trip ahead. You can hear audio of some very basic words on their site as well. For a full run down on the history and a thorough section on <a href="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">survival Maltese</a> head over to <a href="http://www.aboutmalta.com/LANGUAGE_and_LITERATURE/">aboutmalta.com</a>. I'm not too certain how much the survival Maltese will be needed considering the country's other official lang happens to be English and they happen to have around 40 English learning <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/what_to_do/learning_english/index.html">language schools</a>. <br /><em><br />Past Maltese words: <strong><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Fejn huma t-tojlezz?</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/">sahha</a></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/">Word for the Travel Wise (07/23/06)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/645796/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/07/23/word-for-the-travel-wise-07-23-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>language</category><category>maltese</category><dc:creator>Adrienne Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo of the Day (5/19/06)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/" rel="tag">Photo of the Day</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.gadling.com/media/2006/05/Photo-5-19.jpg" align="middle" vspace="4" border="1" /></p>
<p>I'm not sure if it was the amazing color of the water that caught my attention, or the gangly jumping style of the kid launching himself into the air.&nbsp; Nonetheless, it remains one of those <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/london/31908084/in/pool-gadling/">shots</a> that makes sitting at work extraordinarily painful.&nbsp; Gaze deep into those blue waters and you'll see what I mean.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/london/">JWRALS</a> for contributing this shot of Malta to our Gadling Flickr Pool.&nbsp;</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/">Photo of the Day (5/19/06)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Fri, 19 May 2006 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/619244/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/19/photo-of-the-day-5-09-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Neil Woodburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Word for the Travel Wise (05/03/06)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a></p><a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.gadling.com/media/2006/05/malta-flag.gif" alt="Malta Flag" /></a><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Last time I touched on Malta </a>and the Maltese language I pointed you to their list of groovy gastronomic events, but this time I want to direct your attention to the country's <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/whats_on/index.html">main event listing</a>! Who knew so many cool things were happening in the area around this time? If I could have my way I'd be leaving everyone behind for a chance to experience the <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/whats_on/index.html">National Folk Singing Festival</a> being held May 19-21, 2006. With the festival falling on my birthday weekend it would most certainly be a pretty grand way to celebrate my special day. Since I won't be making it this year I encourage you all to go and without further delay I toss you this word and look away.<br /><br />Today's word is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> word used in <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/">Malta:</a><br /><br /><em><strong><u>sahha</u> - goodbye</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/maltese.shtml">BBC Languages Quick Fix</a> allows one to download essential holiday phrases like this to store in your mp3 player for the big trip ahead. You can hear audio of some very basic words on their site as well. For a full run down on the history and a thorough section on <a href="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">survival Maltese</a> head over to <a href="http://www.aboutmalta.com/LANGUAGE_and_LITERATURE/">aboutmalta.com</a>. I'm not too certain how much the survival Maltese will be needed considering the country's other official lang happens to be English and they happen to have around 40 English learning <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/what_to_do/learning_english/index.html">language schools</a>. <br /><em><br />Past Maltese words: <strong><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Fejn huma t-tojlezz?</a></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/">Word for the Travel Wise (05/03/06)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Wed, 03 May 2006 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/615731/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/05/03/word-for-the-travel-wise-05-03-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>language</category><category>maltese</category><dc:creator>Adrienne Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Word for the Travel Wise (03/09/06)</title><link>http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/</guid><comments>http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/malta/" rel="tag">Malta</a></p><a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/"><img width="150" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="85" border="0" align="right"src="http://www.gadling.com/media/2006/03/malta-flag.gif" alt="Malta" /></a>We may have missed Malta's Invasion of theLobsters fest, but there's still time to make the other gastronomic happenings in the country. Want to experience theauthentic taste of Chiang Mai while in the Mediterranean or sip some of the finest red and white wines? Head over totheir <ahref="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/whats_on/search_event.html?action=search&amp;label=&amp;id_typ_eve=4&amp;date_after=&amp;date_before=&amp;venue_label=&amp;city=&amp;id_pla=&amp;submit=SEARCH ">gastronomic calendar of events </a>to stay updated on the delicious food festivals going down on the islandthis spring. With that snazzy introduction being given let's hop right into the real meat of this blurb.<br /><br/>Today's word is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> phrase used in <ahref="http://www.visitmalta.com/">Malta:</a><br /><em><strong><br /><u>Fejn huma t-tojlezz? </u>- Where are the toiletsplease?</strong></em><br /><br />This probably seems like a rather large step into a lang we haven't explored here atall on Gadling, but no matter how tasty the food may be let's remember it might not agree with everyone's belly and forthis reason, during this time it is valuable travelers to Malta tuck this information away. If all goes well the foodand wine will all be great and to relieve your regular bodily functions you'll still want to know the handy phrase. <br/><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/maltese.shtml">BBC Languages Quick Fix</a> allows one todownload essential holiday phrases like this to store in your mp3 player for the big trip ahead. You can hear audio ofsome very basic words on their site as well. For a full run down on the history and a thorough section on <ahref="http://aboutmalta.com/language/survival.htm">survival Maltese</a> head over to <ahref="http://www.aboutmalta.com/LANGUAGE_and_LITERATURE/">aboutmalta.com</a>. I'm not too certain how much the survivalMaltese will be needed considering the country's other official lang happens to be English and they happen to havearound 40 English learning <a href="http://www.visitmalta.com/en/what_to_do/learning_english/index.html">languageschools</a>. <br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/">Word for the Travel Wise (03/09/06)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/598893/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2006/03/09/word-for-the-travel-wise-03-09-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Adrienne Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>