http://www.planetmona.com/ http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3608-a-dessert-of-a-city-mona-farrugias-guide-to-dubai http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3608-a-dessert-of-a-city-mona-farrugias-guide-to-dubai It’s say hello, wave Dubai for Mona Farrugia. ]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:14:00 -0500 3608 2011-08-18 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3608_Screen shot 2011-08-18 at 21.06.46_1313694146.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3608_dubai1monafarrugia_1313733740.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3608_dubai2monafarrugia_1313733740.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3588-all-aboard-the-day-and-night-train http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3588-all-aboard-the-day-and-night-train Mona Farrugia and The Writer spend three days making believe they were in the beautiful chic thirties on board the whimsical Rovos Train in South Africa. Orient Express eat your... ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:15:00 -0500 3588 2011-06-30 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos1monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos4monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos3monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos4monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos5monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos6monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos7monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3588_rovos8monafarrugiaplanetmona_1309425308.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3355-city-guide-to-galle-by-mona-farrugia http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3355-city-guide-to-galle-by-mona-farrugia Travel writer Mona Farrugia walks around Galle and finds an odd mix of old, new and timeless ]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 09:10:00 -0500 3355 2011-05-03 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia2_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia1_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia3_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia4_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia5_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia6_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3355_gallesrilankamonafarrugia7_1295260492.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3504-mona-farrugias-london http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3504-mona-farrugias-london Mona Farrugia has a different kind of London to everybody else. Or does she? Shopping and eating feature heavily, as is to be expected. ]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:00 -0500 3504 2011-04-27 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3504_london1_1303989855.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3504_NahmRestaurant2_1303989893.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3504_BananaRepublicinRegentStreet_1303989975.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3504_LibertyinGreatMarlboroughStreet_1303989975.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3504_SelfridgesShoeGalleries_1303990156.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3038-the-london-breakfast-guide http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3038-the-london-breakfast-guide Faced with the prospect of a hotel breakfast in London? Would rather eat your own hands? Mona Farrugia checks out. ]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:00:00 -0500 3038 2011-04-15 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3038_baker_1277391677.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3038_roast_1277391677.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3363-verona-by-mona-farrugia http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3363-verona-by-mona-farrugia Mona Farrugia grabs herself a cheap flight on a legacy airline and flies to Verona with Air Malta. ]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:00:00 -0500 3363 2011-03-17 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3363_verona1_1300020462.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3363_verona2_1300020462.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3363_verona3_1300020462.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3292-paris-in-christmas-time http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3292-paris-in-christmas-time Paris is always lovely, thinks Mona Farrugia, but just before Christmas she falls in love with it every time, all over again. ]]> Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:00:00 -0600 3292 2010-11-21 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3292_monafarrugiaparischristmas_1290338097.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3231-helsinki-a-pocket-size-metropolis- http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3231-helsinki-a-pocket-size-metropolis- According to Newsweek, Finland is the best country in the world. According to Vogue Italia Helsinki is a fashion capital. Finnish model, writer and ex of Mona's brother... ]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500 3231 2010-09-25 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_4059310150247590065534567605533142362797489935n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_334951015024759062553456760553314236291674759n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_4002010150247590870534567605533142363024156441n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_3349510150247590610534567605533142362884873902n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_4059310150247590070534567605533142362806171378n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_3778410150247590980534567605533142363053404634n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_3349510150247590615534567605533142362891027965n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3231_4002010150247590860534567605533142363001269789n_1285065683.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3180-7-reasons-to-go-back-to-the-eternal-city http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3180-7-reasons-to-go-back-to-the-eternal-city Most people visit the Italian capital at least once in their lives. But why do others keep going back? Mona Farrugia is one of them. She pleads her case. ]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:25:00 -0500 3180 2010-08-03 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome1_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome2_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome3_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome4_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome5_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome6_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome7_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3180_rome8_1281121561.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3178-joe-fountains-guide-to-barcelona http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3178-joe-fountains-guide-to-barcelona Joe Fountain is short, sharp and as cool as ever in this most practical guide to Barcelona ]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:48:00 -0500 3178 2010-08-01 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_paella_1280992822.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain5_1280681592.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain1_1280681286.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain2_1280681470.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain3_1280681470.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain4_1280681592.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain6_1280681592.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_spain7_1280681592.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3178_tapas_1280992822.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3043-yes-cannes-do http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3043-yes-cannes-do Is Cannes just about a film festival or is there more to the town? Mona Farrugia ponders the question on one of the benches of La Croisette ]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:47:00 -0500 3043 2010-07-01 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3043_cannes1_1277988446.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3043_cannes2_1277988446.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3043_cannes3_1277988446.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3037-tricked-into-a-roman-treat http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3037-tricked-into-a-roman-treat Beware of your dreams for they may come true, someone once said. Well, you may as well beware surprises too, says Mona Farrugia, as she prepares to give The Writer... ]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:45:00 -0500 3037 2010-06-24 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3037_rome1_1277541874.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3037_rome3_1277541874.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3037_rome2_1277541874.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3021-hong-kong http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3021-hong-kong Hong Kong easily hops to the top of the travel tree, thinks Mona. It has scenery, it has food, it has an amazing hotel and it has the shopping. What... ]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:35:00 -0500 3021 2010-06-15 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk1_1279737184.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk2_1279737269.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk3_1279737269.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk4_1279737457.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk6_1279737457.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk7_1279737651.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3021_hk8_1279737651.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3015-trapani http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/63-city-guides/3015-trapani   Put the following ingredients in a pot: long weekend, €30, four guys. Boil quickly before the Ryanair website times out. What do you get? Trapani Stew. Planetmona asked Adrian Cardona... ]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:46:00 -0500 3015 2010-06-09 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani1_1276105584.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani2_1276105584.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani3_1276105584.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani5_1276105584.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani6_1276105584.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani7_1276105584.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3015_trapani8_1276105584.JPG