http://www.planetmona.com/ http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3622-the-value-of-everything-and-the-cost-of-nothing-mozambique http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3622-the-value-of-everything-and-the-cost-of-nothing-mozambique It takes Mona Farrugia four commercial flights and a private one, a ride in the back of an open pick-up truck, a wade through a kilometre of open sea and... ]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:21:00 -0600 3622 2013-01-07 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3622_mozambique1_1357590252.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3622_mozambique2_1357590252.jpg 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/58-weekends-away/3596-sicily-with-the-catamaran-how-to-do-it-without-throwing-up-by-mona-farrugia http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/58-weekends-away/3596-sicily-with-the-catamaran-how-to-do-it-without-throwing-up-by-mona-farrugia Now is the time to dash off to Sicily for a brilliant runaround in a nice car on their nice roads, eating their nice food. Mona Farrugia hops into hers... ]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:07:00 -0500 3596 2011-07-31 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3596_virtu1monafarrugia_1312110432.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3596_virtu2monafarrugia_1312110432.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/82-news-travel/3587-alpa-this-is-what-we-want http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/82-news-travel/3587-alpa-this-is-what-we-want Following a leak of the Ernst and Young report to The Sunday Times the Airline Pilots Association has issued a threat of industrial action. This, says president Dominic Azzopardi, is... ]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:07:00 -0500 3587 2011-06-26 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3587_airmaltaplane_1309086469.png http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/59-nature/3458-the-leopard-sleeps-tonight http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/59-nature/3458-the-leopard-sleeps-tonight Mona Farrugia flicks off her Louboutins and dons some safari gear as she sets out to find her leopard at Yala National Park ]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 23:00:00 -0500 3458 2011-05-30 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu1a_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu1b_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu7_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu2_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu3_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu4_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu6_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3458_kulu5_1305736784.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/66-shopping/3460-shopping-in-sri-lanka http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/66-shopping/3460-shopping-in-sri-lanka Shopping in Sri Lanka is anything but easy, says Mona Farrugia, but the little bit that exists is surely worth the slog ]]> Sun, 29 May 2011 23:10:00 -0500 3460 2011-05-29 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3460_Screen shot 2011-05-04 at 16.59.18_1304521268.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3460_Screen shot 2011-05-04 at 16.59.07_1304521268.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3460_Screen shot 2011-05-04 at 16.58.59_1304521268.png http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3211-sri-lanka-gets-under-my-skin http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3211-sri-lanka-gets-under-my-skin Mona Farrugia thought she had become a hardened traveller, not excited or enthralled by much, until she found Sri Lanka creeping softly under her skin. Now she wants to emigrate. ]]> Sun, 29 May 2011 09:00:00 -0500 3211 2011-05-29 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3211_srilanka1_1284139177.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3211_srilanka2_1284139177.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3211_srilanka3_1284139177.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3368-the-guide-to-sri-lanka-by-mona-farrugia http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3368-the-guide-to-sri-lanka-by-mona-farrugia Mona Farrugia goes to Sri Lanka and brings back ecstatic memories and a practical guide. Read on and see if this could also be your cup of tea. ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 -0500 3368 2011-05-19 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3368_srilankamonafarrugia1_1295265339.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3368_monafarrugiasrilanka2_1295265339.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3368_monafarrugiasrilanka3_1295265339.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3368_monafarrugiasrilanka4_1295265339.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/82-news-travel/3556-air-malta-appoints-chief-restructuring-officer http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/82-news-travel/3556-air-malta-appoints-chief-restructuring-officer This is an official Air Malta press release. We are not adding a thing to it: you are intelligent enough to add your own. Be our guests. ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 11:06:00 -0500 3556 2011-05-19 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3556_plane_1305803192.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3496-mona-farrugias-maldives-blog http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3496-mona-farrugias-maldives-blog Mona Farrugia needs to get out of the island so she hops off to a few more. In the Maldives. As one does. ]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 23:00:00 -0500 3496 2011-05-15 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3496_Screen shot 2011-04-25 at 11.21.17_1303723291.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3496_monafarrugiacocopalm_1303115849.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3496_Screen shot 2011-04-16 at 19.06.29_1302973679.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3496_maldivianairtaxi_1302974275.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/82-news-travel/3546-air-malta-referendum-tickets http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/82-news-travel/3546-air-malta-referendum-tickets Finally - instructions on buying tickets for the Divorce Referendum ]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 10:44:00 -0500 3546 2011-05-11 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3546_Screen shot 2011-05-11 at 12.48.54_1305110933.png http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3533-a-long-weekend-in-cyprus-mona-farrugias-diary http://www.planetmona.com/travel-on-planetmona/62-country-guides/3533-a-long-weekend-in-cyprus-mona-farrugias-diary Mona Farrugia and The Writer shoot off to Cyprus on a long weekend: it's cheap, it's yummy and the country turns out to be surprisingly lovely. ]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 13:35:00 -0500 3533 2011-05-03 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3533_cyprus2_1304429740.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3533_cyprus3_1304429740.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3533_cyprus_1304429740.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