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Lake Garda

Lago di Garda Lake Garda, in Italian Lago di Garda, is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, between Venice and Milan, and between Brescia and Verona. The shoreline and the lake itself are divided between the provinces of Verona, Brescia and Trento. Document dating back to the eighth century, reveals that the name Garda, for which the lake is named, comes from the town with the same name. It derives from the German word warda meaning "place of guard" or "place of observation". Interesting details about this famous lake Maximum length is 51.6 kmMaximum width is 16.7 kmThe surface area is 369.98 km2Average depth is 136mThe maximum depth is 346mThe water volume is 50.35 km3Shore length is 158.4

Italy – Interesting Facts

Italy is one of the most popular countries in the world. It is popular for various things, like food (e.g. pasta and pizza), interesting places (e.g. Rome and Venice), films (e.g. La Dolce Vita and Life is Beautiful), songs (e.g. Volare and Con te partiro') and also famous personalities (e.g. Christopher Colombus and Luciano Pavarotti). Regions in Italy Italy is subdivided in 20 regions. Five of these regions: Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Sardinia, Aosta Valley and Friuli-Venezia Giulia have special status and a greater degree of independence. This is the list of all the regions:Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Latium (Lazio), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia (Apulia), Sardegna (Sardinia), Sicilia (Sicily), Toscana (Tuscany), Trentino-Alto Adige(Trentino-South Tyrol), Umbria,

Good Friday in Malta

Year 2020 is an exception. No one would have guessed that Good Friday in Malta would be like this. It seems surreal. Just another day. Not even sure what day of the week it is. What is Good Friday in Malta? Malta is one of those country with a very high percentage of Roman Catholic beliefs. Everywhere you go in Malta, you will see a church or a chapel. Malta is known for being a religious country. Good Friday, which is part of the Holy Week ,is celebrated in different ways- exhibitions in churches / privates residences, street pageants, religious plays on stage and the popular Good Friday processions. The processions which attract thousands of people are held in the following locations:Ħaż-ŻebbuġSengleaŻejtunVallettaMostaBirguBormlaNaxxarLuqaPaolaQormi -

The world of the paranormal

The world of the paranormal by vlogger Matthew Micallef As a person who likes to explore places and abandoned places, I tend to think about what history lies in the area I am in and what used to be in there, but second of all, I find myself in some places that have more than history to it. Some of the places that I explored were fun and exciting to explore, and the others that I went in, where, as I must say, littered with activity much more than normal. I am talking about the paranormal activities that a place holds. The first encounter The first encounter that I had when I was younger was seeing an elderly person, like an apparition, walking from

States and Capitals of United States of America

Click here to subscribe to this Blog Brief information on States and Capitals The United States is a country made up of 50 states. These states cover a vast area of North America, and also including Hawaii which is far away in the Pacific Ocean. The first state in the list is Alabama, and the last one is Wyoming. California is the state which has the most population. It is estimated that in 2019, the population in California was 39.5 million. The runner up is Texas where is population is circa 29 million. The smallest state is Wyoming with an estimate of 578 ,000 people. The life expectancy in Hawaii is 82.3 years whilst that of West Virginia is 74.8 years. There is a difference

Daylight Saving Time – 29 March 2020

Daylight Saving Time starts on 29 March 2020 Click here to subscribe to my Blog It is the time of the year when the clock will go forward one hour. This will happen at 02.00am (CET time or 01.00 GMT), where instantly the time will change to 03.00am (CET or 02.00 GMT). In Britain, this is known as BST which stands for British Summer time. This is also known as Spring Forward, Summer Time and Daylight Savings Time. For Malta, this will mean seven months of summer time, where the clock will be move again one hour back on 25 October 2020. 29 Mar 2020 - Daylight Saving Time Starts (CET)Sunday, 29 March 2020, 02:00:00 clocks are turned forward 1 hour toSunday, 29

New York City

Click here to subscribe to this Blog New York City https://youtu.be/x9iiUT9nR9c It may be called New York City, or NYC or New York or City of New York, but this does not matter. New York is the most populous city in the United States. It is also the most densely populated major city in the US. New York City is also known as the Big Apple. New York City New Your has an estimate of population of more than 8.4 million over an ares of 784 square kilometre. It is in the state of New York. It has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. It is home to the headquarters of the

A curious vlogger

by vlogger Matthew Micallef Click here to access my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bmnZonrGAQ As a vlogger, I tend to explore lots of abandoned buildings or areas that have been left there to decay in the hands of nature. Places with a history I am interested in going into places that have a history to the place or the area itself had a history of its own, which in some circumstances, the people left that building or buildings abandoned to decay, not restoring it or transforming it to something else. The majority of places I visited were left there with a story to tell and no person to say it, and obviously, left there for vandals to take advantage of the abandoned area. It breaks my

Not the right time to travel…

https://youtu.be/wG2niR_f3Jk Click here to subscribe to this Blog Not the right time to travel but we can still enjoy videos of beautiful places around the world - stay at home How did it start? The city of Wuhan (China) has been recognised as the origin of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This happened in early 2020. Until that time this city was not so popular as other cities.However, it is a very nice city. Surely, not the right time to travel there but you can have a view of this city in the below video. https://youtu.be/TgRBmrkCf9I Wuhan, China Italy Apart of China, Italy has been one of the most impacted countries by COVID-19. The way it spread in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto was much worse

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