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Real Name: Peter Paul Muscat
Lives In: Gozo, MT
Birth Date: January 29, 1975
Member Since: Mar 13, 2004
Last Login: Mar 15, 2009   14:15 UTC
Member's Time: Jul 06, 2009   08:50 CEST
VT Rank: 2541
Deals Rank: Unranked
Travel Interests: Music, Arts and Culture, Eco-Tourism, Study Abroad, Work Abroad

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I have been looking unto the world...

by Mcclovis - last update: Jan 17, 2008

...time for the world to look unto me.

Malta
I'm in my thirties. I come from Malta - no you won't be able to see it on the travel map on this site. I live to travel - I belong to the animal kingdom not the plant, after all.

I'm a very normal person though you'll never find me following a crowd. That makes me a normal eccentric! Life fascinates me and so do the diverse human cultures as they try to manifest this strange phenomenon of living. Meeting new people is something I like to do very much in any way possible: travelling, correspondence, chatting, etc.

I am a teacher and I love my job. I also like reading, writing letters, IT, music (particularly the oboe), collecting stuff, foreign languages, well anything from which I can learn. Now I'm into postcard swapping.
Colourful peace

War on the REAL Terror: ignorance

I am at war with ignorance and closed minds. My weapons are education, respect, tolerance, patience, friendship, an open mind and, above all, peace.

The "Terror" in "terrorism" is not the terror of the ever-increasing drug abuse figures among young people nor the alarming rate of destruction of our natural heritage. It is a nebulous, foggy, psychological ploy used by democratic, often capitalistic, governments to close the mind and control people just as dictators and despots use guns and secret police with similar results. When you kill innocent people, even if for a good cause, that is plainly a crime (not terrorism) and when you just look on injustice without doing anything that is a crime too. Both crimes can be due to ignorance and undoubtedly a closed mind.

The war on "Terror" would be more effective if people learn more about each other. Countries are different and one system of values or lifestyle, such as democracy, theocracy, capitalism, monarchy or communism, which works in one place may not be so appropriate for another. Knowing about others helps us to cherish justice and freedom. We learn to respect and allow others to live harmoniously. There are some societies which need an overhaul but change, if done rapidly and recklessly, will cause more harm than the good.

Mix the separate colours of the rainbow and all you get is black.

My travels (and lack of them)

I haven't been to many countries and my wish list is very long. I do not know where to start from!

Whenever I visit a country I go there for a reason. Not for a fleeting moment. I mean I try to live the place.

Countries I've been on:
1975 - the longer the better > Malta (I live there)
September 1999 > Venezia, Italia (visited a penpal)
August 2000 > Trondheim, Norway (visited another penpal)
August 2005 > Sana'a, Yemen (Arabic language course at SIAL)
July/August 2006 > Damascus, Syria (visit my friend, learn Arabic, meet other people)
December 2007/January 2008 > Bethlehem, Palestine and nearby cities in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories (visit a friend, meet other people, seeing the Palestinian situation while in it.)
SIAL

My profile picture

This is one of the best pictures I have as a traveller. I am on a bus on my way to Aleppo from Damascus. I appear relaxed and satisfied although rather pensive and with an expectant expression. The photographer has a natural talent for taking pictures and making his subjects look good. Thanks Rami.

Old City of Sham

Damascus, Syria. (Photo is from Google earth) I shall return!
Old Damascus
Bethlehem

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

My definition of Palestine is a small area of land where you find the newest, the oldest, the friendliest, the cruellest, the most beautiful, the ugliest, the holiest, the most accursed, the warmest and the coldest. No wonder it always makes headlines on world news but it is one thing watching it on TV and another being there.

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Comments for Mcclovis
tini58de Thu Jan 29, 2009 18:29 UTC
 Happy birthday from Germany! Have a great day and 365 just as happy days to follow!! Christine
a2lopes Thu Jan 29, 2009 13:29 UTC
 Happy birthday Peter and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisbon which is waiting for your visit next May for the Euromeeting with many vteers to meet
janbonivic Wed Apr 23, 2008 06:45 UTC
 hello there! nice to meet a fellow postcrosser here at VT! if you wish to visit our place one day, am just an email away! =)
sting658 Tue Feb 12, 2008 18:45 UTC
 Hey Peter,may be it's late ..but I wish you a very happy Birthday day my friend ?! hope you are doing fine and your plans are rocking this world :-)))
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