Lifestyle Monthly Favourites

October Favourites 2024

Music

Too Sweet – Hozier

A hymn in soul and pop rock for us night owls who like to drink our whiskey neat, our coffee black and lay on our bed at three…

Waiting for a Girl Like You – Foreigner

This early-1980s rock ballad is an ode to love and romance…

Hey Jude – The Beatles

Hey Jude is one of those retro melodic songs that would be perfect for a movie soundtrack…

Et si tu n’existais pas – Joe Dassin

I heard this song through an Instagram story of one of my friends and I related so much to it. Joe Dassin is a master in evoking deep feelings of love and anguish.

I Was Made for Lovin’ You – YUNGBLUD

Oh my God! This cover is full of edge and desperation and I live for it!

Books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil.

Wisteria by Adalyn Grace

Blythe Hawthorne has never let anyone tell her what to do—not society, not her overprotective father, and certainly not the man she’s bound herself to, no matter how rude and insufferable he is. In fact, she’s determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days, even as he ensures that her life in his palace is anything but a fairytale. But as Blythe discovers a new side of herself linked to his past, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to let an unexpected spark ignite…and to discover the truth about who she really is.

Miss Marple’s Final Cases by Agatha Christie

First, there’s a mystery man with a bullet-wound who is found in a church…then, the riddle of a dead man’s buried treasure…the curious conduct of a caretaker after a fatal riding accident…the link between a corpse and a tape-measure…a girl framed for theft…and a suspect accused of stabbing his wife with a dagger. There you have six gripping cases. There’s one more, a surprise. They have one thing in common – the astonishing deductive powers of Miss Marple.

Movies

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda. At the same time, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.

Falling for Vermont (2007)

A best-selling author who got amnesia as a result of a car accident finds refuge with the local doctor of an idyllic small town in Vermont.

Shops

Caffe Cordina

244, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta

Caffe Cordina was established in 1837 and is located in a beautiful palazzo right in the center of Valletta. Sophisticated and elegant, it is one of the most popular places to enjoy your coffee with a handmade pastry.

Galea’s Kitchen

214, Merchant street, Valletta, Malta

A cute little restaurant with a wide range of meat, fish and sweet options just across from St. John’s Co-Cathedral.

Six d.o.g.s

Avramiotou 6-8, Athens, Greece

An alternative bar with grunge vibes in the heart of Athens that offers live music events…

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