A different reality All those who like me, watched the television programme Linea Blue on RAI 1 on October 16 must have been very thrilled and proud of our islands. The programme was exclusively dedicated to Malta and Gozo and I cannot imagine a better feature film that would bring out the beauty of our homeland any better. I strongly believe the programme was an excellent tourism advert and I would not be surprised if we see a surge in Italian visitors in the coming months. RAI-TV, being a professional television station, picked the most scenic and historic yet unspoilt spots on the two islands. The locals interviewed rose to the occasion not only due to their narrative but also because most spoke Italian fluently. Italian TV viewers must have been impressed on that count also. Some time was dedicated to the natural collapse of the Azure window and the Inland Sea, at Dwejra was filmed from carefully selected angles that concealed all the negative features. I was recently at Dwejra on a Sunday morning with my family and we were utterly disgusted to say the least. The only main road leading to Dwejra has been nicely tarmacked but the 50-metre narrow stretch to get to inland bay...