I'm sorry to say that I'm back from my holiday 2024! I had such a great time with family members and old friends, I could easily have stayed for a lot longer.
My eldest daughter Katana, had a few days annual leave left so she kindly booked a short break for my wife Julie and me, in Malta.
I absolutely love what I do but even a workaholic like me, needs a break every once in a while. I've always had a special connection with Malta but I've never actually been so the opportunity to visit the island was something I was busting to take advantage of.
Katana, Julie and I stayed in an AX Odycy hotel located quite close to Valletta, Malta's capital city. The weather was fantastic, a gorgeous 21°C compared to 0°C in the UK.
It was only three days but I was so excited, not just to get away but to meet my friend Josie Catania of TRX Electronics.
Josie and I pre-arranged to meet up for lunch one day. Josie is one of the nicest people I know and his wife Maithese is equally charming. Three hours went by without us even noticing and Katana, Julie and I were sorry to say goodbye.
It all started a few years ago when I tracked down Graham Sopp, the man who designed the transformer for the Marshall JMP-1 MIDI valve pre-amp, with a view to develop a better version of this device. My journey took me to Malta and indeed, TRX Electronics, the same factory that made the original TXMA-00014.
Since then, I've been supplying upgraded replacement transformers for this classic pre-amp and have had the pleasure of dealing with the lovely Josie Catania.
As I said, a lovely few days but now that I'm back from my holiday 2024, I'm equally excited to get stuck into my work. 🙂