For my second issue as editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, I visited Malta to learn more about the Mediterranean island’s lingering Arab links. It’s a fascinating place, and you can read more about it here. Also in the issue, I wrote about why I visit mosques whenever I travel, and I interviewed Mirna Bamieh, the culinary artist behind Palestine Hosting Society. You can read my editor’s letter to the October/November issue here.