The whole of Gibraltar goes "book mad" at this time of
year. In mid-month we welcome the third Gibunco International
Literary Festival to Gibraltar. Having attended a number of the
lectures myself last year, I am sure we are in for another bookish
treat this year. Consider the impressive line-up of speakers and
their topics and it's not hard to see why the excitement is
mounting.
The forthcoming events set me to thinking about books, naturally
in a financial sense. The festival itself is now in its third year
and is conveniently held in November when the hotels and flights
are less full of summer tourists. Having said that I must say that
every flight I take to Gibraltar seems totally full – and
I'm travelling a lot these days. Nevertheless, it's a
perfect time of year to visit. Hopefully the weather will be kind,
so that Gibraltar and its local businesses can enjoy all the
benefits that come from hosting such a festival, with venues full
and lots of "fringe" events
