I had a lovely last day! It was honestly the best day I've had so far, it was so good. In the morning I got the bus to Cirkewwa, the ferry back to Gozo and a bus to Xlendi, a small fishing village on the west coast. It's built in a narrow valley sided by steep limestone walls and has an aquamarine bay with bobbing boats. I spent a couple of hours exploring the area around this village. Steep steps cut into the rock to one side lead to a secluded cove, a path on ...

I slept terribly last night- couldn't sleep for ages then was awake from the crack of dawn. I've slept really badly since I've been here and I'm now quite sleep deprived, and feeling it. I figured if I'm up I might as well go out so caught the 7am bus to Sliema. I hadn't planned to visit this area as it didn't interest me, but it has a lovely promenade so had a nice walk along the waterfront there pat boats bobbing & the sun rising over the blue sea. I walked...

I qualified as a PADI open water diver nine years ago on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. It hadn't crossed my mind to dive in Malta til I saw all the groups going I'm at Dwejra and people snorkelling too. I enjoy stuff like that when I do it but my instinct is not to want to do it, it feels like so much hassle having to book a trip or rent kit and go somewhere to do it, what do I do with my valuables when I'm in the water, getting out all salty so need to go b...

I got a bus (50m) to Cirkewwa on the northernmost tip of Malta then a ferry across the water to Mgarr on the island of Gozo. I left super early so was on the boat by 8:30am and on Gozo by 9. Caught a bus to the capital Victoria (Rabat), in the centre of the island, where I visited the amazing Il Kastell for more medieval hilltop settlement panoramic views - this time of the island of Gozo- and two sumptuously beautiful churches. Gozo is a small island and from Il...

A last minute change of plan on Saturday saw me on a bus to Mdina / Rabat. I'd planned to go to Gozo but didn't sleep well, awoke late & left the hotel an hour later than planned. So changed my day plan to go somewhere closer. Mdina was great! It's a walled medieval city on top of a hill with narrow silent alleyways flanked by tall pale yellow buildings and outstanding views from the city walls across the countryside all around. It was a delight to wander in,...