Malta

A Taste Of Malta
Malta - So Much Packed In To Such A Tiny Space
I'm Australian right! And what do all good self-respecting Australians do at some stage of their lives? They travel. The more intrepid don backpacks and take off on a round-the-world ticket and between departing and returning to Australian shores they follow their whims. Or the dodgy advice of some other backpacker they've just met in some grungy hostel. The really lucky ones find work to keep funding their travels. And that's where this story becomes personal. We were actually a bit older th...

Malta - My Dream Vacation
Malta
If anyone were to ask me where I would go for my dream vacation - and assuming money was no problem - I would have to say Malta. Most people have never heard of Malta, but it is a small island country in the Mediterranean. I find Malta to be an absolutely fascinating country for its history, its language and its culture. So I thought I would introduce you to Malta - despite the fact that I have NEVER been there. However it is on my bucket list and I hope to get there at least once in my lif...

Malta Popeye Village
Popeye Village in Malta
The movie set has been kept, the area is now known as Popeye Village. Sweet Haven as the village is called in the cartoon is found in Malta. The crew on the movie set had to find a harbour with rocks only and a calm weather. They found it on Malta - ANCHOR BAY MELLIEHA. Don't know where Malta is and want to know? I have a fine map on my Holidays in Malta lens. Just click on the name and you fly to there. Remember to come back here! I hope you enjoy this lens as much as I enjoyed puttin it tog...

Malta - The heart of the Mediterranean
An island in the middle of the Mediterranean
... is called Malta. There are also the sister islands of Gozo, Comino and Filfla. Gozo is the largest sister island, which has about 28000 inhabitants, while Comino, with its beautiful blue lagoon only has about 10 and Filfla has none. Here we have about 3 months winter, 3 months spring / autumn and 6 months beautiful summer. The sea is crystal clear and makes diving a beautiful experience. The sea gets a temperature during summer of up to 28 C and is just amazing nice to swim. Sailing is ...