http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/TravelDani/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from TravelDani en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:17:56 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:17:56 +0000 Extremely hungover I got up intending to sunbathe by the pool but last minute I thought I actually really like Valletta so I'm going to go back there for the day So I did ate again at La Sicila which was a lot busier on a Saturday and then walked round aimlessly ending my day sunbathing in Hastings Gardens on the wall overlooking the 3 cities if you ever go here I was on the thick wall yo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Malta/Malta/blog-444772.html Got up bright and early today to go to Valletta. Only 54c on the bus. Valletta is the capital of Malta and it is one of the tiniest capitals in the world. Starting at City Gate outside which you are spoilt for choice for snacksdrinks etc at one of the many kiosks. I first went to see Fort St Elmo which is now the Police academy and where the War Museum is located. It's quite spooky thinking abo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Malta/Malta/La-Valletta/blog-444102.html Today was Comino day. I'm thinking about becoming a tour whore so much simpler. But do any of you notice how just before the tour touts have taken your money they are oh so friendly then on the day and you're just another bloody tourist its not so smileyThe boat took us to various caves e.g Smugglers Cave in Malta Lovers Cave Popeye's cave and about four others in Comino. It also took us int http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Malta/Comino/blog-443289.html I got up really early today with the intention of going to Mdina early before the daytripping tourists and then to do some sunbathing on the bay next to Golden Bay before I had to drop the car back before 1130. The first part of this went to plan...I saw Mdina again early on. Beautiful. Then I spent about 2 hours trying to find Golden Bay continuously going round in circles. Grrrr. As it turns http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Malta/Malta/blog-443788.html So you know I said I double booked myself today with a tour and a car hire Well I rang the tour company to postpone till Thursday. It was the least Topaz could do letting me use their phone to compensate for its shoddiness. Honestly breakfast was rank cold felt like I was eating in an old people's home. No 4 I can tell you And little things aswel like the waitress's uniform which looked li http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Malta/Malta/blog-442684.html Do any of you find that arriving in a country you've never been to before always looks and seems and feels completely different to how you imagined it would It almost feels like a third world country but at the same time clearly isn't The first thing that struck me travelling from the airport to my hotel in Bugibba was the buildings Every single wall looks like it's gonna fall down because of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Malta/Malta/blog-442415.html Went straight to Oriental Village from the airport where I got the cable car to get a 360 degree view of the island Absolutely stunning Can't tell where the sky ends and the sea begins on the horizon as they are the same colour. Got very lucky with the weather because it was actually monsoon season here when I went 25th June. Basked in glorious sunshine under a clear cloudless sky all dayI k http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Langkawi/blog-416844.html Well I booked a flight to Kuala Terengganu for 705am Tuesday morning so I got up at 2am to get taxi to KL Sentral and then the Skybus from there to the low cost carrier terminal. I booked my return flight for 920 pm the same day. Many websites told me that there were return boats from Merang jetty to Redang island ALL DAY. I now still feel like suing these websites for false advertising lol. Th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Pulau-Redang/blog-416227.html Well my first few minutes in this country were pretty frightening. Remember I was a lone petite english 22 year old white girl. The captain said it was 29 degrees celcius outside but it didn't quite click in my head just how hot that was....at 930pm until I stepped off the plane. Hit me like a frickin ton of bricks could barely breathe Baggage claim and then on to find my ride to the hotel http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-416139.html