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Europe » Malta » Malta » Marsascala August 10th 2022

We seem to have spent precious few hours on our now two month long jaunt doing much relaxing, so today we decide to make up for lost time. Our apartment is made for the job; a sizeable terrace equipped with a couple of large sunlounges overlooking the water, and if that gets a bit warm there’s always the leather recliners in the living room where we can stretch out and stare through the full length glass doors at the sea. Unlike my beloved I do start to get itchy feet after an hour or so of lounging around, so I head off towards Zonqor Point at the mouth of Marsascala Bay. I’m not quite sure what to expect. One reviewer gave it one star with the comment “not nice”, which is not particularly encouraging, or helpful ... read more
Marsascala Bay
Zonqor Point salt pans
Beach side, Maltese style

Europe » Malta » Malta » Marsascala August 8th 2022

We see our apartment in the daylight for the first time. It’s very big. It didn’t seem so big last night when we were wandering around in the pitch black backstreets trying to find it. It’s on the top floor, and it’s got a massive terrace right above the seafront with excellent views out over Marsaskala Bay. We’re a bit tired after a long day of travelling yesterday, but we eventually manage to rouse ourselves and head off in search of lunch. We haven’t had breakfast, so I’m hanging out for a large helping of hobz bil zeit, that delicious Maltese delicacy of crunchy fresh bread filled with olive oil, tomato paste and whatever else you decide you want to pack in there - olives, onions, capers, tuna, etc. I’ve been hanging out for this since ... read more
Marsascala waterfront
Marcascala Bay and Parish Church
Enjoying a spot of fishing, Marsascala Bay

Europe » Malta » Malta » Marsascala August 7th 2022

We’re up early for a long day of travelling, first by train back to Palermo, and then on to Malta (not by train) via Rome. But the day’s first challenge is to find the Cefalu train station. We know it’s up the hill somewhere, and we know the hill’s steep because our suitcases are trying hard to extract our shoulders from their sockets. My theory is that if we keep going uphill eventually we’ll run into the railway line and then we can walk along it to the station. And it’s an excellent theory, which would work perfectly in almost all circumstances. The one exception would seem to be if part of the train line just happened to be in a tunnel. By the time we’ve realised this flaw it’s an eleven minute walk to the ... read more

Europe » Malta » Malta » Marsascala August 28th 2017

We‘re feeling sad as we leave our cosy apartment and retrieve our trusty little Fiat from the garage for the last time. We stop along the waterfront, and Issy pokes her head up through the Fiat’s roof while I take some happy snaps. We haven't flown with Ryan Air before so we're not quite sure what to expect. It seems that they don't spend too much time or money cleaning their aircraft. As soon as the last passenger from the incoming flight‘s set foot on the tarmac we’re hustled up the steps and into our seats. We expected the whole cabin to be plastered with advertising signs, but it isn't. Selling things other than airfares does however seem to be high on the priority list. As soon as the seat belt sign’s turned off the crew ... read more

Europe » Malta » Malta » Marsascala August 11th 2011

The Amazing Malta We started off our Maltese journey very well. After arriving at the airport, we met our transfer driver and he took us straight to our hotel which was about 10 minutes away. We arrived at the hotel in Marsaskala and checked in at around 6:30pm after a huge day of travelling. Malta is only about 250km south of Sicily, but it took us a whole day to get there thanks to the incompetence of the airports in Italy. But once we got there it was really worthwhile. We were staying on the 3rd floor so by the time we got up there the sun was setting and it was truly breathtaking. I’ve never seen so many different colours in a sunset. We got settled in and headed downstairs to the buffet dinner which ... read more
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WWII Memorial Bell Tower
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