With Kevin and Katerina at Hondoq Bay

August 14th 2022
Today we’ve arranged to catch up with Issy’s second cousin Kevin who lives here in Gozo in the nearby village of Xaghra. I’ve got absolutely no idea how to pronounce that, and I’ve now given up trying to pronounce any Maltese words because Issy just laughs at me whenever I do. It doesn’t help that the Maltese alphabet includes a lot of strange additions that change the way letters are pr ... read more

Europe » Malta » Gozo

Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mi... ... read more

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Dave and Issy Sheehan

DaveandIssy

Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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30th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Reconnecting on Gozo
I'm glad Issy was able to reconnect with family.

31st August 2022

DaveandIssy
Dave and Issy Sheehan

Malta and Cefalu
Thank you so much for reading and for your kind words. We seem to have been following some very similar paths! We did indeed have a great time catching up with Issy’s relatives in Malta, and it almost felt like we were leaving home when we finally had to fly out. Happy travels!

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