This was a trip of incredible surprises. Sure, I expected my four day weekend in Malta to be awesome, filled with fun history from the capital of Valletta. (Click here to read more about Valletta and the history of Malta.) But the rest? I wasn’t exactly skeptical - after all, every place has amazing aspects…
Gazing across Marsamxett Harbor at the skyline of Valletta is a surreal experience. The capital of the tiny island nation of Malta is itself minute, almost pocket sized, with a population of around 6,000. (However, the Valletta area contains the majority of the country’s residents, at about 400,000, and it feels like a single entity.)…
And just like that, my time in Scotland is coming to a close and the next and final segment of my 2024 Europe trip is about to begin. When I asked A what she would want this year’s “other” focus area to be (after Scotland), she immediately said Greece. She has never been, and my…
Editor’s note: Malta is one of the few Western European countries I have yet to visit, having never had it make sense in an itinerary. After reading this story from Sam, I know I just HAVE to make it work one day soon. For more of Sam’s writing, click here to visit his index page.…