Hotel Ramla Bay Marfa

I've just popped over to Malta for a day &amp; a bit (as you do!) to say a quick hello / goodbye to my parents (and bring them lots of goodies over for the last time in a while).<br><br>The weather is a little warmer than the UK, but not as warm as it's going to be in a week's time (ha ha ha).<br><br>Anyway, I'll keep this blog short so ciao for now!<br><br>Anita x

... br>We really felt like we went back through the centuries to discover the exceptionally rich cultural heritage of the Tunisian capital Tunis. For years this place was the most important Mediterranean port until the Romans destroyed it in 146BC, we thought about a trip to archaeological excavations but didn&#8217;t fancy munity by the kids so gave it a miss. We employed a local guide to take us to all the good spots, but having paid the ...

... over the island, giving the entire ancient city of stone a golden glow. I wish I had my camera to capture the weather-beaten yellow and gray hues, because the pictures I took as the boat left the dock are overcast and doesn&#8217;t have the morning&#8217;s magical light.<br><br> We purchased tickets to the &#8220;Valetta and Malta Experience&#8221; excursion the night before and met Juju and Juma at the seventh floor Stardust ...

... lost. Things looked a lot different seven hours later and I had even written down landmarks to help me when I returned. <br><br>One of my references was a drugstore and would you believe I got off the bus right in front of it and didn't see it. So I wandered around and around and around looking for something vaguely familiar. Keep in mind Malta was already simmering and sweltering, and the hot sun was a good incentive for me to quickly find ...

... The day has ended, and back to the Sliema harbour. Once I got there, I noticed the light of the sun was optimal and we were almost straight accross from Valletta. I walked along the bay all the way to the end and had a wonderful opportunity to take some incredible photographs of the walled city of Valletta. A perfect end of day activity, after a great day of sightseeing around the southern part of the Island of Malta.

... rozrywki. Jedna mala dziewczynka podbviegla do "Mikolaja" i ucalowala go, mowiac: dziekuje ci, Mikolaju, za ten prezent [nie pamietam, co to bylo]. Skad wiedziales, ze wlasnie tego pragnelam? :o) Reakcje dzieci na widok Swietego byly rozne. Niektore z przerazenia niemal plakaly, inne sie na niego rzucaly i same siadaly mu na kolana. Ogolnie dzien minal zaskakujaco dobrze. Wczorajszy kryzys wieczorny juz mi minal. Nikomu jednak nie polecam Swiat bez ...

... waters and the stunning views. We got there at 11:30am and were the early visitors to the place as by the time we left at 2:30pm, this place was buzzing and people were cramped for room. Apparently, we got here before the peak season had started so I don't quite know what this place is like in July/August. There were just 2 areas with beach-like sand entrance to the lagoon - each measuring about 10 meters! The lagoon though was enclosed from the sea with stunning ...

In my first 10 days on the main island of Malta I had managed to tick off many of the places that I had pencilled in when planning the trip thumbing through my trusty Lonely Planet guide back home. It is a surreal process spending hours reading, researching and exploring maps of a country, and then actually treading the paths that take you to all these wondrous places that were merely dots and callouts on a map. I guess the reason I have enjoyed myself so much on this trip is ...

Made it to Malta! yesssss!!!!!!!!! I tell you what it'll be hard to leave here. Everything is ridiculously closer in real life than on the maps, so it is very easy to get around to see different things...My friend Martha's been driving me around showing me different things. Best part is we're staying in her parents summer flat basically on the water front. If it was any closer, we'd be wet. It is fantastic. There are these salt bins, I ...

... time. We walked to the movie theater, stood in line with our backpacks, bought 2 tickets to Memoirs of a Geisha (I have now added Japan to my countries-to-visit list), bought popcorn, handed the men selling the snacks our backpacks and proceeded into the theater. When the movie was over we walked back out, reclaimed our luggage under the puzzled stares of other movie-goers, and I said to Bonnie, "Feel like flying to Egypt tonight?" "Sure. Why not? I don't have to work tomorrow." And so we did...