Hi There! I am an American living in Malta with my 16 month old son. We've been here for 2 months. It sounds like the type of place you'd be interested in - nice weather and a lot of culture to take in. I've lived in Asia and traveled all over ...so for me - moving here 'semi-permanently' was a bit extreme. The area I live in is Sliema - a city that I now know is the most densely populated area in one of the most densely populated countries in Europe. The people around here aren't so friendly - but outside of this area is a whole other story. The people on Gozo (island near here) and the other cities are great to be around and very friendly.
I spent 10 days in malta (well, 5, and 5 in gozo) last summer and really enjoyed it. Not sure whether I woyuld have been keen to spend much more, but I felt I had plenty to keep me busy - decent beaches, great snorkling and diving (and good schools of any of you are interested in getting scuba certified) lots of historical places - malta has such a wonderful rich history - and beautiful valetta, as well as, to my surprise, very good restaurants, everyone had said that the food would be dull but I loved the great mix of italian, middle eastern and standard european - just like the history
have a good time,.
Posts: 331 | Location: UK | Registered: 14 June 2005
Malta's fun. We spent 4 days there on our way to Cairo. Going is a good idea, though I personally preferred Gozo (aside from Victoria), where we only went as a day trip, being a much quieter island.
On Malta itself, Valetta is worth a half day or so, as is Mdina. We both disliked Sliema, where we were staying, as it was kind of noisy, and the waterfront was the only place in Malta we encountered touts on an annoying level. All selling Harbour cruises.
The most rewarding part was hiking around Gozo, which was beautiful and fun.
It has taken me a little while to find it, but if you go to Malta, you need to eat at a place called "Zeri's Restaurant". The Food and atmosphere were great. The seafood is fresh that day. Well worth a look into.
Plus, several families were there when we were eating. So it would not be a problem to bring the kids.
"Trips are not trips to me. They have to be expeditions. I blame this all on Lord Baden-Powell"- Jimmy Buffett
I took my son who was 21 over xmas break a few years ago. We hung out with a Polish mom that had a 10 yr old. I used the LP book on Malta and that was helpful. I bought it used on Amazon.
The best places to eat in valletta are: Cocapazzo and Le Cave. Your boys will love Le Cave. Its downstairs like a dungeon and makes great pizzas. Bacchus in Mdina had good french food. I would say that Maltese food is not my cup of tea. Rather like british food that has grown stale (due to the island).
The 4 of us took the ferry to Gozo and took the bus into the center of the island. Then we took the rest of the day to walk back to the ferry.
Your boys will love Mdina's torture chamber and museums. Also Vittorosia that is across the water from Valletta has an old fort that you can climb around in. The Inquisitor's palace is here too.
Karin, an Alaskan working in Durango, CO
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Posts: 430 | Location: Durango, CO USA | Registered: 08 May 2002
Just don't go in the hunting season. Every year 15000 Maltese hunters kills 2 million migrating song birds for a laugh.
it's so stupid of you to comment over and over again about this, have you ever actually been to the island? or are just making up your mind by reading the papers?....there's libido-seeking-macho-wannabes in Malta like there are anywhere else on the planet, just don't blame an entire country (and most of all, the majority who are trying to change hunting laws) for the mistakes of a few.
Having said that I will not cast my vote about the country since I am a local and would be obviously biased....but if you do decide to come over I could help with a lot of useful info
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Posts: 58 | Location: Malta | Registered: 08 August 2005
