Just Taco and I again for walk 6, starting at Birzebbuga. Today we are tackling the deep South of the island. We arrived early at 9.30am and parked at the Freeport in Birzebbuga, which is where we finished last time. The Freeport takes up quite a bulk of land so we had to cut across the peninsula from here. Surprisingly it was a lovely road, peaceful and pretty, yet overlooked by this huge structure – the Freeport. There were farms and…
I heard a rumour that there’s a lake, or lakes even, in Malta. But where in Malta could they be? I’ve not seen so much as a small stream on the island. I’ve been meaning to check these mysterious lakes out for a while and finally on a free day this week Taco and I headed off. I wasn’t sure of the route so I set the satnav. Blimey – 23 minutes to get there. Funny how that seems quite…
Heritage Malta recently issued Heritage cards to all school children in Malta which allows them plus two adults, free access into most of the Heritage sites in the country. Kids receive a ‘passport’ which they get stamped everytime they visit a site and there’s a reward after so many stamps. So it seems we have no excuse but to get on and visit the many heritage sites in Malta. Some I have seen already but this was the first trip…
This walk was really the final stretch of my last walk (Walk 5) that I ran out of time to finish. .So it was going to be a short walk More time for coffee and lunch at the end though as this time I had company. Lara, the local from Birzebugga, was joining me for the walk. Yay! I drove to Marsaxlokk and met Lara at the car park right by the harbour. We were lucky because after a week of…
It feels like there’s been so much rain in Malta this winter that it’s been hard to plan a good day to walk. However, today was forecast as warm and sunny so I was determined to get out. Due to some last-minute setbacks at home Taco and I arrived at the starting point a bit later than planned at 10.00am which meant we only had about two hours to do the walk. However, it was a quite simple section to…
Unknown territory This was an exciting walk for me because apart from the starting point and the Esplora Museum I was walking in an area I hadn’t visited at all. I drove to Kalkara where there was easy parking and started my walk from the finish point of my previous walk – Kalkara Parish Church. The weather was a little bit overcast which was perfect for walking but not so perfect for picture taking. Taco and I started walking along…
Walk 3 – The Three Cities This walk starts from where I finished Walk 2, at Valletta city gates. So, an easy one to arrange transport wise as I could park at Valletta MCP. I was looking forward to walking the three cities because I’ve done part of the walk before and it’s beautiful. However, the beginning of this walk is through Marsa and an industrial estate, so I wasn’t particularly enthralled to be doing that. Still, in the spirit…
One of the most disappointing things about Malta is the beaches. Surprising, but true, because basically there are hardly any! Okay, there are a few sandy bays mainly in the North but everywhere else it’s just rock. Which is fine if you want to swim because you can jump straight into deep water but if you’re looking for a stroll along an endless sandy beach then forget it. The closest you’ll get is Mellieha Bay but you’ll be walking along…
We choose the house we are renting mainly because of the view. It is located right on the side of a valley called Wied Ghomor which reaches from San Gwann (our side) over to Sweiqi and Ibraq. Changing with the seasons Looking at the valley everyday you forget how much it changed depending on the season. But when we moved in in September the valley was brown and barren and looked like this: but now (March) it is green and…
A walk in Pembroke when the sun is shining with Taco is one of favourite walks. I haven’t experienced Pembroke in summer yet and I imagine it will be quite dry and barren but in winter is lush and green and now full of flowers. These are just some of the reasons I love it.. 1. It’s so accessible It’s only a short drive from our house (about 10 minutes if that) and there are plenty of open spaces and…