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I don’t know what I expected when I booked my trip to Malta for last October. I pick countries based on the most random inspiration–an episode of Vikings, chocolate, a single photograph. This trip had been inspired by the ending of Stieg Larson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, when Lizbeth Salander is walking stealthily down a … Read more
Gozo is the smaller of the two main islands of Malta and is home to less than forty thousand people. Here are eight things to do if you decide to stay on this lovely little country island. Venture to Dwerja Bay to see Fungus Rock Since my first visit to Gozo, the Azure Window is now gone, … Read more
Every day, tour boats drop off hundreds of sunbathers onto the little island of Comino in Malta. Home to only four permanent residents and a small hotel, the beach fills up quickly with tourists lounging under umbrellas and swimming in the shockingly clear water. No matter how many times I go to Malta, I just … Read more