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During our stay in Malta in December 2022, we saw advertisements for the Amora show by Cirque du Soleil. Since we really enjoyed Alegria in Montreal, JB insists on buying us tickets for this show adapted for the Maltese audience. It’s smaller than Alegria because they’re in a regular theater, not well-suited for the acrobatics that Cirque du Soleil shows offer, but the price is the same (90€/person). We only have Alegria in mind, so we can only compare it to the Montreal show, and indeed, Amora is far less impressive. However, they managed to adapt the sets, and you can find typically Maltese architectural elements. As usual, there’s a…

If you ask me what I prefer in Malta, I’d say Valletta and Mdina. Mdina is just a dreamy place, where time seems to stand still. It’s the Dubrovnik Maltese version, a place where you feel like you’re in a movie, namely Game of Thrones 😉 Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Journal Mdina doesn’t have many hotels, so we opt for a hotel right next door (Ir-Rabat), a 5-minute walk away. Driving here is not recommended; there are very few parking spots. So we come here by Uber and will explore on foot over the next few days. Mdina can be visited in one (long)…

Let’s keep exploring Malta’s wonders by car. Today is December 23, 2022, and work is very, very quiet, so JB can take me to all the places still on my checklist. As usual, we’ll leave Valletta for last, when we have accommodation there, because it’s best explored on foot and by boat, not by car. Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Journal As usual, we rent our car from Hertz for 3 days, and this time it’s a bright red one that doesn’t go unnoticed. I love Malta After circling the globe three times, I’m hard to impress now, but Malta is an exception. It’s sunny…

Let’s continue our series of travel diaries at Malta, where we stayed in December 2022 – January 2023. This time, we rent a car to go to the island of Gozo. Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Journal The ferry Between the main island of Malta and the island of Gozo lies the small island of Comino. Comino doesn’t seem to have much tourist interest to me, so I’d rather go only to the island of Gozo. We hesitated between renting a car on Gozo or renting a car in St Julian’s, but once we realized it was very easy to put the car on the…

In December 2022/January 2023, we spent over a month in Malta, and here’s the travel diary you’ve been waiting for. We were staying in St Julian’s and then we found another Airbnb in St Paul’s Bay. From time to time, we rent a car to explore the island. The buses are good and cover all the points of interest, but they’re not frequent enough, so we prefer having our own car. Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Journal Our Airbnb in St Paul’s Bay It’s a fairly spacious Airbnb with two bedrooms and a living room overlooking the harbor (for prices and link, go here). The…

After France, we fly to Malta. JB’s grandfather is Maltese. Even though he never lived in Malta, he had a British passport and passed it on to his children, so JB’s mother also has a British passport. Thus, JB is 25% Maltese and according to his grandmother, he still has distant cousins in Gozo. JB has been there only once. For me, it’s the first time. Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Journal Paris – Malta Our luggage is a bit too heavy, but Air Malta doesn’t seem to mind. Our flight arrives too late (after sunset) for a nice view, but if you arrive during…