8.45 am. Waiting for a bus in Sliema. There are two digital timers on the bus stop at Sliema ferries. The function of these things is to count down the minutes until the next bus arrives. Very hi-tech. 7 minutes….
Category: Living in Malta
There are two main options if you are looking to open a regular current account in Malta: HSBC or Bank of Valletta. The latter generally has a better rep (according to people I’ve spoken to at least) but take your…
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There are a number of different options when you are looking to do your grocery shopping in Malta. Let’s go through them in list form – humans like lists!: In no particular order then: Scotts: There are a couple of…
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If you are lucky, your trip to Malta will coincide with a local festival or ‘festa’. And to be honest, you don’t even need to be all that lucky, as there were 122 of them a year at last count.
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Paceville is where people go to have a good time. Generally the people in question are teenagers or in their early twenties, mostly (but certainly not all) foreigners. The party district itself is pretty small: from a small open square…
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Short answer? Just under one and a half million per year. July 2012 was one of the busiest months on record, about 175,000 people making it over to the island. Which is a lot, when you consider the island’s population…
