I had no idea what to expect, other than blue water, when I told the taxi to drive to the Blue Grotto in Malta. I originally said to drop me off at the view point and I would walk down to the Blue Grotto but the driver didn’t think that […]
Did you hear? Malta will pay travelers to visit this summer (as if I need a reason to escape my house, Philadelphia or the U.S. after more than a year at home). Yes, you read that correctly, the Malta tourism agency has decided to spend a portion of their budget […]
Last week, I woke up to sad news that The Azure Window of Gozo was swallowed by the sea. Created by the sea thousands of years ago and destroyed by the sea in a powerful storm. While experts had said it was fragile, I hadn’t realized its days were numbered. […]
Travel diversification means having a points balance in a few hotel, credit card and airline programs can allow you to be spontaneous in your travels. That’s what happened when my Starwood (now Marriott) account drew me to Malta (a country my family had to Google to figure out where I […]
If my vacation to Malta had started at the Kempinski Gozo, I wouldn’t have fractured my foot, my time on the island and subsequent travels would have been vastly changed as well as my relationships. After a nightmare Airbnb experience, we left early (FLED or ESCAPED is a better term) […]
“What do we do on Gozo” I asked my friend. He replied “we relax”. Relax? As a solo traveler for so long, relax isn’t usually in my vocabulary as I try to see as much as I can in a short period of time. I’m not quite “check the box” […]
My friend said to “book the quirky Airbnb house on Gozo” when I gave him a few choices for our last minute trip as he was more familiar with the island than I was. He wanted a private pool and a farmhouse. I still blame him for our calamities! Walking […]