Valletta, capital city of Malta, is an ancient fortress citadel brimful of must-see sights and historical attractions. I would advise spending at least two days in the city to explore its beautiful churches, palaces and […]
The outside facade of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta is austere and imposing. You feel insignificant and small as it looms over you, much as any invaders must have felt with the walls of this […]
Sweat trickles down my back and I fan myself with my guidebook, wafting hot, dry air around in a vain attempt to cool down. My legs stick to the cheap plastic seat and make embarrassing […]
The purpose of this blog has always been to document our travels (and, hopefully, inspire readers to enhance their own lives with travel). I can get lost for hours reading old posts, basking in memories […]
I have never seen water quite as blue as those at Comino Island in Malta. The Blue Lagoon might not be very creatively named, but it definitely is accurate. This is the kind of water to […]
Pemba, Zanzibar I’ve jumped off the wooden dhow and am fighting to stay afloat in the rough waters of the Indian Ocean just off the coast of Pemba, Zanzibar’s main island. It’s my 30th birthday […]
Cast your mind back to the dawn of civilization, to roughly 5200 BC if the archaeologists may be believed. A group of Sicilian settlers are the first to set foot on the tiny island of […]