“We spent the rest of the evening discussing how best to drop the absent plumber in boiling oil, and cheerfully blew up the airbeds in preparation for a very long night trying to pee quietly in a bucket and periodically whispering obscenities in the general direction of anyone unfortunate enough to be a bloody plumber.” Part One of Stroppy Knickers’ journal of her move to Malta.
We’ve just “adopted” a pet – Dennis the dog. He’s been cared for by Gozo SPCA for the last few years, and no one can understand…
Peppa the Kelb tal Fenek (Malta’s national dog breed) gazes out to sea and the setting sun on the island of Gozo.
Pic of the Week – 10 April 2006 by Richard Dobbie © www.travelsnapz.com – used with permission All images are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe…
“The Triton Fountain stands just outside Valletta’s city gates – Tritons were merman-like creatures in Greek mythology. The sheer power of the figures couldn’t fail to catch anyone’s eye, especially as it was a beautiful sunny morning which really brought out the colour of the bronze and the verdigris.”
“We’d booked a self-catering holiday with no idea of what food supplies were readily available on the island, what cooking facilities were likely to be available or what the local hostelries would be like – in short, we were going into the week blind.” Nevertheless, you can spend a week on Malta and not starve. Dave tells all…