Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Saturday 24th September It was not a good morning. The weather was shaping up to be beautiful but Mark was having trouble logging on to watch the AFL Grand Final and, to add to his woes, the Swans were being thumped very early on in… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Friday 23nd September There were storm clouds about this morning but, thankfully no rain so we managed to get in a morning walk. We headed down towards the ferry terminal and out to the main pier, where the large cruise ships dock, and then on up… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Thursday 22nd September It was a slow start for our first full day in Malta but we managed to get a walk in before the rain. We headed down towards the outer city wall of the Valletta peninsula, putting us on the southern side, and did… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Wednesday 21st September  Our flight from Catania to Valletta, Malta only took 30 minutes but the move took up most of the day. The first thing we noticed when arriving into Malta, even at the airport, was how clean everything was. We had been warned… More

Ortigia: Sat Sept 17 – Wed Sept 21 Accommodation link. Tuesday 20th September  It was another beautiful morning so we went for a walk doing a lap of the island and headed back to the same cafe at the Ortigia Street markets we visited the day before. It was our last day in Ortigia and… More

Ortigia: Sat Sept 17 – Wed Sept 21 Accommodation link. Monday 19th September  I know this might be becoming monotonous, but it was another glorious morning. We opted to stay in the shade for our morning walk so navigated our way along the harbour and then through the narrow laneways towards the morning markets. This… More

Ortigia: Sat Sept 17 – Wed Sept 21 Accommodation link. It was another beautiful morning and, thankfully, the hot wind wasn’t blowing today. We ventured out for a morning walk and did a complete lap of the island. Our host had suggested taking the Hop On Hop Off bus tour as it’s a good way… More

Ortigia: Sat Sept 17 – Wed Sept 21 Accommodation link.   It was with some surprise this morning, as I got up early to bring in the washing from the balcony, that I felt a few drops of rain. It didn’t last long though so we were able to get out for one final walk… More

Catania: Thurs Sept 15 – Sat Sept 17 Accommodation link. We had a full day tour booked for Mt Etna and so didn’t try to fit in a morning walk. It was whilst we were waiting for out tour pick-up that I mulled over the name of the street where our accomodation was located; it… More

Catania: Thurs Sept 15 – Sat Sept 17 Accommodation link. It was another glorious morning and so went out for a walk along the promenade attached to the road our hotel was located on. ‘Promenade’ is probably too glamorous a term but it was wider than a footpath and afforded a decent view out to… More