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Malta in November: Two Weeks of Winter Sun

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:50:26 +0000

We spent two weeks in Malta in early November - GBP 99 flights, 72 euro a night in Valletta, sea swims off Gozo and two days of rain. Here is what it is actually like.

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Where to Stay in Malta: The 9 Best Areas Compared

Charlie Marchant — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:11:58 +0000

We spent two weeks in Malta in early November, chasing winter sun, and we did the whole trip without renting a car. Buses and the odd ferry took us everywhere, from Valletta’s bastions to the pastizzi counters of Rabat and across the water to Gozo. This guide includes where we stayed, where we’d stay next […]

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11 Winter Sun Destinations (That We’ve Actually Been To)

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:13:42 +0000

Every “best winter sun” destination list says the same thing: Tenerife, Dubai, the Maldives. They’re not wrong, those places are reliably warm, but the lists all read like a travel brochure, written by someone who hasn’t necessarily been. This one is different. Every destination on our winter sun list is one we’ve travelled to, picked […]

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Is Malta Expensive? Malta Travel Costs

Charlie Marchant — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:00:16 +0000

Unaccustomed to the UK winter after years of travelling, we had to escape for some winter sun. Flights to Malta from the UK can be cheap (we chose to holiday in Malta because of this!) but how expensive is Malta when you get there? In a Rush? Our Favourite Hotels in Malta 1926 La Galerie […]

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