ken anderson. Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 3 cheers for Jet2...impressed with the service from boarding to the holiday and return flight......the weather spot on 33c for the first 3days ...too much for me...but now back to 12c ... have a look at the pic of St Pauls bay taken at 18.30 last wed...... beautiful..... ken Anderson...ne...1 ...international travel dept.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Beautiful Ken John...welcome home Dept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 On my last trip to Malta quite a few years ago now, we stayed in the 6 storey block of flats at the extreme right of your picture and our dive school used to be in the very left hand opening of the building at the very centre of the photo beneath the Guillieru hotel, but I believe they've since moved up to the high street. All in all we stayed there 7 years in a row.......and loved it Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Ah my favourite place. St Paul`s Bay. One day I will retire to Malta. How was it Ken as this was your first time in that area of the Island? Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 hello Kevin...you weren't wrong when I asked you about St Paul's bay .......enjoyed the area etc .....that good in fact we are in the process of booking again for next year.... we need to keep it to ourselves.... ..... thanks for all the info also ... ken Anderson...ne..1 ... St Pauls Bay dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 nearly that time again, again....... off to Malta in a few weeks time for some early sun and more exploring......watch out for us going over in our iron Dickie bird..... ken Anderson...ne...1..... international/iron Dickie bird dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Where are you staying this time Ken? We are going back in early June. St Paul`s Bay again. Only another 93 days to go..... Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 same place as you Kevin..... you sold us on it.......not be long for you..... we'll be the advance party... ken Anderson..ne...1..... advance party dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 storm damage(big style)......... just shows the power of nature etc... what used to be a major tourist attraction...Gone in seconds. ken Anderson...ne...1...... malta'gozo dept. Edited By ken anderson. on 11/03/2017 13:12:40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I agree Ken, tragic news. We used to dive a lot on Malta and Gozo, and there's a great site called the 'Blue Hole', right next to the Azure Window where you dive straight down then out into the sea right under the Window (worth googling or a visit). Shudder to think what could have happened if a dive team had been underneath, although in weather like that it would have been very unlikely. I'm jealous now, and wish I was going back to St Pauls bay . Have a great trip mate! Steve Edited By Essjay on 11/03/2017 14:26:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Me at the azure window a couple of years ago. Sad to see it go, but there are a couple more to see. Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Ahhh this takes me back. Been to Malta twice. First time we stayed just out of camera shot on the St Paul's Bay image above. Had a great time. Second time, we booked a Thomson's 4 star square deal holiday, hotel to be allocated on arrival. To our surprise the coach from the airport took us to a small harbour where we boarded a ferry to the island of Gozo, which we had never heard of. We were then bundled into a taxi and dropped off in the middle of the night at what looked like a hard labour camp, judging by the amount of rocks lying all over the place. There were no street lights on Gozo at the time, so we couldn't really make out where we were. The taxi was met by a well dressed man who insisted on carrying all our luggage down a number of narrow allyways, before coming to a halt at a small stone built "out-house". He opened the door to reveal the most magnificent, cleanest, coolest hotel room we had ever seen. We were shattered after our journey, so we just dropped into bed wondering where we were and what the outside would look like in daylight. When we awoke, we went for a short walk outside. It was nothing like the built up area that is the Malta we were expecting. All that could be seen were rocks, rocks and more rocks. We wondered what we were going to do for the fortnight we were due to stay there. We were feeling rather cheated at this point. When we got back to our room, the bed had been made and a continental breakfast with freshly baked croissants, freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh tea and coffee was waiting for us and the air conditioning had been turned on. There was also a card from our Thomson's rep, inviting us to the usual welcome meeting. We don't normally bother with these meetings which we just see as an excuse to sell you trips you don't want, but we decided to go along to find out what the crack was. A number of other Brits were there, who were outraged that they had been dropped off in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do - there wasn't even a bingo hall or casino for heaven's sake! They insisted that they be relocated immediately to the main island of Malta, where they had paid to go. We decided that we would have a look round before we objected, as we didn't know what was outside the hotel complex yet. Turns out we stayed on Gozo for the full fortnight. We discovered that the hotel had a secluded beach half a mile away which was accessed via the hotels private transport and staircase from the cliff top to the beach. The trips that were organised by the Thomson's rep would not be viable using the normal holiday coaches, now that the other British guests had left, so we would use the hotels private limousine and chauffeur. I think we had booked to go to the Azure Window tour, but when we got in the limo, the driver said, "right, where do you want to go? - you've got me for the day" He took us everywhere on the island and gave us the full guided tour. He was a really nice man, and would not take a tip at the end of the day no matter how much we insisted, so we left something in the car. There wasn't much to do apart from walking, which we love, but the hotel facilities were tops and there were some great cliff top walks around the island (avoiding mid day sun of course). We quickly began to appreciate the laid back pace of the island. About half way through the second week of the holiday, we decided to have a day trip to St Pauls bay on the main island for old times sake. We walked the 2 or 3 miles to the harbour, caught the ferry and then boarded a bus to St Paul's Bay. I'm not sure whether we travelled 2 or 3 bus stops before we decided that the main island was too busy and noisy for us and we preferred Gozo. We got off the bus, walked back and caught the ferry back. Every time we returned to our room, the bed had been made or the corner of the sheets turned down after our wonderful (but small) nouveau cuisine evening meal. Funny thing is, we never saw any staff (other than catering staff) for the full fortnight we were there. We were not allowed to use money to pay for pool-side or dining room drinks for the full fortnight, instead we added everything to our room account. No prices were ever displayed for anything, so we took it easy fearing the worse. We needn't have worried. We discovered that prices were rock bottom when we settled up. Turns out that this was the most relaxing, best value, most memorable holiday we have ever had. We would love to go back but we could never have afforded to have stayed there if we didn't drop onto the package bargain price. I seem to remember we paid £400 each (35 years ago) and the book price was about £1800. This is the Hotel Ta Cenc where we stayed. Writing this has brought back so many wonderful memories....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Greetings earthlings....Camp set up in Malta...20c+...Ok up to now....Off for some nosh...Ken Anderson...NE...1. Med dept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Only 63 days to go.. Have a great time. Very envious. Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Cheers Kevin.... Not be long for you both....Ken Anderson...NE...1..Get kev to the med dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 Valletta will be the 2018 European capital of culture...we have booked up again to visit ..for the event...... ken Anderson...ne...1 ... Malta/med dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Only 28 days to go and we will be in Malta again. I dare say that European capital of culture or not we will be back in 2018. Waiting to go now......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 Kevin...I was thinking of you when I was typing...enjoy your soon to be trip....... great stuff.. ken Anderson...ne...1 ....nearly time for young Kevin dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Malta bound in the morning. 28 days go quite quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 kevin...enjoy-as you will,friends just back yesterday had a great time-they are having their general election today in Malta ....talking about closing down a lot of the shops etc on Monday to celebrate in Valetta.... ken Anderson...ne..1..... Malta dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks Ken, that warning came just a bit to late. We had booked a walking tour of Vallarta weeks ago. Just happened to be for the Monday morning. Made for aninteresting day to say the least. Pictures to follow, when we get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 hello Maltese Kevin...we were there when Malta voted to join the EU..... it was like new years eve for 3 days ....... the whole of the island went crackers..... big style..... ken Anderson...ne...1.... new years eve dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 its that time again....next stop Malta in a few weeks time. Mrs A will be celebrating her birthday as we fly there. Hopefully we will have good weather(Sun)...aviation museum here I come(don't tell Mrs A)... ken Anderson...ne..1..... Malta dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 We're also off to Malta in August! Bugugibbia or something like that! Well the kids wanted to go somewhere hot and sunny after last years trip to Bergen in February! I suspect it may be back to Norway again next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Posted by ken anderson. on 01/03/2018 10:14:20: its that time again....next stop Malta in a few weeks time. Mrs A will be celebrating her birthday as we fly there. Hopefully we will have good weather(Sun)...aviation museum here I come(don't tell Mrs A)... ken Anderson...ne..1..... Malta dept. We will see you there Ken. We arrive the Sunday before you. I suspect that we will visit the aviation museum, as the wife enjoys looking at and reading about the personal history. Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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