Month: November 2018

Five beautiful streets in Valletta You have to explore while in Valletta       Let’s be honest; is there a non-beautiful street in Valletta? No, exactly. Narrow streets with buildings containing colorful balconies and doors. All the alleys filled with small shops and local businesses. It’s eye candy, better than the finest chocolate. Listed below are 5 rather long five beautiful streets in Valletta, from where you can explore the small alleys easily as well. And don’t worry if you get lost in this city. Every step in the wrong direction will make you see something amazing that you otherwise would not have seen.       1. Old Mint Street   The ‘Old Mint’ takes you from Hastings Gardens almost all the way to Fort St. Elmo at the tip of the peninsula. On this street, you will, for example, find the impressive Carmelite Church (its roof seen to the left on the picture).       2. Old Bakery Street   From Redbet’s Casino down to Fort St. Elmo Bay, you are walking through Old Bakery Street. There might be quite some traffic on this street, so remember to also look at what is in front of you and not just up at the architectural buildings!       3. Archbishop Street   This street almost allows you to walk from one side of Valletta to the other. On the way, you’ll find monuments and of course good restaurants. And since it is Valletta; stunning architecture.       4. St. Ursula Street   From Upper Barrakka Gardens to deep down, not far from the East side Valletta’s bastions. This is one of the “more important” streets, and it’s filled with tiny shops and historical buildings. St. Ursula Street allows you to walk down history lane.  Not

Top five movies filmed in Malta   Malta has been hit with Hollywood for quite some time now. Today we list a few movies you might have watched but didn’t know were filmed in the Maltese islands.  More epic films yet to come in another article so keep a look out!   1. The Devil’s Double 2011 Starting off with our list movies filmed in Malta is the Devil’s Double. We see the Excelsior Hotel as Uday Hussein’s swanky mansion, also the Hilton tower, The British Hotel, University of Malta, are a few locations portrayed as Iraq in the 1980s. The movie stars Dominic Copper who did a fine job portraying both the roles of Hussein and his double.   2. The Spy who Loved me 1977 Remember the iconic scene where the amazing white Lotus dives underwater? Yes, you guessed it! It's the Mediterranean Sea and you guessed right it's in Malta. Another bond movie had parts of it filmed in Malta is Sean Connery’s “Never Say Never Again”.   3. Popeye 1980 Sadly Robin Williams may have left us altogether, but built specifically for the movie remains in Mellieha is Popeye village. So, when visiting our islands, do drop by and experience the quirkiness of this village. It’s quite a wonderful and charming little place. If you’ll be coming with your kids, they'll love it.   4. Clash of Titans 1981 Forget the 2010 remake with terrible CGI, we are going to focus on the classic of the 1980s which is quite stunning to watch. The famous scene where the Kraken emerges from the depths of waters was filmed in Gozo way back where the Azure Window stood all proud with all of its full glory!     5. The Midnight Express 1978 Last on our list of

Haunted places in Malta: We dare you to visit those places at night.    Booo!!! In this week's post, we’re going to break down some of the scariest and most haunted places on the island.  We can’t cover all of them as this little rock has its own fair share of creepy. We are going to tell you tales that will make you hide under a sofa.   1. The Blue Dolphin house- Valletta   If you happen to be passing by in Valletta (preferably) at night for the extra-added effect, look for this house in St Ursula Street. The place is in disarray and it has never been sold. Why you might ask?   Back when Malta was under the British, two sailors came across a beautiful woman who asked them if they could accompany her home. The sailors not believing their luck, obliged. When they arrived at the location, the woman asked them if they could help with the door as she had forgotten the key inside. They managed to open the door and were marveled by the magnificent décor of the house.   The morning after, the men returned back to the house as one of them left the cigarette case back in the house. When they got there they found the house in ruins. They ran across to the neighbor who told them the house had been like that for decades.   Are you gripping the sheet yet? Don’t worry we have more.   2. Mdina  Don’t be enchanted by just the beauty and the tranquillity of the old capital, it has tales that will keep you up at night. Here is what we think is the most disturbing story... A young woman was about to marry, but a pompous knight had set his eyes on