Malta is a little island, so little in fact, that it takes 45 minutes to drive end to end (and that's the long side). However, to do that drive would mean missing out on so many intriguing towns and natural wonders both above ground and below. Malta, like the island life, is meant to be taken slow and to be savored.
Read MoreMalta is home to some of the world's oldest free standing structures. Clocking in at a ripe old age of 3600 B.C., they are older than Stonehenge and even older than the pyramids. Not much is known about what these megalithic buildings were used for or the people that built them. We saw three of the more well-known sites but there are plenty more that have been found on the islands of Malta and nearby Gozo.
Read MoreThis was the church of the Order of the Knights of St. John (yes, the St. John's ambulance guys). Completed in 1577, the church interior was originally very simple, but in the early 1600's, one of the Grand Masters called for a redecoration. Years of money and gifts from Grand Masters and Knights yielded a gorgeous example of the baroque style.
Read MoreMalta is the first place we've been to where we found it hard to pinpoint the local cuisine. Part of our confusion stems from the fact that Malta, as a port city, has incorporated a lot of foods and flavors from other cultures into their own. One discovery we made was that Sicilian food has a heavy influence here, so we were very excited to partake in the first decent pasta we've had in months.
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