Malta

Within three years of moving to Malta and getting a permit to teach EFL in Malta, things have changed drastically. It's much harder for Non-EU's to get first-time permits and even more difficult to get work permits renewed.

I thought it would be useful to have a local credit card in case I was temporarily short on cash when I needed something. It wasn't too long before I realized this credit card in Malta was like no other I've ever had.

Now, the word ramblers - from the verb to ramble - means to walk at a leisurely pace, looking at the countryside. I knew I was in trouble five minutes after the ramble started when people in their 80s had passed me by. Read on for tips if you plan to go hiking in Malta.

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One of the best ways of making the most of Malta's pristine sea is by spending the entire day lazing about on a boat. Now if you happen to be fortunate enough to own a personal luxury yacht, good for you.

It's a neighborhood where you'll find the cinema and clubs, bars and bowling, lots of shopping and lots of drinking. At any given point, you'll find lots of people, many who are definitely under the drinking age.

They say you either love Malta--or hate it. There's no in between. You can say the same about the weather in the summer--either you can tolerate the heat--or you can't.

I know I will never drive a car in Malta. Although it's often hard, especially in the evening, to go and come from certain places on the island, I will never get behind the wheel in this country. It's too dangerous.

Malta is a country of 400,000 people and just like in politics, whereby the country is nearly divided between two political parties, so are the majority of soccer fans divided between two teams: Italy and England.

The Maltese islands, with a warm climate and surrounded by beautiful sea and easily accessible sandy and rocky beaches, attract thousands of tourists each year.

Buying a holiday or retirement home or simply investing in real estate is a proposition that has become even more attractive since Malta became a fully-fledged member of the European Union

As much as I don't like seeing empty buildings in my town, the idea of a Verizon store in Malta is very disappointing. Is there any way this store could possibly succeed? I don't think so.

Paceville is Malta's nightlife capital. It's the first word many foreign students learn when they arrive in Malta.

Fort Rinella is one of the most fascinating things you will see in Malta with its authentic re-enactments and quite spectacular cannon.

I can tell I'm not in the USA when I walk through the streets of Birgu. There's an amazing amount of gorgeous potted plants lining the narrow streets of this town from the Middle Ages. It's incredible that no one steals these plants.

Gozo is the second largest island of Malta, full of rocks, history and smiling people. Great alternative to the main island, Malta, which can get overcrowded between the Spring and the Autumn.

I'm starting to see why the U.S. spends so much more on health care than any other nation. Take medical records, for example.

You would think that renewing your work permit at the ETC in Malta would be easier than applying for it the first time. But it's not. Here's what you need to know before you're sent home from the ETC office to do the whole thing over.

Rent first. That way, in a year's time, you'll know what areas in Malta you'll like or don't like, what kind of place you can afford, what you get for your money in Malta, etc.

I was so shocked that a bank would offer you hot chocolate that I panicked and said no. Then chocolate withdrawal set in. By the time I finished shaking, it was our turn.