Sad but true. The Mediterranean island of Malta has just discarded what we always judged to be one of the country’s prime attractions. But progress always comes at a price. So when Malta earlier this month introduced a gleaming new fleet of modern buses, it meant the end of the road for the country’s distinctive » Read more

Europe’s ferry schedules are famously fluid, and it’s often devilishly hard to keep pace with new route developments. Here is our choice of a quartet of interesting ferry options for spring and summer 2011. 1. St. Peter Line to Russia The news last week that over 60 ships were trapped in thick ice in the » Read more

Combing through old posts here on the EuroCheapo blog, we were surprised to notice that more than half the countries and territories in Europe have hardly had a mention. Among the lacunae are the Mediterranean outposts of Malta and Gibraltar. Malta is of course a sovereign country. Tiny Gibraltar, by comparison, is one of those » Read more

An article published this past Sunday in Malta Today illustrates well the tensions that arise when hoteliers, the national tourism authority, the government, and the local flagship air carrier jostle for power in the face of the arrival of low-cost carriers on the scene. In sum: Hoteliers want greater volume of Ryanair flights and the » Read more