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MaltyForty
Everyone, one place
MaltyForty
Everyone, one place
This isn’t really a birthday party. It’s an excuse to get the people from every chapter of my life onto one small island at the same time: the ones who knew me at school, the ones from each city since, the ones who’ve only ever heard about each other. Forty is just the date. Tell me when you land and when you leave, and I’ll fit the rest around who’s here.
Count me inNot going all out. Two fixed evenings, then a boat and a hike slotted in once I know who’s on the island and when. The festival the weekend after is there for anyone staying on.
The night before. A long table somewhere in Valletta, place to be confirmed. You’ll be sat next to someone you don’t know yet. Come straight from the airport if you have to.
Venue to be confirmed. DJs until late. Half the room will be strangers to the other half; that’s the point. Dress: black, or whatever you’d wear to a good club.
Out to Comino and the Blue Lagoon for the day, if enough of us are here to fill a boat. I’ll pick the day once the RSVPs are in.
Dingli Cliffs or the Victoria Lines. A couple of hours, nothing heroic, swim after.
Malta’s alternative music festival at Ta’ Qali, three days, camping on site. Optional, for anyone staying on. Tickets are your own; tick it in the RSVP and we’ll go as a group. Dates per the festival’s site, worth confirming nearer the time.
Malta is tiny: nowhere is more than 40 minutes from anywhere. Base yourself in one of these three and you’ll be close to everything. Book early, the island fills up.
Closest to everything
The capital. Honey-coloured limestone, baroque streets, wine bars in old palazzos, and the harbour at the end of every road. Small boutique hotels in converted townhouses, mostly.
Most hotels, most nightlife
The seafront strip across the harbour from Valletta. Bigger hotels, rooftop pools, a five-minute ferry to the capital. St Julian’s is louder; Sliema is calmer.
If you’re staying longer
The quieter sister island, 25 minutes by ferry. Farmhouses with pools, empty coast, very slow pace. Brilliant for a few extra days, less ideal as a base for the Friday.
Reply by [00 Month 2027] so I can confirm numbers with the venue.
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