My parents bought a 25 year lease on a timeshare apartment at Ramla bay in the mid-80s and we used to go there every MAY for up to a month at time( or do 2 wks and let friends or family have the other 2 wks) all through my childhood.Great memories!! Cheers for uploading.👍👍👍
The Gozo ferry used to come in at Marfa when I was. Kid. We used to go to Marfa ex few times every summer, loved diving into that clear water where the ferry came in, not when the ferry was there of course. A long long time ago in the 60’s. Great video, thanks for bringing it all back .
That is another place I have never been, always gone right past on our way to Almier Bay. Nice to look around the coast to see the changes as it is all so different now, thanks Steve.
Had some very happy hours snorkel diving in the Blue Lagoon in the1980s. Never been in more clear, clean water. I'm old and creaky-kneed now, but if 'I could get back into that warm water, who knows what wonders of rejuvenation might happen. Thank you Steve. Your videos are a lifeline to a place I loved so well,
Hi Steve again, thanks for the walk, it was great to see Comino & Gozo behind it, can't help mentioning the weather with that blue, very blue sea & sky, it's a good job we have some sun here in B/mouth this morning unlike yesterday, otherwise I would have have been well pi**ed off, bye and have a nice weekends everybody.
Hi Steve nice walk about Ramala bay we were there 3 year s ago they was still building the new section of the hotel its very nice there thanks for the memories .
That was a great video i really enjoyed you showing us Ramala bay resort it looks lovely around there. The sea is a so beautiful in Malta. Thank you for making the video.
That little pier at 05:27min. you could walk on it years ago and the open-air bar/restaurant behind it used to be realy nice and the food was top-end before the hotel took it over.
Fond memories of this beautiful walk done quite a few times. Seems ages ago. But 12 months without visiting Malta seems an eternity. Beautiful video. 👍👍
God that's changed a bit since I was last there Steve. All I can remember is just one small hotel that didn't look very inviting. I don't know, you turn your back for 25 years and it's all changed. :=) Great video Steve. Thanks for that.
Hi Steve , thanks for the memories , I stayed a month at the hotel at the end of the video , I forget what its name was though , very quiet apart from when they started doing disco`s at that big hotel complex over the water , went on till two or three in the morning . If you wanted to catch the bus into Valletta say , it was advisable to walk up to the ferry terminal , you could nearly always guarantee a seat , but if you caught it at the bus stop just around the corner you`d end up standing all the way , packed like sardines .
Great video again Steve. Stayed at Ramla once, nice hotel. But can't wait for the Comino one. Stayed on that beautiful island every year for more than 20 years. Just a shame they're knocking it down. Keep up the vids
Yes in 1992, we went back around three more times but it changed some how didn't seem so good, then, we stayed at the panorama hotel the top of the hill near to the church , we had some lovely holidays there, but it went down hill after a time, why this happen i don't know, so then we stayed in a villa in gozo.x
Hi steve. Good video mate never stayed at that area .Will definitely give it a visit will be a nice day out there .Sunbathing,swimming, eating, Drinking. Looks a lovely place .Well done steve for showing us Beautiful Malta 👍👍👍
Greetings from San Francisco. Thanks Steve on a beautiful day in Malta. Your video makes me so envious of you and the beautiful people of Malta living in paradise. Marfa and the surrounding area is awesome. The water is so clear that a swim would make my day. Have a great day. Sahha.🇺🇸🇲🇹🌞
The beautiful blue sea in Malta always looks so inviting,it beats any swimming pool anywhere in the world ,can't wait for our next visit .great videos.❤️🇲🇹☀️
I stayed at that hotel Steve. That area is beautiful and we love it because plenty of parking and not too crowded. Thanks for the lovely video, the water is so nice. Wish I could jump in it.
Hi Steve, Lovely walk, we stayed at Labranda hotel a few years ago ( behind you when you finished the video) it's nice area but a long bus ride if travelling around 😎
That was the Riviera Hotel behind you,where your video fin.ished.I was working there when the film Troy was made.The film crew and actors came every morning,for a cup of tea or coffee,before filming on the sea in their ships.I will post you some pics,on holiday Malta.
HI STEVE WATCHED YOUR VIDEO THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON,I ENJOY THEM AS WHERE YOU GO TO I HAVE BEEN TO A FEW PLACES NOT AS MUCH AS YOU,AND THESE DAYS WHEN I GO OUT I GO BY CAR,ALSO I MUST SAY IS HOW MUCH MALTA HAS CHANGED SINCE I HAD BEEN OUT AND ABOUT DURING MY ARMY DAYS,CHEERS FROM YOUR WELSHMAN IN MALTA.
Morning Steve 👋 What a lovely start to a Saturday morning. It's not quite the same in Aberdeen. A chilly 4 degrees. My friend stays at Ramla Resort every time she's over. Enjoy your day 👍
@@EnglishmaninMalta our restrictions change today, from stay home to stay local, and I'd hoped the weather would be a decent for getting out a bit more. Just need to wait and see 🤷♀️
Sometimes the impromptu and unplanned videos make the best ones! 👍🏼 We’ve never stayed in the Ramla Bay Resort. Always think it looks nice but there doesn’t seem as much to do in the local vicinity and quite a drive from the many other places we like to visit. It was almost like you were filming in the middle of an apocalypse how quiet it was up there 😂 I noticed just 2 other people walking. Also the turquoise blue water was just stunning! 🌊😍
Definitely Rachel if you do not have a car ..I would think you area a bit lost up there, And a bind to catch the bus, But maybe nice if you wanna stay in One place and relax ..Guess not everyone want to run around
Lovely coastal walk along Ramla Bay, the sea looks beautiful blue, shame no one there, hopefully soon filled with holiday makers, do u have any dried cat food for the strays that u meet, hope they not relying on tourists, cuz it won’t be for a while, lol
I had seen the 'Ramla Bay Resort' last time I was in Malta on the way to the Gozo ferry. I don't recall what it used to look like, yet it sure looked big in 2019. Malta has plenty of horse stables yet I see none listed in that area. Maybe a private stable. Gozo has at least two great horse stables as well. One is called 'Lino Stables', it's in Xaghra, Gozo, and the other one is called 'Dreams of Horses Farm' it's also in Xagħra, Gozo. Did you know that there is a 'Ramla Bay' in Gozo as well?
@@EnglishmaninMalta Ramla Bay in gozo has a very unique sand, it looks a bright golden orange color, yet the wetter part of the sand does look red. I have not seen that in real life yet I have seen it in photos. In 2019 I was 2.7 kilometers away from Ramla Bay in gozo when I was in Nadur, yet I never had the time to visit it. Ramla Bay in gozo is northern eastern Gozo as you know.
@@EnglishmaninMalta I don't ever recall riding horses in the Maltese Islands. Yet I have ridden horses in the USA, I think that you'd like it if you choose a good horse stables that is prepared to actually teach you rather than just looking to rent horses to you. I myself would choose horse riding in Gozo if I did horse riding during my stay in Malta. The great views, the less sounds of society, yet you may hear a rooster or clay shooting going on, I myself love Xaghra, Gozo where the horse stables are, those two horse stables are well known for teaching, and being kind. It's nowhere near as developed as Malta as I am sure you know, They have a very nice church in Xaghra, Gozo as well.
Never been round there, apart from the main road to Cirkewwa ferry terminal. Ramla bay looks a big hotel with a beach. Do you know what the hotel behind you at the end of your walk/video is called Steve? Weather looks glorious, not a cloud in sight.
Whats the health care like in Malta, My wife is waiting for a Gallbladder operation, Just worried if we have an emergency whilst there 1st week November. Thanks
health care excellent you have to wait like uk but you can also go, private uk malta still have some arrangements but get private insurans many private hospitals and great doctors
Hi steve what is the update for travelling to malta do u have to have the jab or prove by certifacate you have been tested.as i would like to come over some time.
Nice video yet again Steve. You mentioned the Red Tower in the distance. Shame it was damaged by idiotic youths the other day, as it hasn’t long been done up.
I check that out ..cuz was going over ..Only a few bricks ..they were swinging on the flag pole ...we were all young once I guess in a crowd , Just that they did not own up to it ??
My parents bought a 25 year lease on a timeshare apartment at Ramla bay in the mid-80s and we used to go there every MAY for up to a month at time( or do 2 wks and let friends or family have the other 2 wks) all through my childhood.Great memories!! Cheers for uploading.👍👍👍
Very welcome my friend, sounds great time you had
What a beautiful vlog of Mtarfa coastal area Steve 🌊🛥🏩☀🎥 . Wow the place keeps changing & looking different! Memories : Whilst on night shift 👮 @ old Mtarfa PS (then situated @ Musa Battery) one Summer, early 70s, the AFM patrol boat came in and berthed at that old jetty 🛥 . On going over for a chat I was invited onboard to join them for dinner - pan fried freshly caught Lampuki & chips 😋. Unforgettable!
Those were the good old days 😊. THANKS for sharing good man 🏴
Cheers 👍 🇲🇹 ♥ 🇪🇺 ©. ..
Sounds great my friend lampuki and chips ..heaven !! you really live it up on your night shift ?
The Gozo ferry used to come in at Marfa when I was. Kid. We used to go to Marfa ex few times every summer, loved diving into that clear water where the ferry came in, not when the ferry was there of course. A long long time ago in the 60’s.
Great video, thanks for bringing it all back .
Thanks for sharing
Such a beautiful place. Thank you so much Steve. Love it♥️♥️♥️
You are so welcome Katherine xx
That is another place I have never been, always gone right past on our way to Almier Bay. Nice to look around the coast to see the changes as it is all so different now, thanks Steve.
You should go ..I have another video that I venture further past that hotel
Had some very happy hours snorkel diving in the Blue Lagoon in the1980s. Never been in more clear, clean water. I'm old and creaky-kneed now, but if 'I could get back into that warm water, who knows what wonders of rejuvenation might happen. Thank you Steve. Your videos are a lifeline to a place I loved so well,
Sounds great! Paul , Give it a go who knows what will happen >>>> lol 😁
Hi Steve again, thanks for the walk, it was great to see Comino & Gozo behind it, can't help mentioning the weather with that blue, very blue sea & sky, it's a good job we have some sun here in B/mouth this morning unlike yesterday, otherwise I would have have been well pi**ed off, bye and have a nice weekends everybody.
Glad you enjoyed it love bournemouth south of england so beautiful
Lovely video.I can never get over how beautiful and blue the water is over there! Take care..Frida from Sydney Australia.
Thank you very much!
Lovely there. Rita says she stayed in that big 1 and it was lovely. Nice video ste.
Glad you enjoyed it
Mary 🇦🇺🙋♀️🙋♀️🏖 what a nice out of way place, the 🌊 sea so beautiful, u take us to great 👍 places,💕💕🇲🇹💕💕👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much Mary !!
another beautiful place my friend thank you for the walk my friend
Thanks for visiting
Thank you so much, Malta is the best place on earth can't wait till I can visit after lockdown
Always welcome neil
What a beautiful place ,I wish I was there, I really enjoyed it .thank you again Steve,👍🏻👍🏻
You are very welcome Rose, Its a lovely area
Hi Steve nice walk about Ramala bay we were there 3 year s ago they was still building the new section of the hotel its very nice there thanks for the memories .
Sounds great! I not remember it that big, But its been many years I have been there ..lovely area
That was a great video i really enjoyed you showing us Ramala bay resort it looks lovely around there. The sea is a so beautiful in Malta. Thank you for making the video.
Thanks so much
hi Greetings dear friend
we enjoyed watching
interesting video
Thanks for coming
Yes your videos are a lifeline to the island we love.Great walk fantastic views again.Thanks😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it Marldon
@@EnglishmaninMalta Did you mean Marion?😊😊
Lovely area, weather looks good, would love to have a walk around there, jealous now!
You should its beautiful
Thumbs up E'man. I enjoyed that little stroll in the sunshine. I should imagine it gets very busy there when everything is open and no virus.
It does! very much so !! l better make the best of it ..lol 😂 but a short walk and you are away from the madness ..
Lovely place there Steve, beach looks very nice. Have to put it on the list of places to see.
Good video 👍
Thanks 👍
Thanks for sharing dear. Best of luck.
Thank you so much 😊
Morning Steve. A lovely way to start the day. Water looks very inviting, even for a devoted non-swimmer like me.
Surprising how lovely in that area
That little pier at 05:27min. you could walk on it years ago and the open-air bar/restaurant behind it used to be realy nice and the food was top-end before the hotel took it over.
I found it interesting never been before in that area
Fond memories of this beautiful walk done quite a few times. Seems ages ago. But 12 months without visiting Malta seems an eternity. Beautiful video. 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Lovely walk Steve, been on the speedboat to Comino in season, lovely ride.
Glad you enjoyed it Vicky ..Thanks
God that's changed a bit since I was last there Steve. All I can remember is just one small hotel that didn't look very inviting. I don't know, you turn your back for 25 years and it's all changed. :=) Great video Steve. Thanks for that.
You are correct Even turn you back 5 mins and its all changed ..lol 😂
Nice walk Steve, it's nice all round there and at Armier, little Armier
Enjoyed the video 👍
Thanks 👍 Have a plan to walk the opposite direction next time
Hi Steve , thanks for the memories , I stayed a month at the hotel at the end of the video , I forget what its name was though , very quiet apart from when they started doing disco`s at that big hotel complex over the water , went on till two or three in the morning . If you wanted to catch the bus into Valletta say , it was advisable to walk up to the ferry terminal , you could nearly always guarantee a seat , but if you caught it at the bus stop just around the corner you`d end up standing all the way , packed like sardines .
Hey David , Yes I am not one for buses ..Thanks for your comments
These videos are brilliant and remind us of the beauty of Malta
you very welcome Ed
Great video again Steve. Stayed at Ramla once, nice hotel. But can't wait for the Comino one. Stayed on that beautiful island every year for more than 20 years. Just a shame they're knocking it down. Keep up the vids
Thanks 👍
That was a lovely bay to swim in nice views as well ye the sea was so clear ye nice walk blows the cobwebs away (Y)
Yes I must get up there again looks interesting
@@EnglishmaninMalta Yes it's such a lovely bay go again for me enjoy :)
Wow what a beautiful place.
Thanks for visiting Steven ..Yes I think walking the other direction would be cool also
@@EnglishmaninMalta I agree
We stayed at the paradise Hotel a few times, in fact this very first time went to Malta in 1992, we've been many time since we love malta.x
And was paradise hotel good ??
Yes in 1992, we went back around three more times but it changed some how didn't seem so good, then, we stayed at the panorama hotel the top of the hill near to the church , we had some lovely holidays there, but it went down hill after a time, why this happen i don't know, so then we stayed in a villa in gozo.x
Hi steve. Good video mate never stayed at that area .Will definitely give it a visit will be a nice day out there .Sunbathing,swimming, eating, Drinking. Looks a lovely place .Well done steve for showing us Beautiful Malta 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
one of my best walks
I was surprised how nice Neil next time I will go in the opposite direction
Ooo this is my favourite place we get our grocery from the light caravan near the batteryxx
Need to explore that area more
Greetings from San Francisco. Thanks Steve on a beautiful day in Malta. Your video makes me so envious of you and the beautiful people of Malta living in paradise. Marfa and the surrounding area is awesome. The water is so clear that a swim would make my day. Have a great day. Sahha.🇺🇸🇲🇹🌞
Glad you enjoyed it
very good quality video, keep it up , people like SEA, BEACH, NATHURE , NEXT TIME YOU CAN DO Green Malta
Great suggestion! But I did it already ??
The beautiful blue sea in Malta always looks so inviting,it beats any swimming pool anywhere in the world ,can't wait for our next visit .great videos.❤️🇲🇹☀️
So true! Dolores. Nice to hear from you x
Stayed at ramla Bay a few years ago before they built the extension beautiful place with excellent food 🌞
Wow...I was surprised it super big now !!
Nice one my friend thumbs up
Big thanks
I stayed at that hotel Steve. That area is beautiful and we love it because plenty of parking and not too crowded. Thanks for the lovely video, the water is so nice. Wish I could jump in it.
Glad you enjoyed it Frances
This is the next James bond,go for it Steve
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Hi Steve, Lovely walk, we stayed at Labranda hotel a few years ago ( behind you when you finished the video) it's nice area but a long bus ride if travelling around 😎
Glad you enjoyed it
That was the Riviera Hotel behind you,where your video fin.ished.I was working there when the film Troy was made.The film crew and actors came every morning,for a cup of tea or coffee,before filming on the sea in their ships.I will post you some pics,on holiday Malta.
Thanks for the info ..I never knew the name seen it many times
Great video and footage very nice indeed well done
Many thanks!
HI STEVE WATCHED YOUR VIDEO THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON,I ENJOY THEM AS WHERE YOU GO TO I HAVE BEEN TO A FEW PLACES NOT AS MUCH AS YOU,AND THESE DAYS WHEN I GO OUT I GO BY CAR,ALSO I MUST SAY IS HOW MUCH MALTA HAS CHANGED SINCE I HAD BEEN OUT AND ABOUT DURING MY ARMY DAYS,CHEERS FROM YOUR WELSHMAN IN MALTA.
Yes John changed and still changing so much ...just not enough time to show you !!
Lovely walk very nice place . Stay safe x
Thank you, I will
A little further up and my family owns a little converted boat house. There's maybe 10 or so of them. By the bus stop. Great memories there❤
Yes Jo I bet so close to the sea ...Was thinking of walking to the white tower next time
Morning Steve 👋 What a lovely start to a Saturday morning. It's not quite the same in Aberdeen. A chilly 4 degrees. My friend stays at Ramla Resort every time she's over. Enjoy your day 👍
hello Margo ...too cold for me !! But I love scotland
@@EnglishmaninMalta they're forecasting snow over the Easter weekend 😳
@@margomccombie8785 sounds lovely ..Good luck !!
@@EnglishmaninMalta our restrictions change today, from stay home to stay local, and I'd hoped the weather would be a decent for getting out a bit more. Just need to wait and see 🤷♀️
Hi Steve, that is one monster of a hotel. I see that area is fast filling up with buildings although it still looks good. cheers
Thanks 👍 Charlie, someone told me its own by an english guy ..Its a big extension and great area remember it much smaller
happy day
good video
Thank you! You too!
Sometimes the impromptu and unplanned videos make the best ones! 👍🏼 We’ve never stayed in the Ramla Bay Resort. Always think it looks nice but there doesn’t seem as much to do in the local vicinity and quite a drive from the many other places we like to visit. It was almost like you were filming in the middle of an apocalypse how quiet it was up there 😂 I noticed just 2 other people walking. Also the turquoise blue water was just stunning! 🌊😍
You're so right Rachel - it does look like APOCALYPSE. Watching from a safe place, ie Perth /Western Australia it breaks my heart and even get tearful to see my birth country in such a state. Most, including my relatives, are really hurting both phsycologically & financially. SAD.
Cheers Rachel 👍 🇲🇹 ♥ 🇪🇺 ©.
John Abela it is indeed a sad time John 😔 so many people and businesses affected. I’m sorry to hear that your family are also affected 💔
Definitely Rachel if you do not have a car ..I would think you area a bit lost up there, And a bind to catch the bus, But maybe nice if you wanna stay in One place and relax ..Guess not everyone want to run around
All over Quiet 🤫 ...Not many people out in the week ..but its very different weekend and holidays
Not stayed at Ramla bay resort but eaten in the restaurant on the beach a couple of times! You passed it, the one under the palms.
looks nice area and so many restaurants
AWESOME
Thanks 🤗
Beautiful water. Just had a look to see how much to book at Ramla Resort but nothing available
Yes its all locked up there !! looks a nice place maybe a bit out of the way, but plenty of bars and restaurants
Hi Ann. I have been saddened by what's been happening to our beautiful beloved Bristol. Riots & marches by radical mobs, statues being thrown into the river and burning down a police station earlier this week 😔. That's not the Bristol I used to know - "happily" lived there before moving to Australia. ATB.
Cheers Ann 👍 🇲🇹 ♥ 🇪🇺 ©.
@@johnabela932 didn’t know you were from Bristol- which part ?
@@anngerrish5842 Moved to Bristol from St Paul's Bay /Malta in my mid 20s.Lived in Mangotsfield, Clifton & then Little Stoke. My eldest daughter was born there. In hindsight, wish I never left UK. However, still plan to move back to Malta when time is right, covic19 etc.🤞.Which part are you from. Cheers 👍 🇲🇹 ♥ 🇪🇺 ©.
@@johnabela932 I grew up
In Staple Hill
Nice, thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for the visit
Lovely coastal walk along Ramla Bay, the sea looks beautiful blue, shame no one there, hopefully soon filled with holiday makers, do u have any dried cat food for the strays that u meet, hope they not relying on tourists, cuz it won’t be for a while, lol
Oh Veronica ...would need a 5 kilo bag there are so many !!
@@EnglishmaninMalta oh yes would be too heavy& you would turn into the Pied Piper Of Malta lol
I had seen the 'Ramla Bay Resort' last time I was in Malta on the way to the Gozo ferry. I don't recall what it used to look like, yet it sure looked big in 2019.
Malta has plenty of horse stables yet I see none listed in that area. Maybe a private stable. Gozo has at least two great horse stables as well. One is called 'Lino Stables', it's in Xaghra, Gozo, and the other one is called 'Dreams of Horses Farm' it's also in Xagħra, Gozo. Did you know that there is a 'Ramla Bay' in Gozo as well?
Ramla Bay in Gozo I remember it very well with it's red sand and a white statue in the middle of the bay ;
Oh but this not the same place not ramla bay Gozo ??
Yes Alan I been many times to ramla bay in gozo ..I was just thinking maybe horse riding ..could be sometime new ??
@@EnglishmaninMalta Ramla Bay in gozo has a very unique sand, it looks a bright golden orange color, yet the wetter part of the sand does look red. I have not seen that in real life yet I have seen it in photos. In 2019 I was 2.7 kilometers away from Ramla Bay in gozo when I was in Nadur, yet I never had the time to visit it. Ramla Bay in gozo is northern eastern Gozo as you know.
@@EnglishmaninMalta I don't ever recall riding horses in the Maltese Islands. Yet I have ridden horses in the USA, I think that you'd like it if you choose a good horse stables that is prepared to actually teach you rather than just looking to rent horses to you. I myself would choose horse riding in Gozo if I did horse riding during my stay in Malta. The great views, the less sounds of society, yet you may hear a rooster or clay shooting going on, I myself love Xaghra, Gozo where the horse stables are, those two horse stables are well known for teaching, and being kind. It's nowhere near as developed as Malta as I am sure you know, They have a very nice church in Xaghra, Gozo as well.
I've dived off that boat plenty of times
Sounds good andy , I bet its busy in summer
Never been round there, apart from the main road to Cirkewwa ferry terminal. Ramla bay looks a big hotel with a beach. Do you know what the hotel behind you at the end of your walk/video is called Steve? Weather looks glorious, not a cloud in sight.
Not sure Tricia !! But some did tell me in the comments ..Can not find it now !!
Where about did you live in uk and how long you been in Malta beautiful place
I lived in the midlands, Been coming and going for over thirty years to malta
I jump from the high place
Whats the health care like in Malta,
My wife is waiting for a Gallbladder operation,
Just worried if we have an emergency whilst there 1st week November.
Thanks
health care excellent you have to wait like uk but you can also go, private uk malta still have some arrangements but get private insurans many private hospitals and great doctors
Have you ever visited the white tower mate?
Thats part 2 ....lol 🤣
We stay at paradise bay xx
Did you enjoy it Debra ??
Ramla bay iv not been there for a long time what u done with rose .
Not sure what you mean...Not done anything with Rose, She's a good friend
@@EnglishmaninMalta hi Steve sometimes 🌹 is with you ment nothing by it
Hi steve what is the update for travelling to malta do u have to have the jab or prove by certifacate you have been tested.as i would like to come over some time.
As far as I know but things are changing day to day ..You need a negative test to arrive in Malta or go for test arrival and Quarantine
@@EnglishmaninMalta thanks for the reply
Nice video yet again Steve. You mentioned the Red Tower in the distance. Shame it was damaged by idiotic youths the other day, as it hasn’t long been done up.
I check that out ..cuz was going over ..Only a few bricks ..they were swinging on the flag pole ...we were all young once I guess in a crowd , Just that they did not own up to it ??
Morning Steve nice walk about never stopped over there to quite little armier bay worth a visit do the clocks alter over there tonight ?
Yes That whole area will get a second visit soon !!
i thought you were on gozo
Oh .Yes there a place with same name over there