Winter Getaway Time: 7 Awesome Destinations Everyone In Malta Needs To Check Out In 2019
As the weather gets chillier and months get colder, everyone on the island needs a boost of morale.
And what better way is there to get over those January-blues than to book your perfect holiday?
Whether you’re cooped up at home dealing with exam stress or growing tired of the countless post-Christmas-shutdown deadlines that are accumulating (or you simply want to celebrate the new year in style), we’ve got the perfect trip designed for you.
1. A skiing family holiday in Poland
You can look forward to around 500km of slopes and the perfect place to avoid notoriously expensive ski resorts and large crowds. Head to Zakopane, Szczyrk or Karpacz for an adventure-filled holiday the family will surely never forget.
Available flights to Krakow with Ryanair and to Warsaw and Katowice with Wizz Air
2. A de-stressing post-exams trip to the thermal baths in Budapest
Nothing gets university students clenched up more than a series of exams that follow the Christmas holidays. It’s an experience of intense panic and stress that we can all do without.
Make this study period more bearable by booking a trip with your mates to Budapest to spend a couple days at the Szechenyi Spa Baths. Followed by a couple of nights at some of the capital’s best ruin bars, of course.
Available flights to Budapest with Ryanair and Wizz Air
3. A romantic getaway for the working couple in Paris
There’s no escaping the romance in the ultimate city of love. Revel in its deep artistic and literary history, laze in its manicured gardens and get intimate in candlelit wine bars after strolling arm-in-arm along the Seine.
Available flights to Paris with Air Malta and Ryanair
4. An ultimate shopping trip in Dubai
The second-largest mall in the wall, Dubai Shopping Mall, is hosting the Dubai Shopping Festival that will run until February 2nd.
With more than 1,300 stores including 200 international dining outlets, there’s no better place to shop, dine and experience world-class entertainment. And take advantage of the Street Fest that will be going on at the same time, where you’ll be able to watch some of the best street theatre in the world.
Available flights to Dubai with Emirates
5. An intense club-hopping week in Berlin
Party animals, head to the European city where insane parties and DJ performances are happening every night at famous clubs like Watergate, Bar 25 and Berghain.
During the last months of the year, scores of people visit Berlin for its Christmas markets and NYE parties, but at the start of the new year, the tourists flood out and the city gets quieter. This presents a great opportunity for people who really want to experience the nightlife of the city as a local would, without all of those pesky tourist tours.
Available flights to Berlin with Air Malta and Ryanair
6. A Moroccan trip to warm up in the Sahara desert
All lovers of the outdoors, take a slightly longer holiday to get to experience the best of this North African country, especially its impressively vast desert.
The 9,200 square kilometres of majestic desert terrain is surreal, and sitting perched on a camel you wouldn’t believe the sight of the orange and yellow dunes that surround the barren land. And spending a night camping under the starry African sky is exactly what you need to complete your North African adventure.
Available flights to Casablanca with Air Malta
7. A gastronomic experience for the gourmand in Madrid
Foodies, take the holiday of your dreams in Madrid, where the Madrid gastrofestival will be celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Be a part of the exquisite food and wine celebrations that draws the world’s top chefs every year. While you’re there, also experience the culture-rich Spanish capital city of the Iberian peninsula.
Available flights to Madrid with Ryanair
