I have always had a love for Malta which I think is reflected in the fact that over a period of around 17 years, I had visited the country about eight times for holidays. 

 

As I sat in my flat in the United Kingdom looking out onto a miserable January day in 2020, when the sky was a heavy grey with intermittent periods of rain and it was cold, my mind turned to the thought of returning to that wonderful island and whether it was possible that I could live there on a permanent basis?

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