Hi Group


i am at present still in the Uk but have a need to relocate to Malta
to live and work .


My daughter lives in Malta married to a Maltese with four children and
I feel it is time to spend more time with the daughter and
grandchildren.


I have been coming to Malta now for about 9 years two or three times a
year   so I know most of the good points and the bad,most urgent
though is the need to find employment I have been trying albeit not
very hard for the last couple of years to no avail.So any help, info
would be of great assistance


Thaks


Bob Connely

Hi!

My wife is half Maltese and consequently we have spent many holidays
in Malta (next one booked for May). We have 2 boys aged 4 & 7 and are
considering (maybe dreaming?) rellocating to Malta but have obvious
questions about education for the kids.

From what we have seen and from speaking to relatives the quality of
education provided in state/church schools is very good. Can anyone
speak from experience versus UK state schools?

Cheers.

Funny how different people have different perceptions of this place.

I am working out here and find it hard to imagine living here on a permanent
basis.

The wife and I are living in the St Pauls with our 2 year old daughter.  We
have been here since October 2002 but have not managed to make too many
contacts yet.  Maybe when the weather is a bit better and we can get out
more?

Gary


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Sent: 17 February 2003 10:33
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Hi
Back to Malta at Easter, looking at property and just seeing if the
dream can come true sooner rather then later
Can anyone give me the times for Mass in English over the Easter
period, particularly one of the churches in San Pawl, I think its the
Church of Saint Francis and its in the old part of town.

Peace

Brian



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Hi
Back to Malta at Easter, looking at property and just seeing if the
dream can come true sooner rather then later
Can anyone give me the times for Mass in English over the Easter
period, particularly one of the churches in San Pawl, I think its the
Church of Saint Francis and its in the old part of town.

Peace

Brian

I moved here in June 2002, after visiting to view
properties in April. Before I came I checked
several estate agents' websites and made an
appointment with one of them. He was excellent!
We spent about 4 half days in which he showed me
a selection of about 20 houses, including going
back to 3 or 4 them several times. He also showed
me around the island and made sure that we
stopped for coffee and to recap what we'd seen at
various beauty spots! Buying here was a cinch!

btw that was Joe Mercieca, the Gozo manager of
Dhalia (www.dhalia.com)

Settling in has been very easy too. Everyone is
friendly, and often stop in the street to talk. I
feel as if I have become part of the community
very quickly.

The only 2 things I've noticed are - limited
selection of groceries in the shops. Especially
deli, tinned soups, tinned meals, and frozen
meals. The other thing is that you get what I
call a 'drip feed' of information about
bureaucratic things. Instead of being told up
front, you get told step by step, and until that
step is completed, they won't tell you the next
one. That can be a bit frustrating, but I'm
assuming that after a few months it will be over,
because the events - the house purchase itself
(notary was lazy and useless!!!), getting id
card, importing posessions etc - are one-off
events.

I suggest that you don't try to househunt in the
summer (mid-May through mid-Sept), it will be too
hot to traipse around comfortably, so you won't
be giving yourselves the best chance to find the
right place!

Good luck!

Tim

Myself my wife and son hav been livin here in Malta now for 1.5 years and hav
settled nicely,i would advice against buying  and rent first.There is a big
expat community here but the locals are very friendly also so u wont stick in
the socialising cattegory.There isnt a lot to do for kids i must admit unlike
the other holiday places such as spain etc,but on the otherhand it is very safe
here,only other disadvantage here is the strong maltese currency,a lot of
tourists are complaing how expensive it is gettin,but drink and cigs are still
very cheap.Hope this helps
  hethmar2002 <hethmar@...> wrote:My husband and I are planning to
move permanently to Malta later this
year/early next.

Can anyone tell us how they have settled in and any information re
buying house, living, socialising shich could be of help?

Many thanks.


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My husband and I are planning to move permanently to Malta later this
year/early next.

Can anyone tell us how they have settled in and any information re
buying house, living, socialising shich could be of help?

Many thanks.