@Pigeon Kicker
Scottish expat in Malta
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Registration: 22 January 2011
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utility costs by andylad
Hello All. I have been looking hard through lots of very useful past posts on the forum,but still cannot get the info I am searching for and there seems to be some scary numbers floating about.so I hope some of you can help,I need to find out the ...
Have a deathwish, do you ? I'd only try that if I was leaving the islandSo given a choice of being shafted for 1000 euros by your corrupt landlord if they keep your deposit and excess bills money (for no legitimate reason), or playing their game and ... Read More
utility costs by andylad
Hello All. I have been looking hard through lots of very useful past posts on the forum,but still cannot get the info I am searching for and there seems to be some scary numbers floating about.so I hope some of you can help,I need to find out the ...
Ask the landlord if all the rent they are receiving is being declared to the taxman, and tell them if it's not that you'll be more than happy to do it for them. Back-dating several years of rent could cost them thousands, not to mention future ... Read More
sky tv in malta by rowlesr
hi has anyone had any luck receiving sky tv in malta/gozo? i have heard you can receive it if you use a 3metre dish which can see the astra satellite? also can you receive hd channels, i take it you need an address in the uk to keep an active ...
The TVTorrentz site has been open to new members for the last month on and off, for the first time in well over a year. I managed to register a while back. They only have 3000 members, so it's difficult to get in, but if you're interested, keep ... Read More
sky tv in malta by rowlesr
hi has anyone had any luck receiving sky tv in malta/gozo? i have heard you can receive it if you use a 3metre dish which can see the astra satellite? also can you receive hd channels, i take it you need an address in the uk to keep an active ...
3-2 total disaster, after the weekend win they lose to Falkirk, a pub team !!!CHEEKY @#$%^&*!!! GIRFUY!! :joking: Actually it was worse than a pub team, it was our under-19 team, a bunch of Bairns, quite literally!! There was only one player on ... Read More
Driving over from the uk by oolley
Hi there, has anyone here driven over from the uk when they have moved over to malta? Will have a VW Transporter van to bring over me, all the electrical stuff, clothes etc and as much as possible and wife and two girls are flying. where the best ...
Grimaldi Lines do a weekly Rome (Civitavecchia) - Malta ferry http://www.grimaldi-lines.it/ and Grandi Navi Veloci do Livorno to Malta http://www3.gnv.it/en/gnv-home/gnv-home/0/home/0/140/0/home-page.html Actually looking at their website, GNV ... Read More
sky tv in malta by rowlesr
hi has anyone had any luck receiving sky tv in malta/gozo? i have heard you can receive it if you use a 3metre dish which can see the astra satellite? also can you receive hd channels, i take it you need an address in the uk to keep an active ...
The TVTorrentz site has been open to new members for the last month on and off, for the first time in well over a year. I managed to register a while back. They only have 3000 members, so it's difficult to get in, but if you're interested, keep ... Read More
Maltasupermarket.com by SunshineLover2011
Hi Guys, Has anyone used maltasupermarket.com ? Its a fairly new site which always makes me sceptical but its seem to b very legit. Also,im thinking should I tip the driver if I get an order delivered ?
On the topic of alcohol,has anyone tried this beer ?... maltasupermarket.com Works out about 45p a can !I have to agree with Tim, I've tried a few cans of various cheap Dutch lagers and some of them are awful. Even the Skol needs a good dash of ... Read More
Thinking about moving to Malta and have a few questions? by Blaze
Hello, We are looking into the possibility of moving to Malta with our 2 small children. Our 3 1/2 year old will be starting Montessori this year and I was wondering how much it costs in Malta? Also would you recommend bringing over a big jeep or ...
and there is no council tax here either - bins are emptied between 4and 6 times per week.......depending on where you live.I passed by a shop about a month ago and I happened to spot the front page of one of the British papers, it was about the ... Read More
Renewal permanent residence permits by jonescom
We have just been informed that we cannot renew our permits as they have suspended the scheme. If this problem gets resolved is thus going to be an annual problem. We are on the brink of moving to Malta permanently and now this. They have even ...
Prices for villas crashed in Q4 2010 according to latest figures, they'll go down even further if they can't get rich foreigners arriving to buy ... Read More
Driving Licence by oolley
Anyone know how long i can drive in malta with my UK licence? is it indefinitly now since malta joined the EU? and also, if anyone knows of any 3 bed flats/appartements/houses to rent in either Mqabba/Zurrieq or Luqa can you PM me, thanks.
Start eating lots of corn flakes as soon as you arrive. If you save up 20 of the vouchers from the back of the special packs, you can send them away to the Malta Transport Authority and they give you a Maltese driving licence free of charge, no ... Read More
Melita Cable by ak70
Hi, people. Are there any Melita cable users here? How good/bad is their internet service in terms of P2P traffic. I used to use their service a couple of years ago. At that time, they put some hard policies on P2P traffic. I remember that my ...
I have Melita's 20Mbps internet package (the old one, not the new fibre power, I've only seen that in the last month or so). It's 30 euros a month, and I've had no problems with it. I do a lot of P2P and have never had any problems with blocking. ... Read More
Greetings from a Maltese Food Blogger! by PimpThatFood
Hi there! Greetings from a Maltese Chef and a Food Blogger(pimpthatfood.com). Hope you try out my dishes... Take care!
Try fresh tuna lucyanya, if available. It is renowned for being a very non-fishy fish. Read More
Greetings from a Maltese Food Blogger! by PimpThatFood
Hi there! Greetings from a Maltese Chef and a Food Blogger(pimpthatfood.com). Hope you try out my dishes... Take care!
There are two websites you can use to search for restaurants in Malta, unfortunately the Vegetarian option seems to be missing from the search menu on both of them. :( malta-restaurants.com restaurantsmalta.com I also have the "Definitive(ly) Good ... Read More
Selling a property in Malta by surreyman
Hello ex-pats in Malta. I'm pleased I found this connection and hope to make good use of it. I have a property in Qawra, it is a two bedroom apartment, close to the sea. I am just wondering whether this is a good time to be selling it, or wiser to ...
FYI surreyman: timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110320/local/property-prices-down-by-6-7 Read More
South Africans in Malta by interested2
Ons is middel vyftigerjare en oorweeg dit om aansoek te doen vir permanente verblyf in Malta. Tans woon ons in Pretoria en ons seun en sy familie in Centurion terwyl ons dogter en haar man besig is om na Duitsland te verhuis vir 'n jaar of twee. ...
There's a story on the Permanent Residency Scheme in the newspaper today: timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110322/local/call-to-reactivate-scheme-to-entice-foreigners-to-buy-property-in-malta It's definitely not in their interest to have this drag ... Read More