With 96 points out of 100, the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo received the top score in the Climate category of IL’s Annual Retirement Index (released last month).
These islands, undiscovered jewels that most people couldn’t pinpoint on a map, offer blue skies and sunshine—even in January and February.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
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You need a “story” when you move to a new place. Some identity that the people you’ll meet can latch on to. A way to fit in.
That’s been my experience, both in Malta and Mexico. When I first moved from Washington, D.C., to Gozo, the smaller of the Maltese Islands, I was a curiosity. Had I tried to explain that I was moving someplace interesting, exploring the world, escaping U.S. politics, my story would, no doubt, have elicited blank stares.
Read OnProperty in Malta and Gozo has always been sought after as an investment opportunity: Malta’s property has appreciated an average of 10% to 12% for the past four years.
Read OnFrom the air, the Maltese archipelago resembles tiny stepping stones that some ancient god scattered across the Mediterranean.
Read OnIf you think that the island nation of Malta has no cuisine of its own, and that the locals lazily copy the menus of their European neighbors, prepare to be enlightened.
Read OnThis year, our Quality of Life Index 2007 survey looks at 193 countries. And Malta has the best climate in the world.
Read OnValletta itself is history brought to life. Surrounding the city are ancient bastion walls of golden stone once defended by the Knights.
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