Take a bus journey, and don't worry about the bumpy ride, as road surfacing does not seem to be a priority.

It's less than 30p to anywhere on the island so your wallet will get used to it, even if you don't!

Buses radiate out from Valletta bus station, which is a hive of activity from early morning until about 8pm.

Hundreds of Maltese commute into the capital which strangely becomes something of a ghost town at night, once all the shops have shut.

The famous orange buses trundle merrily across the island, along roads that could do with a bit of TLC.

They stop here, there and everywhere, passengers gossiping between themselves and the driver.

The drivers are expecially helpful, one taking me several miles to a different location after I had inadvertently missed the last bus back to my hotel in the north of the island.

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