We are Tropical Zombies
Words by Dalene Heck / Photography by Pete Heck
To be fair, dear reader, it’s not really our fault.
YOU sent us here. You shunned the likes of Poland, France and Denmark and chose to ship us off to Malta. Made up of three tiny islands, just over 100 miles south of Sicily, it is where many Brits and French vacation, and for good reason. It is the perfect place to be seduced by the hot sun, to lounge poolside for days on end, eat good food and to just let any care or worry melt away.
And that is exactly what we did. After a whirlwind trip through Jordan, we were easy prey to the seduction, and for our first few days, we did a whole lotta relaxing. We shuffled around our resort like zombies, barely cognizant of where we were, what time it was, or what we needed to do.
When we weren’t soaking in the rays, we were swimming lazy laps in the pool, or retreating to our air conditioned room for cheap drinks while watching brilliant sunsets. We scoffed at the idea of museums, tours and the like.
Damnitall, we were on vacation.
(“Aren’t you always on vacation?” I can hear the collective groan! You try touring all day, and then: writing, editing posts, editing photos, editing video, responding to emails, tweeting, facebook-ing, etc…all after hours, and tell me how your vacation is! Not complaining, just telling.)
We took full advantage of our tropical location and succumbed to the zombiefication. And while we may blame you for our limited view of Malta that resulted, we also thank you, because it was just what we needed.
We may just let you make all our decisions for us from now on.
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See that amazing view and pristine pool we had? This was all thanks to Hostelbookers.com and the beautiful Paradise Bay Resort Hotel near Mellieha. To read our full review of the property, please click here.
Indeed, travel blogging isn’t a vacation- I tell people that all the time!
Far from it! But I wouldn’t trade it for any other job in the world! 🙂
Malta is gorgeous! I was on Gozo for a friend’s wedding a few years ago, and I wish I could’ve spent more time there. Looks like you had a nice time relaxing!
Our first few days were *bliss*, just doing nothing for a change!
Looks like a nice break to me! We’re heading for Poland at the beginning of August, we’ll let you know how it is!
(We secretly kinda wanted Poland to win!) Looking forward to your posts on it!
Glad you’re enjoying Malta! Looks like you have a much swankier place than we did. 😉
The views at that place entirely made our stay. Could never get sick of looking out our window!
Totally jealous! I’ve always wanted to go to Malta!! I think places that played such a pivotal role in history like that end up with so much culture and mystery.
Thinking about a cruise next year (though not sure if that fit’s in with our eco-tourism pedigree….) and we’ll have to stop there for sure.
Enjoy!
Malta’s history is quite incredibly…hmmm…twisted is a good word! So much happened on those wee little islands! 🙂
We had Malta on our radar for a whole and then opted to go to the Canary Islands instead. After, I wish we had stuck with the original plan and gone to Malta.
Hmmm…and I want to go to the Canary Islands…
I just went to Malta for the first time too. Yes, very easy to get lazy and loll away the day there!
It reminded us of our time as “corporate slaves” in Canada where we would run away to resorts in Mexico or somewhere once a year. We were total zombies then too – we haven’t behaved like that in a long time! Thank you Malta!
Don’t hear Malta thrown around too often, looks gorgeous!
It is VERY beautiful!
Haha:) Nice post, by the way I was also the one who voted for Malta!!!
Have a great time, wish you a happy weekend:)
So we now blame/thank you Arti! 🙂
I’m JEALOUS !!!
Ditto!
Sorry Mom! xo
I didn’t vote–I was on the ship! sorry! Internet was minimal!–but I would have chosen Malta myself…both for me, personally, and for you guys, too. Thanks for taking one for the team 😉
Haha! Well, it was tough, let me tell you… 🙂
I voted to ship you guys off to Malta too. 🙂
Thanks. Thanks a lot. How dare you?
It looks really pretty, and really relaxing. I think most travelers can relate to needing a vacation from traveling at times – I’ve been going non-stop for nearly a month now, and I already feel like I need a break and a nice hotel with a pool to lounge by!
Yup, I don’t even know if I could stand a full month like you are doing these days!
Malta is one of the places my local airport has flights to. I might have to make it there one of these days 😀
It’s good for a lazy vacation, that’s for sure!
I wish I had taken more zombie vacations like this during my travels. Travel blogging is hard work!
I just took a vacation too, sometimes it’s nice to travel and just laze around.
I love it! Malta is one of my favorite destinations in Europe! Have you tried eating rabbits yet?
I love that photo of you, Dalene!
I agree, you’re totally entitled to a vacation! We were going to go to Malta in August, but decided on S. Africa instead, so it remains on my list.
I honestly think you made a good choice with S. Africa! But Malta definitely has it’s pluses too!
Looks nice. Malta is one our short-list for a possible Christmas getaway this year.
And seriously, blogging is not an easy thing, especially while traveling. Only a small portion of it is the writing, the rest is what gets overwhelming. Sounds like you guys had a good vacation.
We really needed it, so took full advantage of our situation! Although you’ll notice Pete still had a laptop by the pool…didn’t *entirely* disconnect this time.
I love Malta – the perfect place for a vacation. The view from the hotel looks phenomenal!
Glad you guys ended up going to the one i voted for. Great to see you guys enjoying the break from your demanding job(being jelaous) 🙂 catch you later!!!