By lensational on Skatehive
[//]:# (!worldmappin 35.89908 lat 14.51417 long First impressions of Valletta — warmth, history, and a quiet winter escape. d3scr) Valletta: From Fear of Flying to Finding Warmth and Presence Every journey begins long before the destination appears on the horizon. For me, this one started days earlier — with a quiet mix of excitement and unease, the kind that always accompanies travel when you are someone who loves movement, but fears flying. I have never been fully comfortable with airplanes. No matter how many times I remind myself of statistics, logic, or previous successful flights, the moment I know I’ll be leaving the ground, my body reacts before my mind has time to intervene. Still, the desire to see new places always wins. It always has. This time, Malta was calling. ⸻ From Rijeka to Venice: the journey begins The trip began in Rijeka, my home, a city that knows winter in its own peculiar way. Winters in Rijeka are usually mild compared to continental parts of Croatia — rarely