Malta Looks Tiny on the Map, So Why Does Trying to See Everything Make You Miss the Best Part?

Malta looks almost dangerously easy to plan. Open a map and the islands seem compact. Valletta here. Mdina over there. The Three Cities just across the harbour. Beaches to the north. Fishing villages to the south. Gozo only another island away. Comino sitting conveniently between them. It creates a very tempting thought: Surely you can…