Tell us something about yourself.

I am mostly known for being a radio personality, stage actor and nightlife DJ and MC.

How often do you travel?

I try to get away at least twice a year, once for a week or so and once for at least a weekend. I have a lot of close friends who live abroad, particularly in the UK and I have visited them at least once a year for the past 15 years.

Do you remember your first time abroad and can you tell us about it?

I was a late starter. My first trip was in the summer of 1989 when I was 16 and I joined my two older brothers on a two-week trip to Germany. Some would cringe about it now, though I have no problem saying that it was with a Christian Charismatic Community. It might sound uncool, but I made friends with some excellent people on that trip, which was held to link up with a German Christian group in Bavaria. We had a fantastic time in between praying and singing hymns.

Best holiday ever and why?

That would have to be the two weeks I spent in the Dominican Republic with my friend Olga in 2009. She’s very good at organising travel online and she has a knack for finding cheap deals in fantastic resorts. We came up with the idea in March and in April we were in Punta Cana, swimming and partying on paradise beaches – and it didn’t break the bank.

If I want to relax and get away, or to indulge in my hobbies, then alone is the way

Which place would you never visit and why?

Well, I went to Albania once as a supporter of Malta’s national football team and, with all respect to Albanians, I wasn’t impressed with Tirana at all. I also didn’t particularly like Lloret de Mar in Spain. Also, I’m not the kind of person to take risks with my travelling, so I won’t go anywhere that has a consistent track record of bad things happening to foreigners, however beautiful or picturesque it may be. Of course, bad things can happen anywhere, but I want to minimise the risk.

Best travel companion?

I’m single at the moment and enjoy travelling alone. I can take my time, read books on planes and trains and make my own decisions in my own time. However, my aforementioned friend Olga is very resourceful and has been a great boon to travel with, particularly to party destinations. So it depends on the reason I’m travelling. If I want to relax and get away, or to indulge in my hobbies, then alone is the way. But if it’s to watch a concert or to party, then it’s good to travel with friends you’re comfortable with.

And what’s the worst your travel companion could do?

I’m not a fussy person and can tolerate a lot. Unfortunately, I’m the one that inflicts my snoring on travelling companions.

What do you usually look for when you travel?

A white sandy beach with crystal clear green sea. Either that, or an enchanting city with architectural wonders and many historic things. I also enjoy car and aircraft museums as well as bookshops and theatres. Then, there’s live music, though I would never go to a stadium concert involving thousands of people. Fortunately, most of my musical heroes are no longer superstars so I enjoy going to their gigs, which are inevitably smallish affairs. When talking food, I look for good curries in the UK but you can never really go wrong in Italy.

The perfect holiday would be... ?

A total departure from normal, fast-paced life on a beautiful, not-too-busy beach, with easy access to food and drink, a few books and some good music, followed by opportunities to socialise and meet new people from around the world in the evening. And, if some romance with an exotic foreigner comes out of it, so much the better. Basically, that all-inclusive trip to the Dominican Republic I mentioned.

What’s the furthest you’ve been from home?

Again, I’d have to say the Dominican Republic, which is in the Caribbean and involved an eight-hour flight from London. The rest of my trips have been to Europe, although I’ve been to a couple of less obvious places on the continent, such as Romania and Moldova.

Package tours or DIY?

DIY – but I usually need an internet-savvy friend to help me map out the logistics of my journey. Olga’s good at that, together with Anthony Sultana, another friend.

I went on a package tour to Belgium and Holland with my parents once and I can’t say I enjoyed it to the full. Some of the people in the group were fantastic, but others… not so much. And the tight deadlines at each place we visited were somewhat annoying, though understandable.

What is the best travel advice you can give?

Apart from using the internet and asking friends for tips about the place you’re visiting, I would recommend keeping a little bag prepared all-year-round with travel-sized bathroom essentials and other travel musts. That way, when the time comes to go abroad, you don’t have to rush around and run the risk of forgetting to pack your toothbrush. Plus, I keep my passport in mine so I never forget where I’ve put it.

Flying – hate it/love it/neutral?

I don’t mind it. It’s just something you have to endure to get to where you want to go. It’s funny: I love aviation and am fascinated by aeroplanes, but am not particularly interested in learning to fly. I do have my little idiosyncrasies on planes though and I always book a particular aisle seat towards the back.

The one place you never get tired of visiting?

London and the surrounding areas. As I said, some of my best friends live there and there’s always something exciting to do or watch. I am 100 per cent Maltese, but am very influenced by British culture. Watching their theatre, comedy or bands, or even going to displays featuring classic British cars and aircraft, feels totally natural to me. And I also tend to get on well with the diverse British people I meet.

What’s the one thing you would never do in a foreign country?

Stick out. I like to blend in, to get a taste of how the locals live. And it’s also better for safety.

Anything on your travel bucket list?

Oh yes, a two or three-week trip to the US. This would involve a visit to close friends in Seattle; a trip to Texas to play at being a cowboy and watching the band ZZ Top; driving a few of those huge, 1970s muscle cars and watching a Commemorative Air Force display; and trips to movie and TV landmarks.

When talking food, I look for good curries in the UK but you can never really go wrong in Italy

Travel is important to you because?

It gives me experiences I can’t get in Malta. It has, on occasion, given me romantic love, and it never fails to open my eyes to the fact that the world is an infinitely bigger and more complicated place than life on our precious, lovely Malta depicts.

Plus, although Malta is lovely, I like the break from the constant noise and selfish attitudes one tends to encounter here a little too often for my liking.

What has travel taught you?

To dampen prejudice. Every time I travel it opens my eyes to the fact that, however important my or my people’s point of view is, there are thousands, maybe millions of other points of view that, in their own way, deserve the same consideration as mine.

Where would you retire and why?

I sometimes think of retirement in a quiet little village on the south coast of England, because the older I get, the more I find myself getting annoyed by inconsiderate people driving loud cars or operating cranes and machinery – or even just shouting in the street. This noise is constant, because we’re such a densely-populated little archipelago.

But, however, much I love the UK and travelling, I suspect I will end up retiring here, especially if I manage to secure one of the few remaining relatively quiet, isolated, unspoilt spots remaining in Gozo.