* Nilima Marshall was a guest of Regaldive (www.regaldive.co.uk; 01353 659 999) and Air Malta (www.airmalta.com).
* Seven nights at the St. Patrick's Hotel in Gozo costs from £447pp, including flights, transfers and B&B accommodation.
* APADI Open Water course costs from £279 per person.
* For further information on Malta and Gozo, visit www.visitmalta.com
* The Silent City
of M'dina in Malta
* Driver checking his phone in front of his horse-drawn carriage in the Silent City of M'dina
* The Vittoriosa Waterfront, docked with luxury yachts on the south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta