I will be off from January 10th 2026 to January 18th 2026. I'm thinking of going solo on a Malta & Southern Sicily (Ragusa/Modica/Scicli) trip.
My plan is to start 3 days in Malta, then I either take a ferry to Pollazzo (which has a bus that connects to Ragusa) or a short flight to Catania (which also has a bus that brings you from the airport straight to Ragusa)....then visit those 3 cities (Ragusa being the home base) and then return to Catania airport for my flight back home.
I will be going solo and no car and I don't plan to rent one, this trip will be on a budget, so that's one thing I don't mind cutting, the other will be lodging & food (I will be eating/buying my food in markets/grocery stores). The one thing I won't cheap out is on experience (ex.: Buying museum tickets, sightseeing tours etc).
To put it also in context, I've been to Sicily before, so I did already see the other big name Sicilian cities like (Noto, Siracusa/Ortigyia, Taormina, Catania and many more, I just didn't have time left to see the three towns I mentioned and they are very close to Malta.
Also, I am aware I am moving around a lot, but I have a light backpack and love the scenery from going to one place to another, so I don't mind it. It's not my first trip to Europe and I adapt very well in different time zone.
Beyond that, my question is really, "Is this a good plan?" and if not, "How would you improve it".