Searching for citronella against bites

When I visited Italy the product sold everywhere to prevent bites was citronella cream. Citronella Is sold in the UK in boots chemist for  £5.99 for a small bottle on the display for natural products.

   I want to find the cream and ideally a cheaper price. I hate travelling with bottles which might break, spill or leak. I shall look in other shops to see what they can offer.

   Meanwhile I have bought a lemon in Tesco Express. When I receive a slice of lemon in a glass of water at a restaurant or I am given lemon with fish, I subtly spread the juice on my hands and all over exposed areas of my skin so the smell and taste of acidic lemon repulses insects.
Mosquito Bite Danger
  I was wondering, am I being paranoid about mosquitos, tiny things? A bite is irritating, but does it matter?
   Yes, it does. An advertisement on the back of the ladies' toilet cubicle door at the shopping centre says children are dying of mosquito bites in Africa. So mosquitos are killers.

The colours of Malta: red and white, yellow and orange, green and blue

The colours of the Maltese flag are red and white, as are the bottles of wine you can buy at the airport and the big red tote bag I should have bought at the airport.

The sandstone is yellow and the buildings are noticeably yellow, unlike Italy to the north known for its white cubs, Malta is yellow.

The sea is blue and the trees are green, fir trees, olive trees, palm trees, a mixture. In the town squares of the Capital, Valletta, are trees cut into square topiary, lemons and oranges visible on trees in February.






The glassed balconies are the major feature of the architecture. We spent our first day walking up and down the sloping streets of Valetta, admiring the purple and green balconies. The narrow sloping streets reminded us of San Francisco.