Kerry Gaffney: Travel Writer and Author
I’m a travel writer and author based on Gozo, Malta. I write about film tourism and set-jetting, the Maltese islands, and the food, people and traditions that make island life what it is.
I’ve lived in the Maltese islands since 2019 and on Gozo since 2021. As founder of Scene on Gozo, I’ve documented more than 100 film and TV productions shot across Malta and Gozo, so when a story needs to know where a scene was filmed, or what’s worth a reader’s time once they get there, I can usually tell you.
I shoot my own photography and can supply images with every piece.
Published Work
Business Insider | September 2026
I left London for an island many people haven’t heard of
A first-person essay on leaving London for Malta, moving again to Gozo, and the trade-offs of life on a small island. Words and photography.
Universal Traveller | October 2026
48 Hours on Gozo: Why Malta’s Sister Island Deserves More Than an Afternoon
A resident’s two-day itinerary, from sunrise on the Cittadella ramparts and a luzzu trip round the coast to sunset at Dwejra. Words and photography.
Podcast guest | October 2026
If You Film It They Will Come, Episode 17: The Madame Blanc Mysteries and the Island of Gozo
In conversation with host Anna Rathband about Gozo’s screen history, from Clash of the Titans and The Count of Monte Cristo to Game of Thrones and The Madame Blanc Mysteries.
What I Write About
Film tourism and set-jetting. Where films and TV series were made and how readers can visit, with particular depth on The Madame Blanc Mysteries, which has filmed on Gozo since 2020.
Malta and Gozo travel. Itineraries, villages, feasts, ferries and the practical detail visitors need, from someone who lives here all year.
Food, artisans and island life. Pastizzi, ftira and Gozitan wine, the people who make them, and what living on a small Mediterranean island is like once the day-trippers have gone home.
Books
Gozo in a Day: The Film & TV Locations Guide
A self-guided route through more than 80 filming locations around Mġarr Harbour, Victoria and Dwejra Bay. Published June 2026.
The Real Sainte Victoire: The Madame Blanc Mysteries Filming Locations Unofficial Guide
An episode-by-episode guide to where Series 1 to 4 were filmed on Gozo. Out on Kindle on 5 November and in paperback on 19 November 2026.
Photography
Every photo in this section is mine. I can supply high-resolution images with any commission, and more of my Gozo work runs through Scene on Gozo. Picture editors can also license my Malta and Gozo photography through Alamy.
Newsletter
I also write Scene on Gozo on Substack, about Gozo, its screen history and life on the island.
Bios for Editors
Free to use with any piece of mine. If you need a different length, just ask.
Short bio
Kerry Gaffney is a travel writer based on Gozo, Malta, where she has lived since 2021. She specialises in film tourism and set-jetting and founded Scene on Gozo, a guide to more than 100 productions filmed across the Maltese islands. Her work has appeared in Business Insider and Universal Traveller, and she is the author of two filming locations guides. She shoots her own photography.
Full bio
Kerry Gaffney is a travel writer and author based on Gozo, Malta. She left London for the Maltese islands in 2019 and has lived on Gozo since 2021.
She specialises in film tourism and set-jetting. As founder of Scene on Gozo (sceneongozo.com), she has documented more than 100 film and TV productions shot across Malta and Gozo, from Hollywood epics to British drama.
She is the author of Gozo in a Day: The Film & TV Locations Guide and The Real Sainte Victoire: The Madame Blanc Mysteries Filming Locations Unofficial Guide (November 2026).
Her writing has appeared in Business Insider and Universal Traveller, and she has been a guest on the film tourism podcast If You Film It They Will Come. She also writes about Gozo’s food and artisans and about island life in the Mediterranean and illustrates her work with her own photography.
Her background is in digital publishing, where she led content teams and managed more than 30 freelancers.
Get in Touch
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