Zorba and I love the little island life. Lipari is the biggest of the Aeolian Islands off Sicily’s north-west coast. We booked into the very comfortable yet affordable Diana Brown B&B at 50 euro per night, initially for two nights. …
Lessons in driving in Sicilia
Lesson 1: always stick to the main roads Lesson 2: make sure you have a Greek around who can do the driving for you Lesson 3: invest in a Tom Tom Lesson 4; hire the smallest size car you can…
Fabulous Favignana
From Palermo, a 2.5 hour train trip on a near empty and quite decent train took us to Trapani. From Trapani train station we WALKED, carrying 21.5kg on my back and probably about 7kg on my front, about 1km to…
Picture perfect Positano
I think it’s fair to say that Zorba and I are in love with Positano. Those of you who have been here know how magical and beautiful this little town on the Amalfi coast is. Just 3000 people live here.…
Blown away culturally, historically, and tastefully
Making the most the jet lag and waking up early, we planned a day at the Vatican. Arriving at St Peter’s Basillica at 7.45am, we spent an hour in the world’s second largest church admiring the impressive marble work, art,…