Hurrah, finally we had a meal at a restaurant I had been trying to get into for days, L’Arco dei Cappuccini on via Cappuccini, a small street tucked around the corner from the city gate of Taormina, Sicily. It was…
Tiramisu for Susie’s Birthday
Sister Susie preferred to go out on Thursday night, the night before her actual birthday for a celebration dinner. Zorba and I had tried to book into L’Arco Del Cappuccini – allegedly one of the best restaurants in Taormina –…
Scooting around North East Sicilia
I have owned my beautiful chic shiny red Vespa for about eight years now and I love her. Zorba loves her too and actually rides her more than I do these days. Hiring scooters for the day and going off…
Castelmola – another hard hike
Castelmola is a hilltop town 5km from Taormina, uphill the whole way. Some crazy person suggested that it might be a good idea to walk there and have a look at the town (hint – Walter). The plan was for…
The Sicilian seaside villa, Taormina
After our luxuriously spacious and almost private palace in Umbria, besides the visiting gardeners, pool maintenance, and handy man, our Sicilian home, Villa Il Suk, is at the opposite end of the spectrum, kind of. Maybe that was a bit…