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 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…
Our Sicilian landlady Antonia and the trusty Lonely Planet, both recommended Tiramisu restaurant in Toarmina so Zorba and I were keen to check it out. We arrived about 8:45pm for dinner and the waiter looked doubtful when we said we…
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…
This gorgeous little trattoria off a side street from the main pedestrianised drag of Taormina has cute little balconies that step down to follow the gradient the of the sloped street. It was 11pm when we sat down for dinner. …