In our first five minutes in Firenze, Florence, in the crappy cheap hotel that had foam beds, we found a brochure for a day trip Vespa riding in Tuscany. We decided to do it! Zorba really wanted to ride at…
Firenze = Florence, it’s fantastical
Florence, Florence, oh how I’ve neglected you over these years… The last few trips I have made to Italia have not included Florence and I can’t remember why…It’s so close to Rome, less than two hours by train. Travelling with…
On the road to Siracusa
Upon checking out of the very comfortable B&B Baglio in Mondello, the friendly Giovanni behind the counter asked us where we were going next. “Siracusa,” I replied, expecting a reaction of ‘che bella’ or something along those lines from him. …
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…