In two weeks, Zorba and I will be leaving for Italy. It’s so close now I can almost taste it! I’m dreaming of this villa in Taormina in Sicily where we will be staying. The whole family will be staying…
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…
Palermo – Sicilia
After two buses from Positano and a flight from Napoli, I was not really in the mood for more public transport, so we caught a taxi to our 4-star hotel in Palermo, the Mecure. I booked it a few days…