Alright folks, gather ’round, it’s confession time. Perhaps it’s because we’re near the geographical epicenter of Catholicism that I’m getting this urge, or maybe it’s due to a deep underlying disappointment that I didn’t prioritize this activity enough. And this … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http://[2600:1f13:e3b:9100:ae18:b451:18d2:e990]/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/resize_IMG_6617.jpg” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] As we want to make our travel euros last as long as possible, we decided to take the bus from Catania to Siracusa. The Interbus line … Read More
Ever since we started travelling in earnest, I’ve scoffed at and ridiculed the stereotypical tourist. Tourists? Not us. We’re travellers! We wax on about how we like to live like locals, what with our choices of accommodation, cooking and shopping. … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] I have a wee fear of heights… Most of the time it really does not bother me. However, atop Mount Etna, there it was. The steep sides of the … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http://[2600:1f13:e3b:9100:ae18:b451:18d2:e990]/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/resize_IMG_6555-1.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] I am blessed/cursed with a keen sense of smell and as we walked through … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Lady Catania, apparently concerned with my less than raving first impression, showed a side today that reminded us why we desire to come back to Italy and when not … Read More