Enjoy the pictures! I never posted them from my trip last year. You can view them as a slideshow if you prefer. Just click on one. They are grouped by city, though, and you’ll have to view each city separately; they won’t play in one consecutive slideshow. Taormina Savoca     Syracuse     Noto… Read More Sicily in Pictures

After Ferragosto, Giulia’s dad offered to take us on a 3 day road trip around Sicily. And so it began… Fun fact… You know how in the states we have things like truck stops and Buckees? Well, in Italy the equivalent is basically a coffee bar. In fact, the best cappuccino I had the entire… Read More Best of Sicily Road Trip

The 15th is a huge holiday in Italy. It’s a catholic holiday that has something to do with Mary – I forgot the details already… So on the 14th, we headed to the beach around 11pm and met up with several of Giulia’s friends. The environment was festive. Families. Kids. Old people. Young people. Music.… Read More Ferragosto

(Written Thursday, Aug 14) I arrived in Sicily to an erupting Mt. Etna. Beautiful. Giulia and her dad picked me up at the airport and her dad gave me a fresh orange juice slush made from his oranges in his garden. So fresh. We drove around an hour to their house on the sea. We… Read More Sicily – the first 2 days