Hands up who wants to see a secret part of Sicily? How about an abandoned secret part of Sicily? Excellent – follow me. You might already know that Sicily is a…
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This is a story about Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily. But it’s also a story about slowing down and learning to enjoy ‘being’ in…
I really love mosaics, and I’ve always been drawn to them. I’ve seen beautiful examples all around the world, and my fascination even extended to taking a mosaic making class…
Puglia (the bit of Italy that looks like the heel of the boot) is big. And when I was researching our trip there I had a lot of trouble trying…
I could say it was the promise of magnificent baroque architecture that drew me to Ragusa. Ragusa is one of the towns in Sicily’s south-eastern corner flattened by an earthquake…
A few people have asked me recently about driving in Sicily, so here’s my collected wisdom for anyone thinking of doing it … You’ll need a car If you’re going…
I really love staying in B&Bs. Much more so than hotels and even more than (gasp!) AirBnB rentals. Why? Because it’s the people you meet there (owners and other guests)…
I’ve been dreaming of beaches lately… It’s the middle of winter here in Sydney. I have a cold, I’m sick of the weather and there is no trip to Italy…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes it takes me a ridiculous amount of time and effort to find a good place to stay. Finding the right town, the right…
The Royal Palace at Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) had been on my list for a while. Just a short journey north of Naples, yet I’d never managed to get there….
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