Finisci di Mangiare!
Pasta and seafood and granita, oh my! The one thing I was looking forward to on this trip was all of the wonderful food! Preparing for the trip I knew this would be one vacation destination that I would not have trouble finding meals! This proved correct the minute we started our adventure in Sicily! From the first meal I…
Siracusa & Ortygia
We booked a tour to Siracusa and Ortygia from Taormina. Siracusa is about an hour or so south of Taormina. When we were planning our trip we asked around about the ‘must see’ places and Siracusa was one that came up over and over. I’m glad we decided to do a Siracusa and Ortygia tour. The first stop was the Archaeological…
Palermo….More Than The Godfather
When you say you will be visiting Palermo while you are in Sicily most people will say ‘Oh, The Godfather! Will you be doing a Godfather tour’? The answer to this question was no, but we did book a Palermo and Cefalu tour. Palermo was about a 2 hour (or more) drive from Taormina where we stayed for the week.…
Mount Etna Adventures
During our time in Sicily we did 2 Mount Etna excursions. We wanted to have different experiences and that is exactly what we got! For the first excursion the alarm went off at 4 AM………….yes, you read that right 4 AM. Ugh….. it is an early morning on our first full day but it was because we had a scheduled…
Ciao Sicily!
The day has finally arrived – vacation! I don’t know if it is the fact that work has been crazy as of late or that a lot has been going on in my personal life, but this trip is much appreciated. We are again flying out of JFK airport since the price of the airfare was significantly cheaper and the…
Where to Next?
It’s been a few months since my last vacation (4 months) and I am starting to get the itch to plan a trip and to have something to look forward to. I know 4 months doesn’t seem like a long time between your last vacation and knowing when and where you will go again. Work has been crazy busy and I…
