Queenstown – Nevis Swing
Queenstown, New Zealand is known as the adventure capital of the world and boy did it live up to that for me! Before I get to the adventure part I would be remised if I didn’t mention how beautiful of a city Queenstown is! From the moment you step off the airplane you encounter the beauty that is the Remarkables…
St. Maarten
The tiny island in the Caribbean Sea is an idyllic vacation spot. The small island in the Caribbean Sea is the ideal location to lay on a beach and let the real world melt away. Saint Martin is French on one side and Dutch on another. When you arrive to the island, either by cruise ship or plane, you will…
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The capital of Nova Scotia is a beautiful city that seat on the Atlantic Ocean coast. Halifax has quit the maritime history that was a large trading port. Our trip to Halifax started with a drive around the Citadel Hill. We drove up the large hill to drive around the fort that was built to overlook the harbor for defense.…
Portland, Maine – The Forest City
I have been to Portland twice and have had different experiences each time. My first trip to Portland was during a road trip I took with friends that started out in Boston and ended in Portland. Since we had many stops during that trip we didn’t have the time to properly explore Portland. On this trip we explored some of…
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…
