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…
The Beehive State
Every once in a while I have the chance to travel for work for various reasons. This time I was able to spend a week in Ogden, Utah for training. My travels start very early in the morning to head to Utah since I was unable to get a direct flight to Salt Lake City. I had a short layover…
Day 6 – Our Last Day
It’s our last day in South Africa and our last game drive. It was another early morning, and it was slightly tougher than other mornings since we have had lots of early mornings, busy days, and not a lot of sleep. We bundled up again and headed out to the dark of the morning for a cup of coffee to…