Blog Entries tagged 'sicily'
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- 2019 SEPTEMBER 02 TO 04, ITALY - SICILY[center]MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2019 (DAY 73)[/center] We explored our little corner of Tripani today. Had a swim at the tiny beach at the end of our street. Took up the position to watch the sunset, easy to fall into a Posted by Cindy Bruin in CINDY, TRAVELLING THE WORLD! | Jan 12, 2021
- Mondello, SicilyWhile in Palermo, we opted to take the bus for a day trip over to Mondello. Mondello is a small borough of the city of Palermo and its beach lies between two cliffs called Mount Gallo and Mount Pellegrino. It Posted by LCP in The Adventures of Penny's People | Mar 28, 2020
- Palermo, SicilyOur next adventure took us to Palermo, Sicily! We wanted to go someplace warm and sunny, but not necessarily a beach. Palermo is the capital of the Italian island of Sicily. Palermo was founded by Phoenician traders in the 8th Posted by LCP in The Adventures of Penny's People | Mar 22, 2020
- Magical Islands: Enna and Sicily's interior After departing the coastal highway, we arrived at Castelbuono fairly quickly. I had planned a quick stop to see the [[http://www.wondersofsicily.com/castelbuono.htm|Castello dei Ventimigl Posted by zzlangerhans in Babies in backpacks | May 7, 2017
- Magical Islands: Caccamo and Cefalù Thanks to the location of the rental agency, we didn't have to drive through central Palermo to get on the road. The only difficult moment was at a five-way intersection on the outskirts o Posted by zzlangerhans in Babies in backpacks | May 4, 2017
- Italy(People with older Operating Systems and Browsers may get a blank 'Travel map', click/right-click for a Static Map (https://photos.travellerspoint.com/6609/large_ItalyMap1017.jpg)). [map=922251 l Posted by joffre in itinerant traveller | Apr 29, 2017
- Magical Islands: Sicily and Malta Easter vacation is tough when it comes to choosing a travel destination, because it raises the question of whether it's worth the two 9-10 hour flights across the Atlantic to Europe and b Posted by zzlangerhans in Babies in backpacks | Apr 24, 2017
- "CINEMA PARADISO" and more... The movie "Cinema Paradiso" was filmed in Sicily, and released in 1988. It was a great hit, and justifiably so. Part of the film was shot in the very lovely town square of Palazzo Adriano. Infact, the cinema Posted by ADAMYAMEY in FROM ALBANIA TO SICILY | Jan 11, 2017
- Albanians in Sicily for hundreds of years[center][/center] Today, many refugees from the Middle east, Africa, and elsewhere, have been landing in Sici Posted by ADAMYAMEY in FROM ALBANIA TO SICILY | Jan 10, 2017
- Travelling to Cefalu - Sicily in a nutshellI’ve travelled to Sicily 3 years ago, to this small town called Cefalu, situated about an hour drive away from Palermo.[[http://www.supercoucou.com/country/Italy| Sicily is the autonomous region of Italy]], located at the very south. The moment we arrived Posted by chloemiller in Chloe's bananas | Nov 2, 2016
- Mozia and Arrival on SardiniaMy folks made a roundtrip to the airport in Palermo this morning to drop off Sam for his flight, and returned about the time Stephen and I were having our morning coffee on the terrace. Everything went smoothly getting Sam Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 11, 2016
- The Egadi islandsWe had a great breakfast on the hotel terrace, with coffee that really woke us up! They had dark filtered coffee, as well as eye-opening espresso. Yesterday we book Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 10, 2016
- Segesta, Erice, TrapaniWe were wheels up at 9:15 to take advantage of our last day with the whole family. Nick and Crystal had to break off from the group at 4 to catch their flight to Paris, but we still got to Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 9, 2016
- PalermoWe are off this morning to Segesta and Trapani, but I wanted to share some photos of our exploration around Palermo! It's still a little rough around the edges, but based on what we're reading in our guide books it Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 8, 2016
- Cefalu and PalermoWe were on the road this morning by 8:45, after a light breakfast at the apartment. We had a 2-hour drive to the coastal town of Cefalu. Cefalu, like Taormina (where we Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 8, 2016
- Villa del Casale, Enna, and AgrigentoWe left our beautiful agriturismo lodging in the valley, and drove to Piazza Armerina. The Villa del Casale there was part of a 3rd-4th century AD estate, and every room was exceptionally decorated with beautiful mosaics. A flood in the Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 7, 2016
- Noto, Ragusa, and CaltagironeBreakfast was served at our bnb, complete with cappuccinos, eggs and bacon, yogurt and granola, and an array of breakfast pastries. Then the drivers and co-pilots graciously walked to fetch the cars and bring them around to the apartment, sparing Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 6, 2016
- SyracuseAfter an intentionally hearty breakfast at the hotel, we packed up the cars and rolled out to the airport to pick up Sam! He'd been waiting for about 15 minutes when we arrived, but we found each other and happiness Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 5, 2016
- TaorminaWe took a day trip to the popular coastal town of Taormina. Here is what Rick Steves says about Taormina: [quote]Taormina was a favorite aristocratic escape in the 19th century. Today its main drag is made to order for good living. Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 3, 2016
- Mount EtnaWe met up with the family at 8:30 for breakfast in the hotel. On offer was everything from muesli and yogurt to eggs and bacon to coffee and croissants. We all pieced together a breakfast we were happy with, and Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 2, 2016
- More MaltaWe began our day today much earlier, to take advantage of the remaining time on our 24-hour Malta pass. We were all checked out of the rooms with our bags stored at the concierge desk by about 8am. Go team! Posted by GenovevaLewis in The Pursuit of Enduring Happiness | Sep 1, 2016
- SyracuseFrom the mountains and twisting roads around Etna we made our way down south to Syracuse for a fleeting visit. The bus system served us reasonably well, although we hadn't counted on the number of cancellations, so our well laid Posted by TandTtravel in Europe 2015 | Jun 3, 2015
- SicilyCiao dalla Sicilia! Well, here we are. The final stop. Hard to believe we are at the end. This post is going to be a bit different than the others. After a Posted by meagle in No Dreams Deferred | Jun 2, 2015
- Sicily - Taormina to start.Took the bus from Catania airport and had amazing views along the way. Starting with a crowded, dirty city at the start, to the open expreesway through what used to be marketlands, then onto smaller village streets through many seaside Posted by TandTtravel in Europe 2015 | May 30, 2015
- April 28 Mt Etna and MoreToday was just going to be a mellow day -- nothing too exerting just drive over to Mt Etna and figure out how and what to do on a visit there tomorrow. We read that 6 to 8 hours there would Posted by sherrietravels in Malta or Bust | May 3, 2014
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