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Sicily

Sicily – Overland to Piazza Armerina

June 6, 2024 Today we leave the west coast of Sicily and make the long journey inland toward Sicily’s center. To break up our drive, we’stoped at the UNESCO-protected site of the Valley of Temples, situated just outside the city of Agrigento. Agrigento was once the Greek city of Akragas, one of the most culturally …

Sicily

Sicily – Mazara del Vallo

June 4,2924 Sunrise and a walk by the ocean is a perfect way to start the day!! Today we explored the UNESCO-protected city of Mazara. Jaka, our tour guide knows everyone so we are greeted along the way to the Kasbah by his friend who performed a rap song for us. As we strolled though …

World Voyage

Sicily – Castelbuono

June 2, 2024 My early morning adventure was walking down to the old port where the fishing boats are docked. What a peaceful way to start what was scheduled to be an active day. Water always calms my soul. We are driving east to the Madonie Mountains to enjoy A Day in the Life of …

Sicily

Sicily – Palermo

June 1, 2024 I was anxious to explore the city in the early morning so I headed out towards the ocean and was treated to a spectacular sunrise1. As I walked along the main road on the coast I encountered a line of cars with belonging strapped to the roof and people sleeping in the …

Rome

Goodbye Rome, Hello Sicily!

May 31,2024 In the misty rain I did a walkabout to revisit my favorite sites in Rome. In the quiet of the morning before the chaos of the tourist I reflected on the history of this city. The colosseum with the violence of the gladiators that was considered entertainment!, the Roman ruins that represents the …

Rome

Rome – History and Food

May 29, 2024 Today I am going to explore inside the Colosseum! I headed out early to get to the meeting spot for my tour but I ran into trouble when I could not find it using google maps. I reset it 5 times and still could not find the right spot so I made …

Rome

Rome at Night

May 27, 2024 The day began with us docking in Civitavecchia which is the port city closest to Rome. The transfer to Rome was a bit chaotic as there was way more luggage than there was room in the van. I did hear a lot of Italian which I assumed were swear words as the …