June 5, 2024 A beautiful sunrise while walking the coast was a promise of another day exploring Sicily! Back in the coach we are headed to Museo del Sale, a semi-working salt museum in the province of Trapani. To get to Trapani we drove through a windmill-dotted landscape set against dramatic mountains. At the museum, …
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 …
Sicily – Journey to Mazara del Vallo
June 3,2024 As the sun rose I did a final walk around Palermo to reflect on my adventures in the city. It has been an interesting few days and I am ready to experience more of Sicily! We checked out of our hotel and began driving to Mazara del Vallo. Along the way, we made …
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 – 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 …
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 – 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 – Vatican, Vespa and Cooking
May 28, 2024 The sky is bright blue and it’s raining, not sure how that happens but I am headed out for what is schedule to be a very busy day! I head to the Vatican Museum where I have booked a ticket to skip the line right when the museum opens because it gets …
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 …
Greek Isles – Olympia
May 25, 2024 Today we are docked in Katakolon, Greece a picturesque town located just 20 miles from Olympia. The ruins of Olympia were my destination for the day. As an Olympic junkie I was anxious to see the site of the original games that was destroyed by an earthquake and has been evacuated and …