Southern Italy
Salerno, the Amalfi Coast and Naples As I wrote in my Catania post, Catania and an Itinerary for Sicily, my 2025 itinerary in Sicily left a lot to be desired and I would do it totally differently if I had Read More …
Category: Places to go
Firenze in Spring Time
I hadn’t visited Firenze in the springtime since my second trip to Italy, molti anni fa. So after creating a less than great itinerary to Sicily, (see Firenze old and new and Firenze and Fiesole posts) I decided to finish Read More …
Catania and an Itinerary for Sicily
Impressions of Catania I chose to start my first visit to Sicily with a week’s stay in Catania and as discussed below I would definitely change my itinerary if I travel to Sicily again. I have to admit up front Read More …
Siracusa, Taormina and Agrigento
Siracusa and Parco Archeologico della Neapolis https://parchiarcheologici.regione.sicilia.it/siracusa-eloro-villa-tellaro-akrai Cost: 14 euros My second day in Catania, I took a chance and booked a bus ticket to Siracusa through the website Omio and it was one of the best decisions I made Read More …
Two weeks in Palermo
Finding my Way Around and first Impressions I arrived in Palermo mid afternoon on Friday, March 29th after a nearly 3 hour bus trip where I was forced to listen to a man behind me talking on his phone the Read More …
Firenze 2023, Christmas Lights
My sister (Susan), daughter (Laura), niece (Rachelle) and her friend, Callie, and I arrived in Firenze from Rome early afternoon, December 7, 2023; our goal being to see the lighting of the Christmas tree as well as other holiday lights. Read More …
Firenze 2023 and Italianme
I visited Firenze twice in November and December 2023. My first week in Firenze, I was on my own, attending a new (for me) language school, Italianme. I’ve written a brief section about the school, followed by my activities when Read More …
Five days in Rome, off season
I considered putting a question mark after ‘off season’ because, unlike 2021 (see Firenze off season, parte uno and Firenze off season, parte due ) both Rome and Firenze were crazy crowded. It’s difficult to know if the crowds were Read More …
Three Days in Firenze
A Strange and Different Firenze. Early October is typically the height of the tourist season but it was a strange and different Firenze in early October 2021. Much of that was due to the ongoing COVID restrictions. In Firenze, as Read More …
Thirty six Hours in the Cinque Terre
The Why and the How A number of years ago my sister, daughter, niece and nephew did a hiking trip in the Cinque Terre and raved about how beautiful it is. As I started making plans in 2021 to travel Read More …