September 2014

Unexpected challenges, many hours of travel, fellow sojourners coming from other countries to meet in the middle, some fellow sojourners defeated in their attempts to get here — but we are here, two people shy of our anticipated number, but […]

It was up and at ’em early today. After a good breakfast, we set off for our first chance at exploring Sicily. Our destination — Ortigia, an island connected to Siracusa by a handy bridge. Ortigia is not far from […]

Yikes. Certainly, there’s more to be said about it, but “yikes” kind of sums it up. Our adventure for the day was Noto, a beautiful baroque town rebuilt in the 1600s after a devastating earthquake knocked over all of the […]

We start every day the same — quiet reading, a good breakfast, coffee, and a check of the weather. Guess what? Same as yesterday. Then we admire the beauty of the villa and remind ourselves how lucky we are to […]

We love our Sicilian villa so much we are more than happy to forego touring for another day of hanging out, hiding from the sun, and doing nothing. You know you are relaxed when the main events for the day […]

We are rested enough, and Taormina beckons. Our touring guidebook has this to say about it: “On a bluff above the Ionian Sea, at the foot of Monte Tauro, Taormina is Sicily’s most famous tourist resort.” Who wouldn’t want to […]