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Travel Blogs from Taormina
Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... extend from the northern foothills of Mt. Etna at about 2,300 feet above sea level. The site of ancient volcanic eruptions, these lands are now extremely fertile, and continue down as far as the alluvial beds of the Alcantara River. The vineyards of Cottanera extend for 123 acres at 1,640 feet above sea level. You will tour the vineyard and cellar, then have an opportunity to taste their wines, which will be accompanied by some local ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
... met up with a few crew members at a cafe where there is good wifi. I was able to have a video chat with my mama before heading back to the ship.
I watched Silhouette the show for the 7th and 8th time and watched the movie Goon. On a side tangent, this movie is hilarious and since parts of it were filmed in Winnipeg it made me very happy to watch while being so far away from home. ...
Sicily sucks
Day 44 Catania Sicily Today we dock in Sicily and we have been looking forward to this as we have not been to the southern part of Italy in our travels, although we have heard both good and bad things about it. We have decided we will hire a car and go up to see Mt Etna which is an active volcano that apparently still erupts every 9 weeks or so. We have been searching for another couple to travel with and share costs, but so far have found no likely prospects. We get talking to a group of ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... with views for miles down the coast. The main street Corso Umberto is about 800 metres long with shops, restaurants and bars along it's length. During the day with ocean liners in, it is very busy but then by about five oclock it's only us" locals" here. One of the major attractions here is the Teatro Greco a perfect horseshoe theatre built in the third century BC. It is still used for arts festivals. We ...
Catania Kitchen
... At 4:45, it was time for Team Trivia and we didn’t miss today as we did yesterday. Along with Bob and Joe and John and Irene, Gloria and I did our best but still only came in third. After that disappointment we stuck around the Panaroma Lounge and visited with Joe and Bob before heading out to the deck to watch the scenery as we departed Catania.
Standing on the stern and looking back, the clouds which ...