Hotel Baia delle Sirene Taormina

... is to match ones cloth napkin to one's clothing. I wear black pants with various tops each evening. So they give me a black napkin. Jim get's a white one as he wears khakis most of the time. Prevents lint. How clever.<br> The show last night was a Las Vegas revue. One couple did everything. She was an aerialist and hula hooper. He a comedian, magician, acrobat. They were great! Very entertaining and the house was full. A great day.<br> Tomorrow, Greece!

... weather wasn&#8217;t responsible for deterring me so much. But I will never know. All I know is that now, I am ready to go. I have, I believe experienced a part of Italy that will always be mine. I will always have it with me, whether I wake up tomorrow, or the day I get home with a different face or not, I did live it, I breathed it in, I took it into my soul. But yet here I sit, willing it to be Sunday. I must be crazy!<br><br>Benita

... images section on their homepage. I'm stoked!<br><br>But here's the thing I think is coolest. (See photo to the left.) I assumed most of these countries were highlighted because I've been meeting fellow travelers, but then I realized there are some countries here where I haven't met people from. Which means random people in random parts of the ...

... it's definitely, definitely the Sicilian way. <br><br>But, all that said, not to be concerned. I am being safe, despite what my tales tell. <br><br>Tomorrow I was again hoping to make it to Mt. Etna with one of the many options I had researched, but no luck. It is late tourist season and they needed a group of 10 to go. An hour ago when I called to confirm if it was on, they were only at 6. Bummer. I think I may go to Stromboli instead and see that volcano. Plus, it's not like I was ...

... Piazza Stesicoro, <br>where you can admire the so-called "Old Catania, remains <br>the fabulous Roman Amphitheater, built probably around the second century <br>AD, second in size only to the Colosseum in Rome. <br><br>The Bed and Breakfast Alba Hotel offers spacious and comfortable rooms to stay <br>quietly and discreetly, characterized by a refined interior and <br>smooth and a manic <br>attention to ...

... condizionata, tutte le comodità per<br>trascorrere durante la permanenza gradevoli e rilassanti momenti,<br>all'interno del cuore di Catania, le nostre stanze, curate nei minimi<br>particolari, rendono perfettamente il nostro concetto di ospitalità,<br>dove pulizia e accuratezza permettono una piacevole permanenza, ed è<br>questo a renderci tra i migliori B&amp;B di questa stupenda città.

... and hopped on the next one going to Taormina. This town feels like it should be perched on a cliff near Napoli on the Amalfi coast. It has just as many tourist but still holds its charm. Once the Byzantine capitol of Sicily it is now a thriving town unlike many others in this region. <br> We could see the rain clouds blowing in across the face of Mount Etna and decided to call it a day. <br><br>Tomorrow we will be in Rome. (Catania to Rome &#8364;43.50 each)

After a relaxing day at sea we arrived in the port of Messina, Sicily at 1pm. We sailed past the famous statue that was the last image Tim's grandparents saw as they immigrated to America. This town was double hit during WW ll. Both sides bombed it to make the port unusable by the other.<br><br>Our guide, Giacomo, met us and we drove to ...

... the beach and ocean to try and find the beach in Naxos; which turned out to be a lot farther than we thought.  Instead, we found the busiest road up to Naxos and walked back to the bus stop.  Oh ya, we saw some churches and stuff too.  Later in the day we were really tired so we sat on a bench and played around with Zack's camera on his phone.  Then we returned to Naxos and found a really good restaurant with pizza J  

... more.) So that's what I've been doing every night since my arrival. And this is the plain and simple truth: You can NOT say "no!" to a Sicilian who offers you food. I'm in deep doo-doo, folks. Especially since Mamma Elsa does not believe in vegetables. Food-wise, those organic farms just can't come too soon for me! But other than that, school is wonderful. The people are so ...