Villa Belmonte
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Corfu & Sicily
... backpackers hostels for Lisa and I. Getting to our hostel in Corfu was an adventure in itself, the winding dirt road was crazy, and on more then one occasion we nearly hot scooters who appeared around corners out of nowhere. The hostel we stayed at in Corfu was like a home away from home. It was a bit old and basic and the bathrooms were a bit gross, but the staff there were fantastic as was the location. When we got there we went down to the beach straight away and swam in ...
Valley of the Dolls
... didn’t have a paper map, we decided, how bad could it be if we ignored the sign and rode on? Evidently there were some pretty severe storms to go though the area a few days ago. The result of the storms: debris on the roadway (tree branches, tractor parts, etc.), mudslides and subsidence of roadways. About 10 kilometers past the ominous signs and up the side of a hill, we found out why the road had been closed. The roadway had slid about 10 feet down ...
Taormina
... sky, perfecto! Took the funicular down to the beach, dipped our feet in the ocean, collected sea glass and colourful pebbles. 3 P.M. Sitting around the pool enjoying our last few hours in Italy. Our flight from here to Rome is early morning, yuk, we have to leave the hotel at 4 A.M. (Double yuk). Then Rome to Toronto then ...
Sicily
... Italy has more Unesco sites than any country in the world and most of them are in Sicily! People in Sicily are Sicilians first then Italians! I'm enjoying the language, some words are similar to French, others to Spanish (I used to know some Spanish). Our tour manager, Antony, who can speak a few languages, makes a point of teaching us some Italian words. Very little English is spoken or understood here. The valley has many Olive trees, one ...
Life in Italy - part 2
No trucks are allowed on the roads on Sundays. Huge recycling bins everywhere, every 100 feet or so in public places, even a bin for organic waste. Lots of roundabouts in the smaller towns that really help with the flow of traffic Houses have blinds on windows on the outside that operate with a pulley-like string ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Room service
- Free parking
- Pets allowed