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Corfu & Sicily
Corfu & Sicily: An interesting welcome back to the life of a backpacker. My next blog starts in Corfu, another Greek Island. After our Contiki finished Lisa and I decided to hop onto a plane and jet away to Corfu. We had heard so many amazing things about Corfu, and we had also had a lot of trouble trying to find a way to Sicily in Italy, and it just so happened that we could get to Sicily from Corfu so it all fell into place nicely. After two luxury weeks in hotels it was back to ...
Valley of the Dolls
Buonasera!
Another amazing day of riding. I know, I'm sounding like a broken record, but, think about it: I’m in Sicily riding a motorcycle with great old and new friends. It can’t help but be amazing.
As you might expect, the City of Marsala is where the wine comes from. Our ride out of town took us through vineyards that are the oldest in Italy: over 1,000 years old. Impressive. Fortunately, today’s ride was pretty ...
Taormina
... away. Great food and hospitality. Breakfast is being served, more later, hopefully with pictures. The Internet is very iffy here. Walked through the village of Taormina which was amazingly quaint. Had lunch in an outdoor restaurant in a piazza overlooking the Mediterranean, great food, great service. Very warm today ...
Sicily
... the way, we will pass Mt. Etna, one of the world's major active volcano. Last eruption in 2009. Our adventure is winding down. It has been wonderful and I will be sad to leave. Will I be back? I would love to, this trip was but a glimpse of Italy but there is so much to see and experience elsewhere, it's a "big world after all"! As St. Augustine wrote: The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. (Okay, does that mean ...
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 ...