Madonna statue and clock tower duomo Messina, Sicily.
Travel Sicily
Messina
Of all the major cities in Sicily, Messina is the one with which I have the most familiarity, simply because it is physically closer to Sinagra. But apart from this I find that Palermo is too decrepit and full of crime, Catania is just plain dirty and dangerous and the others are simply too difficult…
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Sicilian Landscapes
I've spent nearly a decade of my life living in Sicily in which I have gathered many experiences. Including some beautiful and ugly photographic portraits. I thought I'd share some of the best. I'll randomly post my photos as a way of celebrating my time here in my second home. Some summer landscapes of my…
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Bad mannered Italian’s
It’s official Italian kids are the most bad mannered while overseas. Thanks to a recent report from ANSA Italy (on ansa.it) Italian children on vacation are the least civilised in Europe, according to a survey conducted in 500 European hotels. According to the report the worst offenders were children from Milan and Rome followed…
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Old photos from Sicily
I’ve fished out some old family photo’s which are particularly dear to me, they are so wonderful and filled with character that I simply have to share them with everyone. These are all of my great aunts, my grandmother will all of her sisters and my great grandmother when my great grandfather was…
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Missing my Nonno
Isn’t it amazing the surprises life has in stall for us? At times I’m a little overwhelmed by the strange new directions this journey has pulled me through some painful, others colourful, adventurous but all unexpected. I imagined myself at this stage working as a journalist in some t.v or radio station with a novel…
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On the theme of Mt Etna
One really can’t talk about Sicily without mentioning the Mt Etna volcano, here are some short pieces I’ve written about this strange monster that dominates this island, following along on the theme of earthquakes from yesterday. Etna is a real monster, a living breathing part of the Sicilian landscape. Its sixty by forty kilometre…
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Tremors
Italy has always been a place susceptible to earthquakes Sicily more so than other regions. I’ve never felt anything, that is until this summer when the Mt Etna volcano has been erupting. Etna has always been relatively active and is quite far away from us towards Catania. In the past, we’ve breathed in…
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