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Wintertime

December 13, 2021December 12, 20211,000 Words about Sicily, About me, Italia, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Of Sicilian Descent, Postcards from Sicily, Reflection piece, Sicilia, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess, Sicula Cuisine, Tastes of Sicily, Travel, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing, Writing

During my first winter in Sicily, I visited La Pillera, an idyllic place near Montalbano, buried in the depths of the forests of the never-ending Nebrodi mountains. It is a place where time stops, and the outside world is forgotten. Here, amongst the hazelnut trees, a decomposing villa camouflaged in the folds of the sprawling…

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A Baron’s dominion

November 29, 2021November 15, 20211,000 Words about Sicily, About me, Arts, Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Book excerpt, In italiano, Italia, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Of Sicilian Descent, Only in Sicily, Opinion piece, Postcards from Sicily, Reflection piece, Sicilia, Sicilian Art, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicilian History, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess, Travel, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing, Writing

Deep in the kingdom of the hazelnuts, the Baron of Salleo’s family had wealthy agricultural patronage with many hectares of hazelnuts, olive trees, wheat fields, together with country properties, a residence at the centre of Sinagra and another in the nearby hamlet of Baronia, most probably named in honour of the Baron himself. The Salleo…

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Slipping in from the window

November 22, 2021November 15, 2021About me, Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Italia, Italian Culture, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Of Sicilian Descent, Only in Sicily, Sicilia, Sicily, Travel, Travel advice, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Writing

Sitting at my kitchen table at my Sinagra home, I open the window on the balcony from the kitchen, which peers out onto a dirty grey wall. The wall is of another house which I can see directly in front of my window. There is another balcony jetting out of the smaller place, basically three…

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Another world

November 8, 2021November 7, 2021About me, Creative writing, Italia, Italy, Of Sicilian Descent, Sicilia, Sicily, Travel, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing

Trinacria is a world away from the rest of Italy. In a geographical, industrial or political sense and through its distinct culture and lifestyle. Sicilians retain elements of traditions in their everyday lives, which have been inherited from past generations. Sicily has been bombarded by a mixture of invading cultures throughout its history, and Sicilians…

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The stories behind A Sicilian Mosaic

October 4, 2021October 4, 20211,000 Words about Sicily, About me, Beautiful Italy, Italy, Photo Essay, Photography, Sicily, Travel Italy, Travel Sicily

Last week I announced the launch of my first self published Zine dedicated to photography, titled A Sicilian Mosaic. The idea to make a zine came about last summer after watching a tutorial on Youtube, where a talented photographer showed me and everyone else on the internet how easy it is to compile his photos…

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Words from Sicily: Tabacchere

July 30, 2021August 10, 2021Beautiful Italy, Culture Shock, Expat, Expat experiences, Secluded Sicily, Sicilian food, Sicily and Sicilianess, Travel Sicily

One of the most sumptuous fruits of the Sicilian summer has to be the Tabacchere, a strange little squashed furry peach packed with enormous flavour. I first saw these seemingly insignificant mini fruit at the fruit and vegetable stalls at the open air markets and took them as an inferior version of regular peaches. I…

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Words from Sicily: Recalling the road to Noto

May 12, 2021August 10, 20211,000 Words about Sicily, Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Feste e Sagre, Italia, Italy, Italy in the time of Covid, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Photography, Sicilia, Sicily, Travel, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing, words about Sicily

Image c/o comune.noto.sr.it From the 14th to the 16th of May, Noto Syracuse will be hosting its annual Infiorata flower festival. The grand carpet of flower design will cover the entire length via Nicolaci as per usual. Or at least as usual as can be expected with the interruptions caused by a global pandemic. Respecting…

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Words from Sicily: Taormina

May 10, 2021August 10, 20211,000 Words about Sicily, Opinion piece, Photo Essay, Photography, Sicily, Travel, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing, words about Sicily6 Comments

Taormina has long since been Sicily’s most favourite resort town, perched on a coastal bluff that looks out to the Tyrrhenian Sea between Messina and Catania in the north east of the island. Its ancient narrow streets are full of little specialist shops, cafes and restaurants, which are an invitation to step into the spell…

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Words from Sicily: A stroll with St Leo

May 8, 2021August 10, 2021About me, Italia, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Of Sicilian Descent, Postcards from Sicily, Sicilia, Sicily, Travel, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing3 Comments

The 8th of May marks the big festa patronale at Sinagra, the Sicilian village where I live. Each town in Italy has its own patron Saint who is celebrated during the year according to traditions. Every place has an intimate bond with their saintly protector and gradually through the years they have become a part…

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Words from Sicily: Fichi d’India

April 12, 2021August 10, 2021About me, Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Photo Essay, Photography, Postcards from Sicily, Secluded Sicily, Sicilia, Sicilian Cuisine, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicilian food, Sicilian heritage, Sicily, Tastes of Sicily, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily

Driving through the countryside outside Catania, under the shadow of Mount Etna between the lava rocks and the dark soil dotted with olives and pistachio trees. There is an introduced plant that thrives and has been claimed by Sicily the fico d’india literally the Indian fig. The prickly pear is a natural survivor of everything…

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The Stone Garden

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019Expat experiences, Feste e Sagre, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Sicilia, Sicilian experiences, Sicily, Travel, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing2 Comments

Shaking off the car sickness brought on by the continuous curves of the drive, nearly three hours from my little town in Messina province, thanks to the delays from the tourist traffic for the Infiorata. I stretch my legs as the bus drops me off near the public gardens in front of Piazzale Marconi a…

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On the road to Noto

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019Sicily, Travel, Travel advice, Travel Sicily, Travel writing

The golden moment of the early Sicilian early morning overwhelms me, church steeples from the cramped towns hanging off the Nebrodi Mountains for dear life are lit up with a distinctly auburn glow. I rolled out of bed this morning at four am for a day trip by bus to Noto, Syracuse for the annual…

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For the love of Sicilian markets

April 28, 2019May 13, 2019Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Disappearing Sicily, Expat advice from Italy, Expat experiences, Italian Culture, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Photography, Postcards from Sicily, Sicilia, Sicilian experiences, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess, Sicula Cuisine, Travel, Travel advice, Travel Italy, Travel Sicily, Travel writing1 Comment

It’s no secret I’m a fan of open-air markets. I love trawling through every stand exploring what I can find. My blog is filled with photos of African wood carvings, crafty jewellery and fun discoveries, endless market randomness and textures. I enjoy the colours and the unexpected. A Sicilian market contains everything from fresh produce,…

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Springtime postcards from Sicily

April 26, 2019May 13, 2019About me, Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Disappearing Sicily, Italia, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Photo Essay, Photography, Postcards from Sicily, Secluded Sicily, Sicilia, Sicilian experiences, Sicily, Travel, Travel Sicily6 Comments

I've been spending my Easter break here in Sicily with friends and family trying to find a spark of energy to keep me going after a particularly devastating start to the year. I'm slowly getting back into things, trying to find a new routine. Easter for me was about day trips to the Nebrodi Mountains…

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The Giudei of San Fratello: part 1

April 8, 2019May 13, 2019Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Disappearing Sicily, Feste e Sagre, Italy, Life in Sicily, Living in Sicily, Only in Sicily, Photo Essay, Sicilia, Sicilian Art, Sicilian experiences, Sicily, Travel, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily

San Fratello is perched high up in the rambling Sicilian highlands, nesting itself in the crown of the Nebrodi Mountains, which run along the Tyrrhenian coast towards Palermo. The road on the way to the town negotiates its way through the mountains like an elaborate obstacle course; every car is climbing up navigates hairpin curves…

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