It's no joke that I'm in the "presidential suite" at the Palace Hotel, in the region of Calabria, the town of...
Catanzaro Calabrese Waves
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Journal Articles
Straits of Messina
Haven't you always heard of "the straits of Messina"? Today I took a train from Taormina, about halfway down the east...
To Share a Filet
May 9 Journal Entry. Taormina. I need an attitude adjustment. I just don't do "the tourist thing" and am feeling...
Ancient Theater of Taormina
It's the layering of history, so pervasive throughout Italy, that stuns me every time I make a turn and come upon some...
Taormina to See
Along the eastern shore of the large island of Sicily, south of Messina, in view of Mt. Etna to the west, lies...
American Pie
Sitting in a hotel lobby using the wifi network. Italian game show on the TV next to me. Don McClean singing "American...
Monreale Mosaic
Hardly a long drive as-the-crow-flies from Palermo, but a long time through traffic, Monreale is southwest from...
Cefalù Journal Snippets
8 May - In the "centro storico" - historic center - of this little seacoast town east of Palermo, on the north shore...
Markets of Palermo
Palermo is renowned for its old street markets, some of which have been in the same spot as early as the 10th century!...
On the Streets of Palermo
"Contrasts". That word describes Palermo best of all. (Probably in more ways than I've yet discovered.) Contrasts in...
Unpolished Palermo
In short, I love Palermo, and look forward another visit. It offers plenty of dazzling sights to wow any visitor. But...
“Palermitani” – Citizens of Palermo
Traveling here in Sicily, I've most enjoyed Palermo because of the people I've met, "just plain folks" going about...
Skewered Veal Guts
Veal guts were caught in my teeth. Coming back from a day trip up the hill to Monreale, I got off the bus at Piazza...
Technical Limitations
In pushing myself to "pack light, pack light, pack light"... in wanting to ease any worry about leaving my laptop...
Palermo is “Gritty”
Journal entry from my lunch table: "In piccolo Trattoria Tira Casciuni a Palermo. Stare qui in Sicilia, in Italia, e...
In Sicilia!
Stepping outside the doors at the airport in Palermo, Sicily, I smelled the salty, sea air. Riding a bus from the...
Heading South
Always an exercise in "packing light", I keep removing things from my one-and-only carry-on bag for two weeks in the...
Two Wheels along the Canal
Given a beautiful, 70-degree, blue-sky, springtime day in Italy, it was a joy to get out on a bike again for a ride...
How to Wrap 6 Eggs
I had seen this woman selling fresh eggs at the Saturday Market last year, too, but neglected to shoot a video because...
Market Lunch
How can there be any other way to eat? The Saturday market is now just one block away from my apartment and it goes on...