Travel Blog - 31st May, 2023 We left Marsala in Sicily and drove to the mountain-top village of Erice. The views from this place were absolutely spectacular. There was a walking track around the entire village, and walking around it you could see many towns laid out across the valley and along the western coast … Continue reading Rome!

Travel Blog - 17th May 2023 Flashback: Back in 2020, we were supposed to come to Sicily and had to cancel due to Covid. On that trip, we had booked a private boat trip from the island of Lipari to the island of Stromboli, which is an active volcano that erupts every 15 to 20 … Continue reading The Aeolian Islands

Travel Blog - 25th May 2023 We left Syracuse and started our drive toward Agrigento on the South-West coast of Sicily. We decided to make a stop on the way at a town called Caltagirone. This is where all of the ceramics artisans are located and apparently the ceramics shops there are amazing. We fully … Continue reading Agrigento to Erice

Travel Blog - 22nd May 2023 Having said goodbye to the high-altitude Taormina in the hills surrounding Mt Etna, we returned to sea level, driving south to the coastal town of Syracusa. A major powerhouse for the Greeks 2,700 years ago, it is the birthplace of Archimedes. Ortigia Two bridges lead from the city to … Continue reading Syracusa

Travel Blog - 19/05/2023 After spending some time on the island of Lipari, we took the ferry back to Milazzo, where we'd parked our car and drove south to the town of Taormina on the south-east coast of Sicily. Taormina The road into Taormina wound around the coast in tight turns, rising in altitude until … Continue reading Taormina

Travel Blog - 13th May 2023 After Carmel and Ian’s harrowing bus ride to Paris, they made it on time to the airport (with only seconds to spare) and flew to Rome where we met up again for our trip to Sicily! We arrived in Palermo and took a taxi to our hotel, Palazzo Natoli. … Continue reading Sicily

Travel Blog - Special Edition This is a special edition travel blog dedicated to Ian and Carmel's recent bus trip in France. Those who have read my previous two posts will know about Ian and Carmel’s ill-fated side trip to Limoges. They left the safety of our little group and ventured off on their own. … Continue reading Paris or Bus

Travel Blog - 7th May, 2023 Having said goodbye to Ian and Carmel for the moment, we continued on with Caitlynne and Rob toward Vannes. On the way, we stopped at another magnificent, tiny village called Pont Aven. A river ran through the centre of the ancient town, meandering right around houses, which were probably … Continue reading Vannes

Travel Blog - 5th May 2023 The view from our hotel room in Ploumanac'h We arrived at our hotel in Perros Guirec and found that we had mucked up when we booked. It is a little confusing that there is a town called Perros Guirec in a region called Perros Guirec. I had booked a … Continue reading Perros Guirec to Quimper

Travel Blog - 1st May 2023 Dinan We left Rennes and made our way to St Malo on the northern coast of France. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a tiny little town called Dinan. This place was breath-taking: A village perched on a hilltop behind an ancient fortress wall, leading down to … Continue reading St Malo