Dear all, We have made it back home to California and I must say it feels great to be back home. No matter how fun the trip, it is always nice to be back in familiar surroundings. On our final two days in Italy, we visited Mount Etna, the old village of Taormina, and the city of Catania, which is Read more

Hello Everyone, Here is another post written by Cath, elevating this blog from the usual accounts of what we've eaten and into a bit of history and culture: It will come as no surprise to you that Italy has more UNESCO world heritage sites than any other country in the world. Sicily alone has Read more

We arrived in Siracusa in the evening and were dropped off by our driver, Giuseppe, at the Algila Hotel on the island of Ortigia. We were pretty tired from our trip so decided to skip dinner and just make it an early night. The Algila Hotel is a very nice and comfortable hotel with a really great Read more