Catania Travel Blogs

one day enjoy pics

Well, I hate to write about this but, there is an "Obstacles Part II". Claudia arranged for a taxi to be at the front doors of her guesthouse at Via Gagliani, at 5:00 am. We were up and ready to meet him just after he arrived. The drive to the airport took just a bit more than five minutes. There…

2 1/2 years of living abroad for the first time in my life.

Bottom to top, here is a blog about my trip to Italy. Check out this blog to read about my travels to Palermo, Catania, Naples, Pompei, Florence, Pisa, Cinque Terre, Venice, and Rome.

Different pict's of where I have been.

The ultimate study abroad experience-- twenty eight students, three professors, forty cities, fourteen countries, four months.

Al llegar al aeropuerto de Catania, recogimos la furgoneta para recorrer la isla durante 9 días. De ahí, al centro de la ciudad para ver la plaza del Duomo, el mercado, las iglesias y calles. Más tarde, a comer en Acireale y seguir hasta Taormina para…

Wednesday, 10/7/09The day started out lazily, eating leftover pastries at the villa, drinking coffee, getting laundry done. Eric and Melissa were hanging out at the pool, Mom, Dad and Roberta went to Agrigento for the day. Liz, Mags and I were getting antsy, and hungry, and we convinced Eric and …

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The power of hospitality can turn a mediocre vacation into something spectacular. For example, after meeting a Sicilian guy in Florence, he promised to get us in touch with his friends in Sicily. We didn't know what to expect, but Alessio and Rodolfo met us at the airport, called in sick all weekend to show us around, gave us a room to sleep AND cooked us dinner twice! Best of all though, they showed us all the best sites unknown to typical tourists.

My life as a flight attendant -- as of right now it's just an itinerary of where I've been but I may add some places to go, sites to see, and all that soon. = )

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.

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quick visit to sicily - taormina and than catania to climb the etna mountain

Hello, welcome to Sicily, Italy! Sicily is the largest (25,460 sq km) and most important island in the Mediterranean, where it occupies a central position. Sicily still retains some of its age-old traditions both in the working and social fields.