Category Archives: Sicily

Sights and Sounds of Catania’s Fish Market (including a guy cleaning squid with his teeth)

Posted on 18 April 2012 by

The scene – I’m walking around Catania’s lively fish market last week, the day after having hiked Mount Etna. I run into a guy from Hong Kong who was in my group hiking the volcano. Guy from Hong Kong: I … Continue reading →

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Under Etna’s Peak, 24 Hours Before the Year’s 6th Explosion

Posted on 12 April 2012 by

Alas, all good things must come to an end and so it is with Southern Italian volcano tours. Yesterday I made it up Etna as far as you are allowed to go, about 3,000 meters (the top is a bit … Continue reading →

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Volcano Mania Continues in Southern Italy

Posted on 11 April 2012 by

The weather cleared after two days and I made it up (and down) the volcano on Stromboli. This is a most surreal island with these people living in the shadow, very literally the shadow, of a super-active volcano. I’m here … Continue reading →

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Easter Marooned on a Deserted Island

Posted on 8 April 2012 by

Okay so it’s not exactly deserted here and marooned might be a stretch in that I haven’t been abandoned and I’m not really isolated as there are another 500 people in the vicinity. But it is Easter and I am … Continue reading →

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Setting the Record Straight

Posted on 28 September 2011 by

I would like to set the record straight. For all those who think attending the Cous Cous Fest in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily is the plum of all plum foodie assignments, and the comments on my Facebook page have … Continue reading →

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