Living in Sicily was a dream of mine for a long time. Ever since I was a kid, Sicily has always held this magical, almost mythical status in my mind. I thought of Sicily as the ‘real’ Italy, where the…
Palermo Street Food – Not for the Fainthearted!
Visitors to Italy often dream about one thing – food. Pizza and pasta are often the first things that people visiting Italy are desperate to try, and who can blame them? You can bet your last dime that the first…
Sicilian Travel – Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting Sicily!
Sicilian travel is not for the fainthearted. I have spent over 3 years travelling alone in places that most people would deem a lot more ‘exotic’ than Italy. I lived on a Cambodian island for a year that had no…
The 21 Best Things to Do in Palermo, Sicily | Palermo Travel Blog
Last updated February 2022. Palermo, Sicily. The rugged capital of Italy’s southernmost island, and not somewhere that makes it onto the Italian itinerary of most travellers. When I visited Palermo in July 2019, I initially only planned on staying for…
Palermo Sicily – 6 Reasons to Visit the Capital of Sicily
Before I visited Palermo, Sicily, I hadn’t heard anything good. ‘It’s big, it’s ugly and it’s dirty,’ was all that people said to me. Great, I thought. I hate big cities and ugly architecture, and while a bit of trash…