I love discovering Sicily. It’s not only where my familial roots are planted – my mother was born here and my father’s family is from here – it’s simply a joy to travel around a place so different from the rest of the boot. Luckily for me, my mom and her brothers went back to …
Category: Sicily
Christmas in Grotte, Sicily
Christmas day in Grotte, Sicily started like any other Christmas day - with pancakes and red pajamas. I celebrated Christmas this year with cousins in Grotte, Sicily, the town where my mom was born. It’s also the town she left four years later when her parents decided that a better life awaited them in America. …
La Scala dei Turchi, Sicilia
Striking. That’s the best adjective I have to describe what I thought when I first saw La Scala dei Turchi here in Sicily. The rock cliff, as you see in the photos, is simply stunning. The rock looks sharp, and at some points, it is, and yet the cliff looks like it's rolling waves. I’m …