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Mt Etna

We’ve driven past the volcano several times on our travels around Sicily, and each time we’ve seen smoke wafting from one of the vents. It’s a stratovolcano, essentially composed of many layers, and is considered one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Just a few days before our arrival, it was finishing a near month-longContinue reading “Mt Etna”

The Valley of the Temples

I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise, but both of us have a deep love for history, especially ancient relics. So after driving for just over 2 hours, we found ourselves in the hilly terrain of the beautiful southwestern district of Agrigento. The Valley of the Temples, despite its name, is actually situated highContinue reading “The Valley of the Temples”

Syracuse and a bridge to Ortigia

The swimming remains great, and as Rach only has a few short weeks, we’ve been on a quest to explore as much of the bottom half of Sicily as we can. One of our stops was Syracuse, which incidentally is the birthplace of Archimedes and dates back to at least the 7th century BC. WeContinue reading “Syracuse and a bridge to Ortigia”

The charm of Ragusa & Modica

We’ve settled in quickly here in Santa Maria del Focallo, on the southern tip of Sicily. It’s about 100 meters from one of the inviting stretches of sandy beach, and we make that short walk every morning. So far, the blue flag beaches have been perfect for swimming. We’re approximately an hour away from Ragusa,Continue reading “The charm of Ragusa & Modica”

An ambitious travel plan: Djebra to Sicily

After three incredibly enjoyable months, it’s time for a new adventure. Tunisia has truly surprised us, and we’ve met some of the kindest people since we started our travels nearly two years ago. From market traders and cab drivers to fishermen and our wonderful hosts, everyone has warmly welcomed us into their country. It’s difficultContinue reading “An ambitious travel plan: Djebra to Sicily”

Cambridge, the British weather & the Ouse burst its banks

It’s been a while since I’ve caught up on the blog, but it’s good to get back on it. It’s been quite a rollercoaster of weather here in the UK lately – one moment we’re basking in sunshine and the next we’re bracing ourselves for some biblical event. But that hasn’t stopped us from enjoyingContinue reading “Cambridge, the British weather & the Ouse burst its banks”

A long weekend in North Yorkshire

We left Cobham at just after midday on Friday and headed north, to spend a long weekend with Seb and Ally. It’s just over 220 miles door to door. The first 2 hours of the which were spent sitting on the dreaded M25 ( London’s orbital road network, AKA “Europe’s largest car-park”) , where IContinue reading “A long weekend in North Yorkshire”

A funeral and catching up with Rhubarb in Cobham

The main reason for heading back to the UK was for Rachel’s fathers funeral, which took place in Whitstable in Kent. Fred, Rachel’s dad had chosen the church whilst spending a long summer there with Rachel’s sister Ruth. We made the journey from Hartford, which took us across & through the Dartford Crossing, (the busiestContinue reading “A funeral and catching up with Rhubarb in Cobham”

Heading back to the UK for a few weeks

We landed back in the UK nearly three weeks ago, on a late Saturday afternoon and as they say, to be forewarned is to be forearmed. So expecting freezing temperatures we’d packed the warmest clothes we had in our carry-on’s and climbed into them as we left the aircraft and boy we needed them, itContinue reading “Heading back to the UK for a few weeks”

The visitor, Papagayo & good food!

We had a very welcome visitor this last week….Christien surprised us and popped out for a long weekend, to cheer his mum up. We picked him up from the airport and decided to go for dinner in Aricife, which is both where the airport lies and the capital. We found a nice little Tapas barContinue reading “The visitor, Papagayo & good food!”