It felt like the party was over when we came back to the campsite on Sunday night. All the weekend campers had gone, taking with them their bustle, chatter and liveliness; they'd gone back to Messina, Catania, Siracusa to return to their working week, leaving the rather staid Brits, Swedes, Germans and Austrians to do … Continue reading Donnalucata to Giardini di Naxos – 24 February

    I'm writing this ensconced between polytunnels of tomatoes on a small campsite near Ragusa. I have access to 6 kilometres of sandy beaches, so I'm not complaining. More to the point, I also have unlimited wifi - hooray! It's a beautiful spot, I can thoroughly recommend it. Just jump on a plane to … Continue reading Sciacca to Donnalucata

  The Rough Guide to Italy describes Palermo as being 'filthy, bustling, noisy.......driving in the city is best avoided...' Well that cheered us up as we prepared to drive off the ferry in our 3.5 tonne campervan, not the most agile of beasts! Arriving at 7.30 am the roads were clear, so we raced to … Continue reading Palermo and onwards

Standing dripping in the bath, just like Botticelli's Venus (who am I kidding?!) last Friday, I realised that this was going to be my last bath for quite some time. Yes folks, we were hitting the road the next day, though I must admit we were going to cheat at the start, as we were … Continue reading Cagliari and Christmas 29 January 2016