GOING BACK HOME…
I have recently gone to visit Naples (Italy, that is). I used to live there and this was my second visit since we left this beautiful and noisy place. The first one happened last year after five year’s absence and I couldn’t have been more shocked. Not quite at the many changes that took [...]
THE SICILIAN CARNIVALE
There is the time of the year again… Carnivale is in full blow this weekend and its pick (as well as the last day before Lent begins) is Tuesday, February 24, 2009. It is what Americans are acquainted with as Mardi Gras. However, living in Italy, and Sicily in particular, gives me a unique opportunity [...]
MT ETNA
Here are some pictures to visualize what I meant by the ‘moonlike’ landscape. Being on the slopes of Etna and looking at the lava rocks surrounding you absolutely everywhere is an extraordinary feeling… My next step though will be the crater itself and when I finally make it there (have to wait for the snow to [...]