
If you fly into Catania, you can travel down past Mt Etna, south to Ortigia and Siracusa or north to Taormina and Messina. There are other options but these are the more popular destinations on the eastside. On this trip I did both starting up in Taormina and making my way south. Messina is famous…

enough has been written about Italy and how to travel there. I’ll save you the recommendations and focus on which cities you should take the express train to instead

Leaving Sicily was really hard. Now I really need to see if I can actually apply for Italian dual citizenship. It is time to experience Africa though so onward. With a two 8 hour flights ahead of me we spent the night dancing at this beach club. I prefer to just sleep through these flights…

Landing back in Sicily, or the motherland as my father calls it, made me so happy. Everyone is gorgeous, the weather is amazing and there is something about Mt Etna looming in the distance that is inviting. Ian picks me up and immediately hands me a cannoli. Perfect way to continue my birthday. Our plans…

The good thing about being a professional event planner is that when you quit your job and decide to move to Australia you already have the skill set to plan it. I’ve been lucky in my life to meet some amazing people who know I like to couch surf so I have planned my trip…