Experience Sicily

Category: Travel Tips and Ideas

  • Stunning Sicily October 2021, Day 3

    Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 3! We had the clearest weather I’ve seen in a long time on Mount Etna for our volcano excursion. It was truly exceptional! My groups often ask why they have to wake up so early for their Etna excursion. Well, today proved why–the night air clears out the smog from…

  • Stunning Sicily October 2021, Day 2

    Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 2! Today we made our way to the south slope of Etna, where we met Benjamin North Spencer of Etna Wine School for a comprehensive lesson about wine making in this extraordinary terroir. Inhabitants of Sicily have been making vino here since before ancient Greek times, so to spend our…

  • Stunning Sicily October 2021, Day 1

    Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 1! We met up today in Taormina, where we are staying at a hip hotel with balconies perched over the Ionian Sea. The clouds parted to show us Etna’s silhouette as the sun set behind her. Then, dinner in the home of Taormina locals from Siculishh, Donatella and Gabriele, who…

  • The Basilica Of The Black Madonna del Tindari, Sicily

    Ciao from Sicily! I’ve always had mixed feelings about the design of this basilica for the Black Madonna of Tindari, a most sacred place for those of us who are devotees of the dark mother/goddess archetype. Today, though, was different. Maybe because of this moment in my life when I’ve been strongly devoted to my…

  • Advice For Flying To Sicily

    In the new world we live in, my advice for when reserving your flights to Sicily follows. “New World,” because currently, post pandemic, there are not as many flight choices and with the shutting down of Alitalia as we know it on October 15, connecting to Sicily is not as easy as it was two…

  • Car Keys First, Caffè Macchiato After

    My drink of choice: caffè macchiato (no sugar). On Tuesday, I will enjoy one of Pietro’s at the bar in Palermo Airport after I get the keys to my rental car. Sìiiiii! TIP: Get on the car rental line as soon as you get out of baggage claim. (And use the bathroom before you get…

  • Interview With Italian Cultural Institute New York, Le Stanze Italiane

    Thank you to Vincenzo Pascale and the Italian Cultural Institute New York for including me in this Stanze Italiane Storie di New York interview series. What an honor for me! Please watch our conversation to learn more about Sicilian culture in New York and my work in Sicilian tourism with Experience Sicily at https://youtu.be/T-yp60Dut4w and…

  • Yoga In Sicily | Reserve Now And Save

    October 1 marks an invitation to save $300 on Yoga In Sicily with Clio Mallin and Experience Sicily. Clio and I will be co-hosting a dreamy journey through Sicily from June 8-18, 2022. Practice yoga in Sicily and awaken your senses through the island’s vibrant villages, profound UNESCO sites, heartwarming locals, and awe-inspiring natural beauty.…

  • Get Lost Before Breakfast In Sicily

    Go out early, before the hustle starts. Wander through the alleyways and get lost before breakfast. What you’ll find will delight you — the simplicity of discovering a place as it wakes offers you a personal magic. (Ortigia around 7am)