Yes, it’s true, in the last year or so, Autogrill began to offer paper cups to take your coffee away (I don’t recommend it!). And with this, here begins our virtual Stirring Sicily 2020 tour presentation: What we would have been doing these next eight days in Sicily! So, on this first day, I meet…
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Flying To Sicily
Ecco ci sono! And just like that, I’m in Italy for my next tour and adventure in Sicily! My ritual, once I get through customs and close to my transfer gate at my stop over airport is to have a cornetto and cappuccino. It helps me (somewhat) recover from the overnight flight from New York….
From Sicily With A Smile
I love Sicily because the barista at the Palermo airport Autogrill is passionate about his work and made me smile, even when I, sadly, was on the way back to New York. Happy Sunday!
My Tip: Go Upstairs
The car rental counters at Palermo’s Falcone-Borsellino Airport don’t open until 8:00 a.m. So, what do you do if you arrive on an early flight–like the Meridiana flights from New York’s JFK airport that arrive as early as 6:00 a.m.? Here’s my tip: Don’t go to the car rental pavilion until 7:45 a.m. Reason being…
Come Away with Me
When traveling to Sicily from New York, often (for sure during winter months) you have to stop somewhere else to get to Palermo’s or Catania’s airport. For example, I’ve just boarded my flight to Palermo by way of Rome! So, yes… I’ll be live blogging from the island of the sun for the next 9…