Cracked mirrors; or, On having a minivan in Sicily

"I thought you were bringing a car, but you brought a ship!" -Owner of an apartment where we stayed on our trip to Cefalu. Yep, that's about right. When we announced that we were moving to Sicily, we got a surprising number of questions about whether we were bringing our van. Now, something like seven months aft [...]

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Taormina: a delicious recommendation

Those of you who follow my Babies With Backpacks Facebook page already know that I recommend Bam Bar in Taormina, but here's some visual evidence as to why. I feel like we've eaten our fair share of granita in the last few months, but Bam Bar is far and away the best. It's not even close. Today we t [...]

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Our new favorite pool spot

Summer heat has been intense over here (though we have had a little break since a storm on Sunday) so we've been spending a lot of time at the pool to keep from frying. As of last week, we have a new favorite spot!

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So half of Sicily is on fire right now.

(Not volcano related). At least, that's what it feels like -- everytime we drive somewhere for the last few weeks we see actual fires or at least the tell-tale smoke. On the way back from Celafu we saw a big one near Taormina, and we've seen plenty of roadside ones as well. In the last few days though it fe [...]

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Family holiday in Cefalu, Sicily

About five minutes after we arrived in Sicily, people started telling us that if we are looking for a family holiday in Sicily, the place to go with kids is Cefalu. Specifically in June. On Friday, we made it there just under the wire, ha! ----- We also discovered a gem of a hotel if you are traveling to Cefalu with [...]

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