Exploring our island: Casa Delle Farfalle

The Casa Delle Farfalle, or Butterfly House, in Viagrande makes an excellent spot for an outing with the kids! While not the largest or most impressive place we've been, the Casa Delle Farfalle was a lot of fun.

Oh, hey there. It's been a little while since I've posted, but we've been keeping busy over here t [...]

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Weekend in Agrigento

Agrigento is one of Sicily's biggest tourist attractions, and this weekend we finally made it out to visit! We really enjoyed our visit (less than 2.5 hours from our house, so an easy trip) though straight off the bat, I have two recommendations: 1. Don't go in summer 2. Definitely go som [...]

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A Sicilian car repair, and people who are awesome.

First, let me say how overwhelmed I am by the generosity of people! Second, let me say I'm impressed with the ingenuity and smoking skills of our new Sicilian mechanic. So yesterday was Fiona's 3rd birthday. Yay! We had a wonderful day -- I'll get to that later -- but we also hit an unexpected snag along the way. [...]

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