by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Feb 9, 2021 | Adventure, Travel
With time on our hands, it’s been fun reminiscing about our past travels. Here are some of our best memories of our favorite cities and places we have visited – one letter at a time! Disclaimer: Some of the links on this blogpost are “affiliate links”, meaning...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Dec 15, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
If you have been following our adventures around Sicily, you may have noticed that as well as the fabulous scenery, incredible architecture, we were rather taken with the Sicilian food. You know how delicious food is when it’s made with love, well that’s Sicilian...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Dec 2, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
Ragusa, Sicily When we started doing our research on what to see and do in Sicily, we were amazed at just how many Sicily itineraries tried to cover the whole island in a week. That’s fine if time is short and you don’t mind rushing from site to site, but Sicily is...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Nov 16, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
Ragusa Ibla Viewed from Ragusa Superiore After a relaxing two days in the Sicilian countryside, it was time to move on. Our lovely hosts at Kapuhala dropped us off at nearby Rosolini station for the just over an hour train journey to Ragusa, a UNESCO town, where we...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Nov 2, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
Cathedral of Syracuse in Ortigia Sicily Ever arrived in a place and immediately thought you could live there – that was the effect Ortigia had on Jonathan and me. The small island of Ortigia is the historic centre of Siracusa in Sicily. Slightly larger than one...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Oct 23, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
The Circumetnea Train Part One – Riposto to Linguaglossa The Circumetnea Train to Linguaglossa Jonathan and I love watching travel shows for inspiration for future trips. One such show featured a cute little train, the Circumetnea which went from Riposto through...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Oct 15, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
View of Catania From the Church of the Abbey of Saint Agatha We started our Sicilian adventure in Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, after Palermo. It’s located on Sicily’s east coast facing the Ionian Sea and lies under the shadow of Mount Etna. Following the...
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Oct 13, 2020 | Europe, Italy, Travel
Leaving Catania, Sicily On A Rainy Day After a fabulous three days exploring Catania, it was time to move on to our next spot on our Sicilian adventure – Taormina. We had heard mixed reports about the place: tourists loved it, while locals and ex-pats hated it,...
