On The Road With The YaYa's

Italy

  • The Hike to Pollino National Park (NOT)

    Pollino National Park is also a UNESCO site and is one of the largest parks in the world. Its highest elevation is 7500 feet which is less than Bryce National Park in Utah at 9,100 feet. When we checked out… Continue reading

  • Off to Sila National Park

    Tonight will be the first time we are only spending 1 night at a place. All others have been three. As it was a very long drive we stopped in the little seaside town of Pizzo. Just like out of… Continue reading

  • Reggio Calabria (part 2)

    Today was our first formal day because it started out with a guided tour of the city. Our first stop was at the Archeological Museum. Our guide was very good because she only hit the highlights and she was smart… Continue reading

  • Exploring Gerace

    Before leaving for Gerace this morning our lovely waiter sang me an aria as he was delivering my Americano coffee. It doesn’t get much better than this. Going to Gerace today was a little bittersweet. I had a trip planned… Continue reading

  • Reggio Calabria

    We were up very early this morning because we had to leave the hotel at 5:45 to catch the ferry for the convoluted ride to Calabria. We had to leave Lipari, return to Messina, Sicily and then take the ferry… Continue reading

  • A Day in the Life of an Aeolian Island Homestead AKA the debut of Sicily’s Home Assist Program

    We started off the morning with a short ride to the island of Salina on the ferry. We were there to participate in one of the cornerstones of Overseas Adventure Travels philosophies, to immerse the traveler in the day to… Continue reading

  • Aeolian Islands

    I learned something new today. The Aeolian Islands are part of Sicily. There are 7 of them. The largest is Lipari that I have been saying wrong since I met Don Lipari in the 1st grade. The correct way is… Continue reading

  • Pizza, Pizza!

    I really don’t know if I will ever be able to eat pizza again at home. The following is a little pizza eating tour of Italy. So clearly I will be making my own pizza because nothing in The Villages… Continue reading

  • A Bad Sally Post

    For those of you who don’t know, my closest friend is named Sally. The joke is and it is the truth – that she is Bad Sally and I am Good Sally. Be in our company for 5 minutes and… Continue reading

  • Our Last Day on the Island of Sicily

    We started off the morning driving to the tiny town of Savoca where a large part of the Godfather was filmed. This little town of 1,700 has definitely capitalized on this movie. Also while we were there we met with… Continue reading