Sicily -- Sept or Oct 2006
OK, let's get the travel questions in gear.DW and I took our first ever trip to Europe this past September -- to Spain. She had the first choice, and she speaks Spanish. Well, I am of Sicilian origin...
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Welcome BarbV -- and what a wonderful report -- I'll have to go back and do more than just skim. I may never get to Sicily [it's more than likely that my ancestors were knocked up by some Norse...
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Barb, so it really was Messina. I hadn't considered the possibility that it was an old "frazione" of the city of Messina, and not a rural village. Now it all makes sense. I haven't read your report...
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Myriam, I looked at your Viamichelin iste and searched for San Michele and S. Michele under the "map" option (not driving directions), but nothing turned up with that name in the province of Messina....
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Hello All, Thanks for your welcomes - it is a friendly group! And thanks too, for the comments on our trip report. For those who are more interested in photos of this beautiful country, we have two...
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airone,In "maps" introduce S. Michele in the "address, station" field, and Messina in the "city, area" field.HERE's what I get.
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Hi For those who are interested, here is a map which shows San Michele and Scala Ritiro (as well as many other small locations in and around Messina. Barb V
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Hi airone verde,Haven't done anything yet. Just has been too much going on. Between visiting my parents in NC for 10 days over Thanksgiving, trying to get ready for the holidays, and having a nasty...
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I've decided I'm going to do it without tour or help. My mother's people are all from a small town about 7 miles from Palermo. My cousin just went and had a very hard time- almost no one would speak...
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Hi JJ5plus,The package I am looking at is probably the most flexible one I could find. I most likely will do the tour package. Oh, I am absolutely positive I could do it on my own without too much...
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I perused it completely. It's not bad, because you have lots and lots of options. Plus the distances are so close compared to the ones I've been on and left in part.I truly sympathize because I have a...
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Thanks, JJ5plus, for looking it over.Isn't it just so frustrating when you are up and ready to GO!, and your "other half" is just whiling away the day?I do like GCT because you aren't always moving...
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Hi Mike and everyone, Mike, I think the tour is a good idea for a first trip to Sicily and you are right, you will see more if you leave the driving (and directions and language) to them. What you...
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Well, hi Barb,I hadn't seen you lurking here, so I thought you were just spending your time at other places. Or have you been lurking without signing in?Yeah I will definitely get the info on the...
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Hi Mike, Well sometimes I lurk - just catch up on posts etc, but I know you had asked for feedback on your itinerary. Anything special you were thinking you wanted to do on your own? And are you...
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Well Barb,Make sure you let everyone here know you would be delighted to help out with questions about Vermont. I still have work to do writing trip reports for New England in July and Spain in...
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Hi Mike, Whenever I read trip reports I want to go!! and I love to read them! But we pretty much keep our big trips to every other year (mostly because Tony prefers that) I'm ready to go back to Italy...
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JJPlus said above: <<My mother's people are all from a small town about 7 miles from Palermo. My cousin just went and had a very hard time- almost no one would speak with him and no one knew...
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