From Vienna to Rome Via Zagreb

Year: 2019

  • Sicily, 2019

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    There was expected disorder at the Catania airport as we searched for our rental car, but after directions from five or six people, we claimed the car and set off for Ragusa, a delightful city perched atop a steep hill. Ragusa, Modica and Noto were among beautiful cities we explored on Sicily’s western coast. Noto,…

  • Malta

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    Joseph
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    It was good to be back in Malta. My first trip was in the early 1990s, when I was on my way to Tunisia. Much has changed, as the island is more prosperous and certainly far busier. My hotel had two exposures (each with a balcony) looking over the Grand Harbour, site of the 1565…

  • England, Ely

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    Ely is a charming, small cathedral town atop its hill in the midst of largely now-drained fens. I had expected a hill more like Mont St Michel, but was pleased to find a knoll instead, especially as the train station was at the foot of the hill. The present cathedral is the third on the…