Day 124 - Taormina, Sicily Point of departure: Adrano Point of arrival : Taormina Accommodation: Hotel Villa Carlotta,www.villacarlotta.net Km travelled today: 85km Cum: 22 391km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 12/16 Where to next? Positano No of photos: 178 (cum 5 737) We woke up this morning to crisp, cloudy and cold morning (9 degrees) more reminiscent of a European autumn rather than spring. After a leisurely breakfast we set off to explore...

Day 123 - Adrano, Sicily Point of departure: Palermo Point of arrival : Adrano Accommodation: Le Cisterne (Agriturismo) www.lecisterne.com Km travelled today: 317 km Cum: 22 306km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 12/16 Where to next? Taormina Today, we literally crossed Sicily from west to east, via Agrigento in the south. Agrigento (known as Akragas to the Greeks) dates back to 581 BC, with its Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) up on the...

Day 121 to 122 - 28th to 1st March- Sicily Point of departure: Tunis, Africa Point of arrival : Palermo Accommodation: Casale del Principe (Agriturismo), www.casaledelprincipe.it Km travelled today: 240km Cum: 21 989km (0km gravel cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 12/16 Where to next? Adrano No of photos: 46 (cum 5 559) Buon giorno Sicilia and Europe, the last leg of our incredible journey! The ferry arrived in Palermo at 12h30 (4 hours late). It again felt...

ITALY THE COUNTRY Fancy a little history and geography lesson …. read on, if not skip and move onto the next blog entry.(Source:www.worldmapmaker.com) The Flag (adopted 19 June 1946) Flag : consists of 3 equally proportioned vertical stripes.The left stripe is green, the middle is white and the right is red. Meaning: ,the Italian flag is based on the design of the French flag.There are different accounts of the meanings but the one account is that the colou...

Day 119 to 120- 26th to 27th February- Tunisia Point of departure: Medinine Point of arrival : Tunis Accommodation: Phebus Hotel Km travelled today: 534 & 292 km Cum: 21 749km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 11/16 Where to next? Sicily No of photos: 64 (cum 5 513) Tunis (in Arabic Tounès) takes you by surprise with the hustle and bustle of a modern Mediterranean city, not quite what we expected. There are two worlds side by side in the cen...