Siciliy is an autonomous region within Italy, the random shape being kicked by the boot of Italy. (As the Czech ambassador recently pointed out, geography matters people.) Of the 20 regions within Italy, Sicily is one of only six that are considered autonomous, with special privileges regarding taxes and legislative power among other things. Sicily was not part of the Italian Republic until 1860; prior to that the island was a kingdom for seven hundred years. Continue reading “Sicily – A Quick Primer”
Il Cuoco Grosse
If you’re ever on the Ionian Sea coast in Sicily, somewhere between Giarre and Taormina, stop at Ristorante Mare Kambo.
The staff there had lots of fun with my very crude Italian. Basically, as I sat at a table after the lunch rush, they would come by, drop the food off and hang out until I had the pronunciation of each dish correct. Plus the food was fabulous, and fresh. How fresh? Keep scrolling you’ll see. Continue reading “Il Cuoco Grosse”
San Giuseppe, Taormina
Taken with an iPad mini.
Hey Kermit, Check Green Out Now.
Wednesday 13 March was a rare boon for retailers. The supposed beginning of spring intersected with Pantone’s Color of the year, 17-5641 Emerald, ‘a lively, radiant, lush green’ and National Jewel Day (the holiday Hallmark forgot. I looked for a card but couldn’t find one.) All the signs at this intersection were Green. Continue reading “Hey Kermit, Check Green Out Now.”
A Glimpse of the Journos Life Abroad
In December, bunch of journos in Cairo had security training. Not a bad idea for people who have spent months on end as guests of Qaddafi, and have phone conversations along the lines of “No, the flack jackets should go to Syria and the armor cars should go to Libya,” while teaching their sons to ride bicycles. (The next statement was, “Alexander, pedal with both feet – it works better.”) Continue reading “A Glimpse of the Journos Life Abroad”
azimuths compass 