Twenty eight people assembled around the Tour Director at Catania airport: thirteen married couples, me and a solo gentleman. I’ll call him Gentleman X. And what with seating arrangements at meal times, and finding ourselves paired during free time on daytrips, we were thrown together quite a bit over the next week. But – a[…]

Italy as a holiday destination has it all as far as I’m concerned: good weather, great views, great artwork, ancient ruins – and I’m not talking about the other people on the tour! And not forgetting GOOD FOOD. This summer I visited Sicily, the much fought over Mediterranean volcanic rock, close to the toe of[…]