Monthly Archives: May 2010

Monthly Archives: May 2010

MedTrek Beach Break To Plan Etna Attack

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Taking the weekend off and relaxing in Taormina, Sicily, as I casually plan the up, over, around, in and down assault on Mount Etna during the next three days. Appreciate the tranquil three-day break after five weeks

MedTrekking Into Messina

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Of course I celebrated when I arrived in Messina and completed the seaside part of my MedTrek around Sicily. I had a bottle of San Benedetto “Frizzante” water and a Buongusto pizza, complete

Sexy Seaside Sculptures Complement Classical Sicily

Posted on by Joel in Follow The Idiot, MedTrekking | 18 Comments

How does the city of Giardini Naxos complement its Neolithic, Bronze Age, Greek and Roman archeological treasures? It commissions sculptures with historic connotations and modern twists for its palm-lined beachfront on the Mediterranean Sea. One prominent piece is artist

Rockin’ And Rollin’ On Sicily’s Cyclops’ Coast

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I MedTrekked 6,869 kilometers to arrive at Sicily’s Riviera dei Ciclopi, or the Cyclops’ Coast, for an intentionally slow Sunday stroll. Why did I want to have a very easy and mellow day? First I intended to savor the

Priceless Path, Shabby Shoes, Ruined Ruins

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The former railway track gets The Idiot’s coveted rating as an ideal MedTrek trail. Don’t leave Syracuse, Sicily, without MedTrekking, biking,

Cruising Unarrested Into Arresting Syracuse

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I’m amazed that I don’t get arrested more often during my MedTrek around Sicily in search of Odysseus and other legends of Greek mythology. I had to break/sneak into two places