Monthly Archives: May 2010

Monthly Archives: May 2010

Finding Odysseus on the Egadi Islands

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I’m not the only one who believes that Odysseus and his crew feasted on a herd of goats on one of the three Egadi Islands in

What A Bella Ragazza Siciliana Thinks of My List of “Why Are Sicilian Guys The Most Macho Men On Earth?”

Posted on by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings | 6 Comments

I knew I was in trouble when I heard that there was an Italian translation of my blog item about “Why Are Sicilian Guys The Most Macho Men On Earth?” circulating on the Internet. I’d

The MedTrekker’s Manmade Beauty Awards of the Weekend

Posted on by Joel in Follow The Idiot, MedTrekking | 7 Comments

Here are my top May 8-9 weekend picks for the best manmade temple, castle, cobblestone street, city street and outdoor theater in northwestern Sicily. [caption id=”attachment_473″ align=”alignright” width=”600″ caption=”I could see this 12th century castle atop Erice

Why Are Italians Among The Trashiest People On Earth?

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There will soon be a blog devoted solely to garbage on the Italian seaside south of Naples. Why? Because there are blossoming stacks of garbage everywhere. Even when trash collectors aren’t on strike. Even when

How Much Would You Pay To Swim At This Remote Mediterranean Beach?

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Three euros (which will be worth about $1 on Sunday if the currency keeps declining at its current rate)? No, the European Union has not forced Italy to charge tourists and locals to swim in the Mediterranean Sea

Leaving My Sicilian Relatives In The Dust

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MedTrekking today from Balestrate, a town on Sicily’s Gulf of Castellammare named after a very distant relative of mine, towards the glorious looking Cape of San Vito. That’s the cape as seen from Balestrate this morning after I