As a seasoned MedTrekker who’s hiked over 7,000 kilometers around the Mediterranean Sea, I’m somewhat surprised that I made two major concessions to climb swiftly-and-legally to the top of Stromboli yesterday. For the first time ever on my MedTrek, I arranged to take
My hydrofoil named Calypso broke down in the Mediterranean Sea en route to volcanic Stromboli this afternoon after stopping at the Aeolian Islands of Vulcano, Lipari and Salina. Consequently I was forced to bag a stay in Stromboli and find a squat in Lipari, where the boat wound up, that I’ll
It took me hours, even with the detailed and revolutionary algorithmic guidance supplied by researchers at the University of Palermo, to locate the reputed cave of the Cyclops called Polyphemus on the southeastern slope of Sicily’s Mount Etna. That was the
Update: Mount Etna erupted again in January 2012. There IS a $100-plus Disneyland-like “ride” to the top of Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano and one of the top draws in Sicily. Go to the Rifugio Sapienza on the
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
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
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