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Our real-life take on living in Sicily - honest stories, useful guides and all the beautiful chaos in between

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03
Dec
First Three Months in Sicily. What It’s Really Like To Start a New Life Here.

First Three Months in Sicily. What It’s Really Like To Start a New Life Here.

Starting over in Sicily Moving here was a dream, yes, but it was also our way out. We had reached
6 min read
01
Dec
Trapani. How Beautiful It Is and How Wrong We Were About It

Trapani. How Beautiful It Is and How Wrong We Were About It

Why We Avoided Trapani At First I will be honest, friends, because that is the kind of relationship we want
6 min read
26
Nov
Villa Romana del Casale. The House With 1,700 Year Old Stories Frozen in Stone

Villa Romana del Casale. The House With 1,700 Year Old Stories Frozen in Stone

Before coming to Sicily, Villa Romana del Casale wasn’t even on our list. TripAdvisor mentioned it, but there wasn’
4 min read
24
Nov
Cusumano Winery: A Beautiful Sicilian Find (And No, It’s Not an Ad)

Cusumano Winery: A Beautiful Sicilian Find (And No, It’s Not an Ad)

We were looking for a winery somewhere close to Terrasini, nothing too far, nothing too complicated. The plan was simple:
3 min read
19
Nov
Enna. The Beautiful Surprise We Didn’t See Coming

Enna. The Beautiful Surprise We Didn’t See Coming

Enna wasn’t supposed to be a big thing. It started as a simple “let’s stop by” on our
5 min read
17
Nov
The Beginning of Our Spark in Sicily

The Beginning of Our Spark in Sicily

We always imagined that the beginning of our Sicilian chapter would feel cinematic. Soft sunlight, a quiet coastline, maybe even
5 min read