Hiking Mount Etna

One of the highlights on our trip was hiking up the side of Mount Etna (3,403 m / 11,165 ft). In order to bypass the tourists, we decided against going to the top and instead hike up towards the top of the mountain. As always, there was a bit of smoke rising from the caldera, […]

Temples of Sicily

Before we traveled to Sicily, I read that if one wanted to see a lot of Greek temples, this was the place to go. I didn’t really believe it until I actually saw it with my own eyes. Sicily has a plethora of temples and they are beautiful. Some are in ruins, some have been […]

A Trip to Napels

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of our trip to Napels, and looking back on the trip the first thing I’d mention would be the noise. There was hardly a quiet moment during our stay: talking, laughing, shouting, honking, whistling, motors, music. It seemed to never stop. Naples was founded by the Greeks and […]

A Day in Pompeii

I’ve always been interested in history, and I remember begging for any and all books in the Eyewitness Book collection. I still have the ones I received and one was “Ancient Rome” and the other “Mummy”. Put both of them together and every since I held those books in my hand, I have wanted to […]