After I arrived home from Italy, I spent a few weeks writing and creating a video of the trip. Since the trip was with various travel partners, it is possible that I can break the movie into travel sections that are small enough to post online. My travel partners don't know I have posted this video yet... hmmm.. maybe I will send them a note... It is now a year later and not all of you who want to see it have been able to yet, so I post it here.
In Part One Karen and I toured the Islands of Lipari and Volcano by scooter and then portions of Sicily by Fiat 500C. We saw beautiful landscapes, churches with loads of Arabic influence, mosaics that are out of this world, and massive ancient greek temples and ruins. We scootered on every inch of the islands where no other normal tourist would scoot.
Italy 2014 Part One - Karen and Deb - Lipari and Sicily (17 minutes)
In Part One Karen and I toured the Islands of Lipari and Volcano by scooter and then portions of Sicily by Fiat 500C. We saw beautiful landscapes, churches with loads of Arabic influence, mosaics that are out of this world, and massive ancient greek temples and ruins. We scootered on every inch of the islands where no other normal tourist would scoot.
Italy 2014 Part One - Karen and Deb - Lipari and Sicily (17 minutes)
Part Two- Keith and Deb - Sicily and Florence (18 minutes)
We picked up Keith in Palermo then headed back to our cottage in Scopello. Keith went swimming but not out as far as Karen so I didn't have to call in the gypsies!. We ate incredible things that we had purchased at the local supermarceto and I drank my fair share of Lemoncello. The next day we sadly drove Karen to the airport to fly home and Keith and I ventured on to Trapani and Erice. Over the week we did a cross country tour in the Fiat seeing amazing sites in Palermo, Enna, and Paterno then flew over to Florence for a week. Even though the image on the video below is black, there is really a video there, so click play!
We picked up Keith in Palermo then headed back to our cottage in Scopello. Keith went swimming but not out as far as Karen so I didn't have to call in the gypsies!. We ate incredible things that we had purchased at the local supermarceto and I drank my fair share of Lemoncello. The next day we sadly drove Karen to the airport to fly home and Keith and I ventured on to Trapani and Erice. Over the week we did a cross country tour in the Fiat seeing amazing sites in Palermo, Enna, and Paterno then flew over to Florence for a week. Even though the image on the video below is black, there is really a video there, so click play!
Part Three - Solo (12 minutes)
Keith flew out of Florence on July 11th leaving me on my own for three weeks. I picked up a Smart Car and headed for Siena. My goal was to rediscover Pierro della Francesca. Stops included Arezzo, Sansepolcro, Urbino, Gubbio, Spello, Perugia, Assisi and then Rome for two weeks to work on the Rome Travel Apps. Rome is not covered in this video. To see Rome you need to buy the apps in the Apple store. Click here to view the apps in the Apple Store.
Keith flew out of Florence on July 11th leaving me on my own for three weeks. I picked up a Smart Car and headed for Siena. My goal was to rediscover Pierro della Francesca. Stops included Arezzo, Sansepolcro, Urbino, Gubbio, Spello, Perugia, Assisi and then Rome for two weeks to work on the Rome Travel Apps. Rome is not covered in this video. To see Rome you need to buy the apps in the Apple store. Click here to view the apps in the Apple Store.
Part Four - Brittany - Sicily, Mt. Etna and the West Coast of Mainland Italy (14 minutes)
After being delayed in the Toronto airport by two and a half hours Brittany met me in Rome on August 1. Her flight delay caused us to miss our flight to Palermo so we had to rebook a second flight without receiving any refund on our first flight. The second flight had a delayed departure too so we arrived very late at the Palermo airport. We rented a perfect Fiat 500C which we named "Little Blue," hopped in and pointed it towards Enna. We arrived around 11 PM and promptly fell asleep.
After being delayed in the Toronto airport by two and a half hours Brittany met me in Rome on August 1. Her flight delay caused us to miss our flight to Palermo so we had to rebook a second flight without receiving any refund on our first flight. The second flight had a delayed departure too so we arrived very late at the Palermo airport. We rented a perfect Fiat 500C which we named "Little Blue," hopped in and pointed it towards Enna. We arrived around 11 PM and promptly fell asleep.
Part Five - Brittany - Herculaneum, Pisa, Orvieto, Florence (20 minutes)
This video starts at Herculaneum and ends after an incredible hike through the Cinque Terre. The village of Corniglia in the Cinque Terre region is my favourite and if I had to select a village to retire to this would be it. It is high on the cliffs overlooking the Ligurian Sea. The people are friendly and the fish, dairy and clothing trucks arrive in the main square on Thursdays so a person can buy what they need for the week. We overnighted at Pisa and then drove in to the main piazza in Orvieto. Britt's favourite part of this video is Orvieto. She explains....
This video starts at Herculaneum and ends after an incredible hike through the Cinque Terre. The village of Corniglia in the Cinque Terre region is my favourite and if I had to select a village to retire to this would be it. It is high on the cliffs overlooking the Ligurian Sea. The people are friendly and the fish, dairy and clothing trucks arrive in the main square on Thursdays so a person can buy what they need for the week. We overnighted at Pisa and then drove in to the main piazza in Orvieto. Britt's favourite part of this video is Orvieto. She explains....
Part Six - Britt - Mantua, Verona, Northern Italy (8 minutes)
We had a lot of fun at the opera in Verona, of which we only partially saw as it was rained out far enough into the show that the theatre didn't have to give the patrons their money back! We also got completely drenched in the rain and drove our car home in a brutal storm along a cliffside road without any barriers. Yes, we both were worried about tumbling to our deaths down the cliffside but we are not telling you this until a year later! We headed north from there into the part of Italy that doesn't look at all like the Italy to which we had become accustomed.
We had a lot of fun at the opera in Verona, of which we only partially saw as it was rained out far enough into the show that the theatre didn't have to give the patrons their money back! We also got completely drenched in the rain and drove our car home in a brutal storm along a cliffside road without any barriers. Yes, we both were worried about tumbling to our deaths down the cliffside but we are not telling you this until a year later! We headed north from there into the part of Italy that doesn't look at all like the Italy to which we had become accustomed.
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