“Applauso!” The chubby girl with the paisley smock and the crinkly-eyed smile, as good as her word, gives her little sister an enthusiastic round of applause. The two girls are playing beside the restaurant outside which my friend Davide and … Continue reading
I have stories to tell of days by the sea, and of Cyclopian legends, but for today they’ll have to wait. I have a friend in town, it’s hot, and there is cold beer to be drunk and delicious food … Continue reading
Photo credit: mac.rj It was in August that I moved to Sicily. 12 August 2011, to be precise. So it looks like I’ve got a two-year anniversary coming up. Mind you, in the way of all relationships, there are various … Continue reading
Photo credit: Nathan Rupert Here at San Giovanni Li Cuti what sand there is is black. Not because it’s dirty (although it’s littered with rubbish), but because the rocks that created it were – like much of the stone from … Continue reading
Photo credit: Mr Jive “Via Etnea! Etnea!” The young girl beside me on the bus is dredging up every last scrap of her English to tell the four tourists across the aisle from her where they are. “Here you work!” … Continue reading
