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The Battle of ‘Palazzolese’ Pizzas
After eating many pizzas during our month-long stay in a small Sicilian town, Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily, I decided to do a comparison of one of their most famous pizzas called ‘Palazzolese’. It’s typically made with tomato sauce, cheese, Palazzolo sausage, mushrooms and olives. The key ingredient is the Palazzolo…
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How We Spent a Month in Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily
We stumbled on Palazzolo Acreide purely by accident after finding several property listings in the South-East region of Sicily. We opted for a two-story apartment that’s centrally located, so we could access neighbouring towns within an hour, such as Noto, Canicattini Bagni, and the popular beach town, Syracuse. We had…
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Buongiorno Italia!! – Our First Week in Italy
After 151 days of planning and over 17000 kms later, our feet were finally planted on Italian soil! Despite the odds and the speed bumps along the way, I’m so grateful to be able to visit such a beautiful country with my favourite person by my side. With zero sleep…
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Part 3: STUCK in Canada – The Final Countdown
After waiting 144 days, we finally made it to our 7 day countdown to Italy! Now all we needed to do was ride 625 kms to Calgary on a motorcycle with nearly 150 lbs of gear. Easy Peasy. For a bit of back story, our previous longest ride together…
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Part 2: STUCK in Canada – New friends and sad goodbyes
With our delays in BC, our 2+ week trip to Ontario was cut in half, so we had a jam packed plan to see and do as much as possible. This was the first time Paul and I met each other’s family before taking off on our journey across the…
