Tag Archives: Sicily

Modica Meanderings, Sicily 2017

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Briony

There’s a church half way down the Corso Umberto toward the circle in the centre of Modica. This church – Chiesa Madre di San Pietro – is not the most grand one in this beautiful town, which is difficult to fathom, … Continue reading →

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Sicily Incoming: Modica Welcomings

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Briony

Coming in to land in Sicily at the tiny airport in Comiso, the sun was just setting over the island, turning the Meditteranean golden and the fields pink as Mount Etna smoked in the far distance. It felt welcoming and friendly … Continue reading →

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Eddie Vedder Found: Taormina, Sicily

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Briony

My history with Eddie Vedder’s music goes way back. The night before I had my accident in 1996 I listened to Off He Goes, sobbing for a life I was leaving behind in a small town in South Africa. In that moment, … Continue reading →

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Sicily On My Mind

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Briony

Sicily has never been on my list of ‘Places I Want To Go’. Not that it’s been on my list of ‘Places I Don’t Want To Go’, either (I don’t really have one of those), it’s just not been on … Continue reading →

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In Search of Eddie Vedder

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Briony

I have loved Eddie Vedder since I was a teenager. And by loved, I am perfectly happy to admit that it’s a love of the complete teen-adoration-for-ridiculously-good-looking-rockstar-who-stage-dives kind. It’s not only that, though, and it’s lasted into my 40’s. I … Continue reading →

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