Don't try to do everything in 9 days...

...the East side is lovely: we stayed at Taormina which is gorgeous. Worth a day trip but a schlep from the other side and if you only go East once make it to Etna. You drive quite a long way up and then get a guided tour which is very much worth doing.

Carthage is also lovely if you like Old Crumblies (being one myself I rather do) though again a bit of a hike from Palermo.

Fraid we didn't get to the West Side.

But, generally in the med as I'm sure you know, take it easy, eat dinner at 9 or 10 and then get your kit on for a midnight swim, loads of locals will be doing just the same and the bars are open molto late-o; the vibe is very much more chilled than in Northern Europe, there's no undercurrent of aggression, everyone's more or less friendly and you'll see kids and grannies out at 1am and no-one thinks anything of it.

And take some sun cream.

Enjoy!

Posted By: Old Man on August 26th 2013 at 21:15:07

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Off to Sicily end of October. Any tips? 9 days, flying in to (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:09:03
- Finally... (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 26, 21:17:53
- If the local bad boys take a dislike to you, mention you know David McNally (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 26, 21:16:15
- Don't try to do everything in 9 days... (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 26, 21:15:07
  - Sounds great. Taormino is somewhere I jsut tried to book funnily enough but the top hotel (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:55:03
- don't upset the Mafia, capiche! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 26, 21:12:35
  - i used to work there a few years ago (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 26, 21:17:04
- go on a plane (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 26, 21:11:08
  - chairs (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:13:57
    - bollocks, drive from holland then get a ferry. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 26, 21:19:18
      - nice idea, tolltastic though (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 26, 21:20:10
        
        driving through europe is ace.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 26, 21:22:45
        
        i loves it right off (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 26, 21:24:58
        
        24hr ferry to Santander... (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 26, 21:32:11
        
        yes, fab. .. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 26, 21:47:33
        
        Best swim it then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 26, 21:21:09
        
        save a few bob (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 26, 21:22:15
        
        Sounds like we have a plan (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 26, 21:22:54

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