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  1. neckervd avatar

    RE: Italy by train 3 week trip

    by neckervd 24 May 2012

    Point to point tickets are cheaper. There are also ferries and catamarans from Naples and Salerno to Palermo, resp. Catania, Trapani and…

  2. neckervd avatar

    RE: Naples & Amalfi Coast with kids

    by neckervd 23 May 2012

    You still don't realize that 1 week isn't enough for Southern Campania, Calabria and the whole Island of Sicily. Therefore, forget the…

  3. RiadExplorer avatar

    RE: Naples & Amalfi Coast with kids

    by RiadExplorer 23 May 2012

    Thanks again for all the good information - we adjusted our plans to travel from Palermo direct to Barcelona. That gives us a couple…

  4. tzippora avatar

    Itinerary help!

    by tzippora 06 May 2012

    Hey all! My husband and I are traveling to Italy for two weeks. We're trying to get a general idea of what to do, but know from prior…

  5. Scrubb avatar

    RE: random musings on western Sicily

    by Scrubb 02 May 2012

    Only part of Sicily I've been to is the Lipari Islands, and I really enjoyed them. Went there when I was in my late 20s with a friend…

  6. moosirin avatar

    1 Week in Guate Itin Q's and unique experiences

    by moosirin 24 April 2012

    Hi Folks!! I am fortunate enough to be going to Guatemala this year (last year I had 11 days in Panama, and the year before, 14 in Costa…

  7. Scrubb avatar

    RE: Good news! (for me)

    by Scrubb 24 April 2012

    >Where have you been to in Italy? Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre, Genova, Sorrento, Amalfi coast, Aeolian islands But…

  8. seaneendubh avatar

    RE: Two weeks in Aeolian Islands and Sicily

    by seaneendubh 23 April 2012

    Can't comment on the islands. Etna is definately worth a visit. Then get on the ring road and autostrada straight to Siracusa and parts…

  9. AOP avatar

    Two weeks in Aeolian Islands and Sicily

    by AOP 21 April 2012

    Hello, My husband and I will be spending two weeks in Aeolian Islands / Sicily in June, flying in and out of Catania. The plan is to…

  10. yarmoss avatar

    RE: Solo Sicly

    by yarmoss 16 April 2012

    How about the Aeolian islands (just off Sicily)? Theres a beautiful black sand beach on Vulcano with great volcanic hiking on all of them,…

  11. gattopippo avatar

    RE: a week in Sicily

    by gattopippo 10 January 2012

    Hi Ge_power, you can take a ferry from Messina to Salerno,for more info have a look at: http://www.carontetourist.it/v2.6_it/ I'd avoid…

  12. Shona avatar

    RE: aeolian islands - stromboli etc

    by Shona 07 December 2011

    We stayed in Giardini Naxos, just below Taormina and caught a bus to the foot of Mt. Etna. Transferred over to a Unimog and were driven…

  13. glendevon avatar

    Re: aeolian islands - stromboli etc

    by glendevon 19 November 2011

    My boyfriend and I went to Lipari and Stromboli in September. The winter timetable kicks in around the middle of September (until April…

  14. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: aeolian islands - stromboli etc

    by a_brit_in_ischia 18 November 2011

    It's a while now since we there - the last week of April in 1999 in fact - however, on most routes, I think you've still the choice of…

  15. yarmoss avatar

    Re: aeolian islands - stromboli etc

    by yarmoss 17 November 2011

    Hey, I found it fairly easy to get out to the Aeolians from Milazzo and to get around the islands, but depending on what time of the…

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    Honeymoon in Aelioan Islands

    by timone25 12 November 2011

    Hi, Same postee again as the Azores honeymoon! The rival to the azores as a honeymoon destination are the Aeolian Islands in late may/e…

  17. glendevon avatar

    Rome/Sicily trip - Saturday night ferries

    by glendevon 04 August 2011

    My boyfriend and I will be flying in to Rome early September, then on to Sicily and Aeolian islands. We arrive in Rome on a Monday,…

  18. robbie0403 avatar

    Honeymoon in taormina and aeolian islands

    by robbie0403 24 June 2011

    hi we are trying to book accomodation for our honeymoon in Sicily in early september. we plan on staying 4 nights in taormina and 5 night…

  19. RollingLuggage323 avatar

    Sicily, Alberobello and Southern Italy

    by RollingLuggage323 17 June 2011

    We're two women planning a two week vacation through Italy beginning in late August to early September of this year. We've decided…

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    RE: 10 days in Italy - 4 cities?

    by lucapal 08 June 2011

    #14.........you don't know Italy very well I guess ;-) 'The South' is full of Italian (and foreign) tourists.......I'd say far more north…

  21. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Sicily to Naples

    by a_brit_in_ischia 16 May 2011

    We visited Sicily several times from London, and have been again since moving to Ischia, here in the Bay of Naples. On the last occasion…

  22. lucapal avatar

    RE: 3 weeks in Italy

    by lucapal 19 April 2011

    If you're going to fly home from Napoli why not finish there? You could go to Sicily direct from Bari (I assume you mean Puglia in genera…

  23. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Beaches of the south Italy

    by a_brit_in_ischia 09 April 2011

    Islands round Sicily... We didn't find any proper sandy beaches, but enjoyed Favignana - in the Egadi group, off Trapani to Sicily's…

  24. lucapal avatar

    RE: Beaches of the south Italy

    by lucapal 08 April 2011

    ok...that's not as bad as August. The best beaches in Italy are (IMHO) in Sardinia. If you don't fancy there,you could try either Sici…

  25. enepi avatar

    RE: Honeymoon in Italy

    by enepi 06 April 2011

    Hi I loved the Aeolian Islands, off the coast of sicily and accessible by ferry from Naples. It feels like a great homeymoon place to…

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