An escapade in Sicily

Food experiment Sep 1, 2009 The Waffle 1 Comment Malta being very close to Sicily, we had to take the opporunity to visit the Italian island.  It was easy enough to do, since Virtu Ferries Ltd. is offering a regular route from Valletta to Pozzallo or Catania.  We decided to take a package which included transport from Pozzallo to Taormina to Mount Etna before coming back to Pozzallo for our return to Valletta, for a little over 100€. The Maria Dolores departed from Valletta around 7 am. It takes about 90 minutes to sail on the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Sicily. The sea was calm, the Catamaran was fast. Impressive. Not so impressive was the movie they played en route… Our first stop was in Pozzallo, a major port in Sicily with magnificient beaches.  As it was still early, the whole group went for breakfast at La Perla, a Pasticceria on Via…

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The Waffle goes off red meat.

General Sep 1, 2009 The Waffle 1 Comment Apparently, The Waffle went over the top during his honeymoon and had too much red meat. The Waffle disagrees, as you can judge for yourself in The Malta Food Experiment. Nevertheless, to save his marriage, The Waffle is going off red meat for the entire month of September. He may not make it, so The Waffle would like to thank all his readers for their continued support. . Share:

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