One afternoon, in a hole-in-the-wall in one of those tiny streets of Trapani, I had a lovely lunch of Busiate alla Trapanese. The 'Busiate' pasta … [Read more...]
Polpette di Cavolfiore
I went to Trapani to find Homer. Or rather, to walk along the lungomare where the Odyssey was written. With Samuel Butler's The Authoress of the … [Read more...]
Erice, above the Clouds
Erice, at 750m above sea level, and the first time I've felt cold in Sicily. Cold enough to be thankful for my warm jacket and twice-wrapped … [Read more...]
Tiny Streets of Trapani
I still don't know why streets were so little in medieval times. There were no cars obviously, but surely roads would be designed to allow the free … [Read more...]