Alberto Rizzotti
How did we lose a whole day?
Hello friends, today we are taking you along to the UNESCO cities of Noto and Siracusa. They are beautiful places with their unique...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Come along with us to Enna and Cefalu’
Longer daytrip than usual today. We first traveled to the center of the island, to the town of Enna, one of Sicily’s nine provincial...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Valentine’s Day in Taormina
Mt. Etna One of the most iconic places in the whole of Sicily, Taormina does not disappoint. Set (surprisingly) high on a hill...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Benvenuti in Sicilia
Oh, it felt good to wake up in Italy this morning, to a deliciously crumbly glazed croissant and Cappuccino. Our flight from Tel Aviv...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 12, 20233 min read
The Biblical Journey, continued…
Yesterday was quite the long day. Our journey took us once again to the north of Israel, however in a more easterly direction. Our first...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 11, 20232 min read
Galilee - The North of Israel
Today we ventured, along the Mediterranean coast, up to Israel’s northernmost point along the sea, Rosh Hanikra. Before getting there,...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Tel Aviv / Jaffa
We are now in Tel Aviv, Israel’s second largest city. It’s considerably different, in spite of the proximity to Jerusalem. Not as...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 8, 20233 min read
A Biblical Day
Another rainy, cold day in Jerusalem, but not as cold and certainly not as windy as yesterday. Not great weather for sightseeing, but we...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 6, 20233 min read
Shalom Israel
En Avdat National Park Yesterday we said goodbye to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as we traveled across the Jordan River into the...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 4, 20231 min read
The Lowest Point on Earth
Today we drove back north. The day was the coldest yet of our entire journey, and the wind was blowing hard. It felt like we were back in...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 4, 20232 min read
And then we saw Petra…
…and we both said ‘WOW!’. Petra's Treasury. A sight to behold. A fun drive today from Aqaba to Petra. We took a country road that winded...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Aqaba. Where four countries meet.
The Red Sea! Et pluribus unum. We might have left Wadi Rum behind, but not the desert, which accompanied us all the way to the sea. Aqaba...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 1, 20232 min read
What an incredible place! 10 out of 10!!
Everybody is so incredibly nice in Wadi Rum. We spent the entire day in this amazing valley, exploring it by jeep, over a six hour span,...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Wadi Rum. Amazing place, terrific experience.
What do these three movies have in common? Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, The Martian. They were all filmed in Wadi Rum, Jordan, which is...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Hello Jordan!
New country, new continent; while still in the Middle East, we are however no longer in Africa. Welcome to Asia. The Jordanian flag King...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Last day in Egypt
Before telling you about our day, I want to give you a few final thoughts about our time in Cairo. Last night, at bedtime, Diane and I...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 27, 20232 min read
A 20-minute Uber ride for $1
The Egyptian weekend is Thursday and Friday. Saturdays and Sundays are regular workdays. Hence, today many stores were closed, and...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 27, 20233 min read
Cairo. Not for the faint of heart.
Our early Egyptair flight landed us back in Cairo by 9 AM, so we basically have had the entire day here. This post will probably have...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Aswan – A memory to cherish.
What a pleasure to kick back today, wake up when we saw fit, and thoroughly enjoy the slow pace and the surroundings. That pretty much...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel is the last town in Egypt before reaching the border with Sudan, 20 minutes away. Today we hired yet another driver and guide...
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