Three’s Company

In Palermo’s ancient city center, street signs maintain the languages of past years when a mix of cultures occupied the city’s streets–wait… A mix of cultures still do occupy the city streets. They are just different cultures, and therefore, different languages. Today, instead of Sicilian, Hebrew, and Arabic, you’ll find Sicilian, Italian, Arabic, and perhaps…

Slow Down

When driving in Sicily and Italy, it’s important to understand the signage. This is a warning of an upcoming “rallentatore di velocità,” or what we in the USA call a “speed bump,” but in the UK is known as a “sleeping policeman.”