Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome to Rochelle’s Roost Rochelle’s Roost is Holly Berry House. In the typical style of New England colonial structures, it is a two-storey home with white clapboard siding and dark window shutters that sits on a quarter acre of front lawns and back gardens. Located in the charming sailing village of Southport on…
Goodbye Holland and Finally! Namaste India…
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Goodbye Holland and Finally! Namaste India… Both Llew and I awoke much later than we had hoped. It was 8.15 am before we got out of bed, knowing that we had to board the free hotel shuttle to Schipol Airport at 9.30 pm. This left us very little time to wash,…
From Valetta in Malta to Amsterdam in the Netherlands Goodbye Valetta and Hullo Amsterdam—Return Journey to Bombay Begins…Or So We Thought
Monday, August 31, 2026 From Valetta in Malta to Amsterdam in the Netherlands Goodbye Valetta and Hullo Amsterdam—Return Journey to Bombay Begins…Or So We Thought Our flight leaving Valetta, Malta, was at 7.25 am. from Malta International Airport. That meant we’d need to be at the airport at 4.30 am—three hours for international flights is…
Malta by Tour Bus: Valetta, Mosta, Mdina, St.Julian, Sliema Traveling Around Malta on the Hop On, Hop Off Tour Bus for More Sightseeing:
Sunday, August 30, 2026 Malta by Tour Bus: Mosta, Mdina, St.Julian, Sliema Traveling Around Malta on the Hop On, Hop Off Tour Bus for More Sightseeing: Valetta, Mosta, Mdina, St. Julian, Sliema. We spent today exploring Malta. We went far out of Valetta, the capital city in which we were based, to explore parts associated…
Valetta, Malta: Our First Looks and Our Many Impressions:
Saturday, August 29, 2026 Valetta, Malta Our First Looks at Malta and Our Many Impressions: Waking up in our B and B in Malta—a rented studio apartment really—allowed us to appreciate it in the clear light of day. It was a very large room with a kitchenette with all appliances, an en suite bathroom with…
Malta Arrivederci Sicily, Hello Malta
Friday, August 28, 2026 Malta Sicily, Hello Malta We spent most of the day on the road. It was the day we would bid goodbye to Sicily (very sorrowfully, I should add, as we’d had such a grand time together there) and move on towards our next destination—Malta—as our travels were starting to wind down.…
Exploring Ragusa in Sicily on Our Wedding Anniversary
Thursday, August 27, 2026 Ragusa, Sicily Exploring Ragusa on our Wedding Anniversary: We devoted the day to discovering Ragus Ibla. This is the other portion of Ragusa that sits across the ridge in the mountains. It is referred to as Lower Ragusa and it takes at least half a day to see it all. But…
Ragusa, Sicily: Arrivederci Agrigento and Buongiorno Ragusa:
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Ragusa, Sicily Arrivederci Agrigento and Buongiorno Ragusa: We spent most of today traveling—but indeed, it could have been worse. According to the tickets I had booked (by bus, long layover, then train), we’d be leaving Agrigento at 1.15 pm and reaching Ragusa at 8.00 pm. Alfonso and Pinuchia, his wife, discouraged…
Agrigento in Sicily: Exploring the Valley of the Temples—Agrigento’s Highlight—and the Birthplace of Nobel-Prize Winning Laureate Luigi Pirandello
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Agrigento in Sicily: Exploring the Valley of the Temples—Agrigento’s Highlight—and the Birthplace of Nobel-Prize Winning Laureate Luigi Pirandello It was another scorching day here in the Mediterranean Sea and I have to state that I am struggling as I deal with the heat and the relentless humidity. But we did sleep…
Agrigento–Sicily’s Antique City: Arrival in Agrigento and Becoming Acquainted with the Antiquated City
Monday, August 24, 2026: Agrigento, Sicily’s Antique City Arrival in Agrigento and Becoming Acquainted with the Antiquated City Today we said Arrivederci to Palermo and embarked on the second part of our Sicilian Exploration: this time, headed to Agrigento. But first, upon waking, we showered, dressed, packed our bags and had our last breakfast in…