Sicilian holiday!!
Mar 29th, 2013, 12:34 AM
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Sicilian holiday!!
Hello all,
to start with I must admit, im new to the travel blogging platform but having researched various options realised that this was the best way to go..
so im planning a trip to Sicily this December. Thinking of a 12 day stint in which i want to travel and explore as much as possible.
so far i have the following mapped out but would love to hear from people who've been around and could offer some insight
I've planned 3 days and 2 nights each at Palermo, Taormina, Ragusa and Agrigento..keeping these as base for sightseeing and visiting nearby places of interest, i plan to do the whole trip by road.
Is 3 days enough to see each of the places or should i split them depending on how popular a place is.
Also how easy is it to change over from a right hand to a left hand drive vehicle.
to start with I must admit, im new to the travel blogging platform but having researched various options realised that this was the best way to go..
so im planning a trip to Sicily this December. Thinking of a 12 day stint in which i want to travel and explore as much as possible.
so far i have the following mapped out but would love to hear from people who've been around and could offer some insight
I've planned 3 days and 2 nights each at Palermo, Taormina, Ragusa and Agrigento..keeping these as base for sightseeing and visiting nearby places of interest, i plan to do the whole trip by road.
Is 3 days enough to see each of the places or should i split them depending on how popular a place is.
Also how easy is it to change over from a right hand to a left hand drive vehicle.
Mar 29th, 2013, 02:23 AM
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<< travel blogging platform but having researched various options realised that this was the best way to go >>
I have no idea what this means so I would advise if you have a question about blogging to ask that question.
<< 3 days and 2 nights each at Palermo, Taormina, Ragusa and Agrigento..keeping these as base for sightseeing and visiting nearby places of interest >>
You should state what places you expect to explore from these bases to get accurate responses as to whether this is enough/too much time.
If you're doing day trip from Palermo then you should definitely add time to this city as 3 days could be easily spent in Palermo without any day trips.
Additionally, your day trips may be too far from these towns to be practical. Without more information it's difficult to say if this is the appropriate amount of time.
For instance, what towns to you expect to visit from Agrigento to make it worthwhile to spend 3 days there.
<< should i split them depending on how popular a place is >>
Popularity has nothing to do with your itinerary...the length of time in each town is dependent on what you want to see.
<< how easy is it to change over from a right hand to a left hand drive vehicle >>
I thought it was fairly easy to change from a left hand drive to a right hand drive but everyone is different and who's to say if it will be easy or difficult for you.
I have no idea what this means so I would advise if you have a question about blogging to ask that question.
<< 3 days and 2 nights each at Palermo, Taormina, Ragusa and Agrigento..keeping these as base for sightseeing and visiting nearby places of interest >>
You should state what places you expect to explore from these bases to get accurate responses as to whether this is enough/too much time.
If you're doing day trip from Palermo then you should definitely add time to this city as 3 days could be easily spent in Palermo without any day trips.
Additionally, your day trips may be too far from these towns to be practical. Without more information it's difficult to say if this is the appropriate amount of time.
For instance, what towns to you expect to visit from Agrigento to make it worthwhile to spend 3 days there.
<< should i split them depending on how popular a place is >>
Popularity has nothing to do with your itinerary...the length of time in each town is dependent on what you want to see.
<< how easy is it to change over from a right hand to a left hand drive vehicle >>
I thought it was fairly easy to change from a left hand drive to a right hand drive but everyone is different and who's to say if it will be easy or difficult for you.
Mar 29th, 2013, 04:27 AM
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Well, gee, adrienne, I guess you told him!
Actually you do speak sooth.
I would like to comment on the ease of switching from left hand drive to right. When you are in unfamiliar territory the driving may not be so bad but the shifting and the clutch etc and doing with your right hand what you normally do with your left hand may be extremely challenging. Will you be doing the navigating yourself? Take a GPS/sat nav.
If you can afford an automatic, go for it.
I once rented a car in Ireland, took the full insurance and warned the guy at the rental place that if he wanted to increase his chances of seeing his vehicle returned intact he would upgrade me to an automatic.
That being said, I hope you plan your trip at a pace that is comfortable for you and you feel like you have had a enjoyable vacation.
Actually you do speak sooth.
I would like to comment on the ease of switching from left hand drive to right. When you are in unfamiliar territory the driving may not be so bad but the shifting and the clutch etc and doing with your right hand what you normally do with your left hand may be extremely challenging. Will you be doing the navigating yourself? Take a GPS/sat nav.
If you can afford an automatic, go for it.
I once rented a car in Ireland, took the full insurance and warned the guy at the rental place that if he wanted to increase his chances of seeing his vehicle returned intact he would upgrade me to an automatic.
That being said, I hope you plan your trip at a pace that is comfortable for you and you feel like you have had a enjoyable vacation.
Mar 29th, 2013, 04:39 AM
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<< Well, gee, adrienne, I guess you told him! >>
I don't think I was nasty. The OP isn't saying anything.
3 days in Taormina? I think 3 hours was enough.
As for the car - the only problems I had with the left hand drive was making right turns and figuring out which way to go on roundabouts/circles when there was no other traffic on the road to follow, however I did figure it out in a few seconds - go the opposite way to what I would do at home. Other than that it was easy, even for a right handed person with a left hand shift.
I don't think I was nasty. The OP isn't saying anything.
3 days in Taormina? I think 3 hours was enough.
As for the car - the only problems I had with the left hand drive was making right turns and figuring out which way to go on roundabouts/circles when there was no other traffic on the road to follow, however I did figure it out in a few seconds - go the opposite way to what I would do at home. Other than that it was easy, even for a right handed person with a left hand shift.
Mar 29th, 2013, 05:06 AM
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3 days and 2 nights is really only one day in a location.
Day 1 - you are traveling to the location from somewhere else.
Night 1 - spend night at location
Day 2 - day at location - sightsee
Night 2 - spend night at location
Day 3 - depart for next location
Day 1 - you are traveling to the location from somewhere else.
Night 1 - spend night at location
Day 2 - day at location - sightsee
Night 2 - spend night at location
Day 3 - depart for next location
Apr 1st, 2013, 01:45 AM
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thanks guys..
#ahotpot: the shift from a right to a left hand drive has been explained to me in good detail
thanks for all the info and yes i feel an automatic would be the way to go..im gonna go with a gps..
with regards to the 3 days 2 nights thing, i agree with #kybourbon..it gives me just one entire day to explore the place..guess i need to look into each place in more detail so i cn figure ut what needs more time n what less..
#adrienne: i am not looking for anything in particular in sicily..just the whole experience..the beaches, the history, the towns, the people, the food..and that ws the thought behind my question about popularity..what place has more to offer than the others..
im getting some good tips here so thanks for all that guys!
#ahotpot: the shift from a right to a left hand drive has been explained to me in good detail
thanks for all the info and yes i feel an automatic would be the way to go..im gonna go with a gps..with regards to the 3 days 2 nights thing, i agree with #kybourbon..it gives me just one entire day to explore the place..guess i need to look into each place in more detail so i cn figure ut what needs more time n what less..
#adrienne: i am not looking for anything in particular in sicily..just the whole experience..the beaches, the history, the towns, the people, the food..and that ws the thought behind my question about popularity..what place has more to offer than the others..
im getting some good tips here so thanks for all that guys!
