Crystal Ball Gazing - Techno Travel

March 21, 2008 · Filed Under Holidays · 10 Comments 

Recently I’ve been contacted by two emerging new travel sites - Volette.com and So Much World. Both are very interesting, but quite different in their takes on travel.

Volette is perhaps more aimed at the business traveller, but not only, whereas So Much World is more like an on-line version of my favourite Lonely Planet guides. I know that both sites are still in a development phase, especially Volette.com. Indeed, the brain behind Volette.com, one Joe Tangredi, has several ideas as to the direction he wants to take his internet venture, although I don’t know what they are just yet. Read more

Cefalu

February 27, 2008 · Filed Under Good Italian Things · 3 Comments 

I dug this little video up on You Tube, and yes, I am thinking about holidays. By the way, if you did not know, Cefalu is down in Montalbano country, otherwise know as sunny Sicily.

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My, it looks as though it is a quiet little spot.

And here is another, longer video tour of Cefalu, with titles, so you know what you are looking at. No narration this time, only some soothing music.

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