Taormina: strolling the streets of one of Sicily's most beautiful cities

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Taormina: strolling the streets of one of Sicily's most beautiful cities.

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog!

This week I'm coming back with a new post about the cruise I went on with my students back in 2015 and whose first stop was Valletta, in Malta. 

The post you are going to read today is about Taormina, on the Italian island of Sicily. Our stop was actually in Messina, but we decided to book several cabs and go to Taormina.

Taormina is like a balcony leading to the sea and facing Mount Etna - hence its consideration as one of the most important touristic areas in Sicily from the 19th century. Of course, Taormina has a lot to offer in terms of cultural visits, but, since we didn't spent too many hours there, we left so many things unseen. In fact, we only had time to savour its magical streets, devour a gelato and enjoy its magnificent panoramic view of the sea, with Mount Etna in the background. Needless to say, we would have enjoyed a visit to its famous theatre as well as its well-known Arab castle, but we like to think that there will be a next time.

Maafushi (Maldives): mixing local people with luxurious five-star resorts

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Maafushi (Maldives): mixing local people with luxurious five-star resorts.

I already have too many drafts in this blog. Posts that, due to lack of time or laziness, I have not published yet and do not know when to publish. However, I could not resist the temptation to publish information about my trip to Maldives, which took place last week.

With more than ten entries to post about my still current life in India, I decided to devote this space to the publication of a special trip that I went on with two of my best friends.

In September last year I received a message on a Whatsapp group which I have with these two friends, Antònia and Sandra, in which they told me they were considering the possibility of visiting me for my birthday. However, they noted that, since India is a country that does not attract them, they would not come to see me here, but we would be meeting in nothing less than Maldives instead, provided that I could go. We changed the dates several times because we could not all travel at the same time for some reason or another and we finally decided to do it in March 2016. After talking with my coordinators and seeing that there was no problem in leaving for a week, we decided to start this adventure on March 5th and finish it on March 11th.