All the best Sicilian Travel resources you can use for free

July 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Here a list of useful travel resources about Sicily that i’ve found on the web. If you have any interesting you can send it to me.

Forums
Forums are useful travel resources where people can post their question to the community and receive answers. This is a very democratic mean where receive true info. There are good forums but also worst forums.

The only thing i consider is that on them it’s easy to find spammers that use the forum to promote their business…so keep attention!
To post in a forum you need to register and than log in.

Here the list of the best ones:

The Fodors forum
The Frommer forum
The forum of Lonely planet
The forum of Travellers point
Travel blog forum
Forum on Hotel club
Forum on Independent traveller
Forum of Aardvarktravel
Italy forum on Expat talk
Forum of Italy magazine
Forum from Insight vacations
Forum on Flyer talk
Forum on Concierge
Forum on Slow talk
Forum on Sicily of Trip advisor
Forum of Vitual tourist

The links are directly pointed to the Sicily forums. When not available the link point directly or on Italy or on Europe. All you need to do is to search for what you need or post a new question.

Blogs on Sicily and Italy
I like browse the web and read the blogosphere. Here the best blog i’ve found on Sicily.

http://wanderingitaly.com/blog/ A very updated blog about Italy. The blog has main sections oriented in Trekking and others like “Food - General - Italy Festivals - Italy News - Italy Travel - Living in Italy - The Lunigiana”. In the website there is a store where find interesting contents and guides.
Sicily Compare ratings, prices, read reviews and write your opinions and experiences of Sicily.
http://2baci.blogspot.com This is a blog managed by 2 people from USA (New Mexico) living in Ascoli, Italy. They provide useful informations about Italy during their adventure: Attractions, cooking, news, etc…
http://alohafromsicily.blogspot.com Blog managed by Jacquelyn that live near me…in Nicolosi, Sicily. The blog provides unusual information about Italy.
http://deliciousitaly.typepad.com This blog is based in Rome, Italy and it’s managed by professional tourism marketer. It has a category on Books, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Italian Life, Italian Seasons, Italy Events, Our Delicious Travels, Sports, Travel and Web/Tech.
http://italyongoogleearth.blogspot.com A beautiful blog that explain the best Italian attraction on Google heart
http://moving2italy2.blogspot.com Great USA travellers that manage a very updated blog during their experience in Italy. I really appreciate their job to provide posts with a lot of interesting links.
http://sicilianmama.blogspot.com Interesting blog by retired ex-pat couple that provides useful info on pictures, travel, homelife and commentary about Italy and Sicily.
http://siciliannewlyweds.blogspot.com Web managed by other people that live close to me in Mascalucia, Catania. I love the pictures of their child.
http://sicilianodyssey.blogspot.com Blog managed by Maryellen that live in Nicolosi, Catania. He provides lot of posts about her real life.
http://sicily4me.blogspot.com Blog managed by Kendra that live in Risposto,Sicily. A little sea town near to Acireale on the Ionic coast of Sicily. The blog is always updated and provides useful info on news about Sicily.
http://sicilyvillasproperty.blogspot.com Blog managed by Paul about how to buy a property in Sicily. He gives useful tips and info.
http://viewitaly.blogspot.com Blog written by David & Raffaella. They provide useful info and post about Italy, especially food and fashion. David has a great business curriculum, he joined a lot of start up and consulting experiences.
http://wordpress.sicilian.net Beautiful “Mixed” language Sicilian blog. Very interesting
http://www.italyfromtheinside.com A very informative blog written by Paolo. An Italian living in the USA. In his e-book you can find all information that only an insider can give about Italy. Very interesting the poadcast and the interviews he provides.
http://www.italylogue.com Italian blog from Bootsnall network. The blog is always updated with the latest news about Italy. In some post i’ve noticed some “incorrect” info about Mount Etna but never received a response to my suggestions…the quality of blog is high.
http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy_regions/sicily Great magazine on-line in the UK that provides very updated and correct info about Sicily. - Some times they know info on my location they i don’t know
http://www.sicilyguide.com/blog Website managed by Maria Grazia. A sicilian girl that lives and works in the USA. She our great friend. Her objective is to become the leading Sicilian travel info provider for the USA…good luck Maria!

Sicily on Social bookmarking sites:
Social bookmarking sites are website where people can post their favorite websites or blogs they find on the net. It’s a great method to help to be noticed and receive a vote.

Here a list of Sicily news on the best social bookmarking sites:

Sicily on Digg
Sicily on Del.icio.us
Sicily on stumble upon
Sicily on Technorati
Sicily on Reddit
Sicily on Furl
Sicily on Newsvine

Articles on the web about Sicily

- Sicily And Malta Cultures - A Look At Two Mediterranean Islands

- Why You Should Visit Sicily?

- I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Sicily Region

- 10 Reasons to Vacation and Travel Sicily, Italy

- Sicily, Italy - A Perfect Place For Travel Photography

- Top special offers in Sicily hotels :”How to find last minute holiday deal in Italy”

- Rent apartments in Sicily or book a bed breakfast - Avoid these mistakes

- Budget travel in Sicily: The ultimate guide find best accommodations

- Sicily tours in the southern Italy - How to save up to 30%