By now you probably are aware that we as a family have this penchant for taking family vacations !! And in those little two-week holidays we try and work out the details beforehand as much as we can. I do not favour travelling with guided tours or tour-packages and always love the independene that a unfettered tourist enjoys. This year, my plan for my family vacation, was to go to Europe. I selected Slovenia and Croatia, for its landscape and nature. Check out my East Europe Tour Plan for Slovenia and Croatia. Though the plan wasn’t the same when it started, over time we built a different plan and we worked out the cost and the tour dates . This is a budget travel plan for Slovenia and Croatia.
SOUTHERN ITALY TRIP, PART 4 -MOUNT ETNA
We had just returned from a day tour to Aci Trezza and Aci Castello the previous day and had enjoyed the sights of the castle and the Cyclops rocks standing amidst the Ionian Sea. Next day we were all excited about getting to the top of Mount Etna. The reason …