This time, we are in Sicily
We start from Palermo, all the way up to Brindisi
We travel on these tuk-tuks
A journey that is gonna be very slow
Tuk-tuk number 1: Eleganza and Stravaganza
Marco, Francesca and Alessandra
Tuk-tuk number 2: The new Adventurers
Mauro and Elena P.
Tuk-tuks number 3 and 4: the Runaways
Marco, Adriano, Lucio, Ilaria and a mysterious "plus-one"
Tuk-tuk number 5: Pulcinella
Cristina and Giovanni
Tuk-tuk number 6: the Organisation and their private driver
Guglielmo, Serena and me, Valentina
And here is our support car
Elena N. and Patrizio
It was nice to come back to Palermo
Beautiful buildings, amazing neighbourhoods
even the one less suitable for tourists
Palermo is the largest city we visited
It is not difficult to drive around
There is a lot of traffic
and the rules are "flexible"
The start was tough, but now is getting better
He's improving, I can confirm
Giovanni, what do you think?
She is driving really well
See?
That's because she follows my instructions
First day, we arrived in Termini Immerse
We are now in a bee farm, specialised in local black bees
We have been welcomed by Ms Susanna
She explained how the process to extract the honey
How they had the idea of investing in the black Sicilian bee which was almost extinct
and we finished with a delicious honey tasting
Early morning, we bring the hives where there are vast land with flowers
We need many and many acres of land with the same flower
We started in Sicily, from Palermo with its history and its culture
We drove East along the coast, passing by beautiful villages
Like Cefalu', which is a must-go destination
We are in Cefalu', an amazing town on the sea
Behind me you can see the magnificent cathedral
Second day
Today we cross the strait of Messina
and then we drive up North in Calabria
We arrived in Messina, we entering into the periphery
We are almost on the Continent
And today we have to drive over 300km
South Italy is a land of contrasts
We saw amazing landscapes, like the road along the coast
as well as other areas which were terrifying
Like the entrance in Messina or the industrial area of Gioia Tauro in Calabria
[talking about the food]
In North Italy there are rules
Stop is stop and the green light is green
In Sicily there are no rules
The stop does not exist
In Calabria it is a bit better ...
... more or less
And finally, here is the last team member of the Runaways
Vera
We are in Spilinga, a town famous to produce the Nduja
which is a spreadable, very spicy, sausage
Very traditional of this area
Just amazing
Nduja is very spicy
Hence, if you want some relief, don't drink water
but rather eat some cheese or drink some milk
I finally learnt how to properly pronounce the name Nduja
I discovered Nduja in London some years ago
and finally I can see how it is produced
and then eat in large quantity
We are now driving North along the coast
Driving here is a bit easier than in Sicily
The roads are larger and ...
... there is much less traffic
The real issue now are the steep roads towards the mountains
We have a problem
There is fire in the tunnel ahead of us
The road is completely blocked
It was a tough moment when we got stuck in the mountains
We were already extremely late ...
... and we had then to drive during the night in the mountains when they re-opened the way
We arrived in the Sila National Park
We arrived during the night
This morning we are visiting the park which is famous for its "giants"
They are trees that are over 400 years old
The peculiar thing of this place ...
... is the density of very old and very large trees
Today we leave the mountains of Calabria to go down to the coast of Basilicata
I was skeptical at the beginning of having to drive so many hours
But this turned to be a great experience
It force you to take it easy, to take it slow
And to discover backroads and corners of Italy that we didn't know
Driving the tuk-tuk, under the sun ...
... with the winds in the hairs
... and moving very slowly
All of this can't be described
It's something special
At some point it even start raining
Water was coming in from everywhere
But luckily it didn't last long
Today we are in Castelmezzano
One of the nicest towns in Italy
But we are here to fly ...
The fly was a great fun
The real problem is at the beginning
And have the courage to do it
Amazing, but the scary moment is the arrival
You arrive super fast and you don't know how you will stop
We are in Basilicata, next destination is a butchery
The landscape around is absolutely stunning
We are all in great spirit as the people who did the fly, they survived
Another stop to discover traditional local food
This time we are in Stigliano to taste the Pezzente
A typical sausage made with meat, salt, pepper, fennel and garlic
Really yummy
It is called Pezzente (beggar) because ...
... back in the days, the best parts of the pig were for the rich people
while the fat and the less noble parts were for the servants
We are in the middle of Basilicata
We left Stigliano
We are going to Matera
But we are running out of fuel and the closest petrol station is 20km away
Basilicata has an amazing landscape ...
... and an incredible shortage of petrol stations
This trip allow us to detox from the social networks
This is the beauty of driving over 9 hours per day
And welcome to Matera
Matera is a unique place on this planet
The buildings and the caves are very peculiar
Although we have to remember that people here were living in the caves until the 1970s
The city is well preserved as it was back in the days
Matera is spectacular, also in the night with all the lights on
Finally we arrived at destination, in Ostuni (Puglia)
The city is quite posh, hence I like it
Our travel ended in a parking space just off the walls of Ostuni
Clearly it was a sad moment
As it was the end of 5 days full of emotions
We spent the evening looking for some drinks in Ostuni
But we were out of context in the middle of thousands of tourists
For our entire trip we barely met any tourists ...
... as we visited remote villages and towns off the beaten paths
Ostuni, with its crowd, bars, etc... it was a shock
It was an incredible experience, very adventurous
I was perplex, at the beginning, of the idea to drive a tuk-tuk
But I changed my mind, as it allows to see things that you would otherwise be unable to see
We discovered small town ...
Traditional food ...
Discover so many things that we didn't know, even if we are Italian
All of this will remain in my heart
Unfortunately I was here only for 3 days
I was impressed by this group of friends
I was skeptical about travelling in a large group
I thought it was difficult to coordinate everyone
But I was impressed by how we helped with each other
And a very constructive approach by everyone
I liked the curiosity of the people we met
We were like a circus coming to each place
They were asking us questions, why we were there, etc
It was fun
We got a lot of (good) attention
I was impressed by the passion
of the food entrepreneurs that we met
The Nduja
The Honey
I was impressed by their dedication and attention to the territory
Discover Italy at 50 km per hour
This was all about this travel
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