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marinated anchovies
Food In Sicily Relocation Blog 

Seafood in Sicily: La Marinata

March 16, 2015June 6, 2018 JohnPBrady 4 Comments alici, anchovies, cucina italiana, cucina siciliana, fish, food, gamberi, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, marinata, marinated fish, neonata, octopus, prawns, seafood, sicilian food, swordfish, tuna

Gamberi Marinati (Marinated Prawns) La Marinata is something truly delicious and surprisingly easy to prepare. By far the most appetising

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La Madonna del Carmelo, Catania
Art in Sicily Life in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Churches in Sicily

October 11, 2014June 6, 2018 JohnPBrady 0 Comments Back to the Gaff, baroque architecture, baroque churches, Catania, Catholics in Sicily, church, churches in italy, churches in sicily, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, mass, Sicily

Il Duomo di Catania – Catania’s Cathedral   The church is at the centre of society and family life in

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Fish Market Catania
Food In Sicily Life in Sicily Relocation Blog Suggested 

Life in Sicily: The Market

August 29, 2014June 6, 2018 JohnPBrady 0 Comments Catania, fiera, fish, food, horse meat, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, market, Sicily, swordfish

  La Fiera di Catania and La Pescheria are the two main food markets in Catania. The former, which is

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Food In Sicily Relocation Blog Suggested 

Seafood in Sicily: Calamari served with sundried tomatoes

August 19, 2014June 6, 2018 JohnPBrady 0 Comments calamari, calamari fritti, cucina italiana, cucina siciliana, fish, food, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, sicilian food, Sicily, squid

  Calamari fritti (Calamares fritos in Spanish) or squid rings were among the best things I tasted during a month

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salsa calabrese
Food In Sicily Relocation Blog Suggested 

Viagra on a Sicilian Sunday – Good Food and Drink

February 23, 2014October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 2 Comments burrata, food, Italia, italian food, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, siciia, Sicily, wine

It’s always a good day when you can’t decide which of the mouthwatering delights in your kitchen you’re going to

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Life in Sicily Relocation Blog Suggested 

Amore in Italy: How long should the chase last?

September 11, 2013October 6, 2016 JohnPBrady 6 Comments Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

  The age old human tradition of man chasing woman is rooted in the caveman period.  Nowadays in Ireland and

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Relocation Blog Suggested Travel in Italy 

Palermo

March 20, 2013October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 0 Comments Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Palermo, Sicily

Palermo is an anomaly. It cannot be explained easily but it’s precisely this complexity that gives it its charm. But

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Saint Agatha Catania
Life in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Sant’Agata 2013 Catania, Sicily

February 18, 2013January 22, 2015 JohnPBrady 0 Comments Catania, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Saint Agatha, Sicily

In ‘Borgo’ the huge candles have almost burned out. Rivers of wax form on the pavement.   This year the

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sant'agata catania
Life in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Winter in Sicily

January 25, 2013October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 4 Comments Catania, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Saint Agatha, Sant'Agata, Sicily

It’s winter in Sicily and I haven’t posted a thing for the last while as I ran into some website

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Food In Sicily Relocation Blog Suggested 

I Could Eat a Horse – Horse Meat in Sicily

November 20, 2012January 22, 2015 JohnPBrady 6 Comments Catania, horse burger, horse meat, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, salsicce, Sicily, via plebiscito

‘Horse it into ya, will ya?!’   Via Plebiscito is the home of the horse. It’s also a fine place

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John P Brady - Sicilian cafe
Life in Sicily Relocation Blog Suggested 

Afternoon Gossip Sicily

November 11, 2012January 22, 2015 JohnPBrady 5 Comments Catania, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

Sicily I go to an internet cafe slash panino house and take advantage of their air conditioning, free internet and

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General Articles Relocation Blog 

Learn a Language to Improve Brain Power

October 23, 2012January 22, 2015 JohnPBrady 5 Comments Catania, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

  Learn a Language to Improve Brain Power   The subjective matter of which area of your life can be

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La Madonna del Carmelo, Catania
Life in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Festa della Madonna del Carmelo a Catania

September 20, 2012January 22, 2015 JohnPBrady 4 Comments Catania, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

While waiting for some pasta to become al dente I heard a brass band in the distance.  Then I remembered

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sant'agata catania
Fiction Life in Sicily Suggested 

Daily Sicilian Life

August 28, 2012January 22, 2015 JohnPBrady 0 Comments Catania, daily life, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, sausage, Sicily

  By John P. Brady It was my day off, so among other things, I went to do some grocery

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Relocation Blog Travel in Italy 

Taormina

July 11, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 2 Comments Greek theatre, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Mount Etna, Sicily, Taormina

Taormina, according to a Sicilian friend, is the greatest sight in Sicily. He meant specifically the view from the ancient

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Fresco on Ceiling in Catania
Art in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Art in Sicily: Frescoes

May 13, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 4 Comments art, Catania, ceiling, frescos, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, painting, Sicily

From the outside, many houses in Catania look decorative, but in context, ordinary.  Once inside they often transform into something

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Relocation Blog Travel in Italy 

Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

May 12, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 9 Comments argigento, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, La Valle dei Templi, living abroad, Sicily, Temple of Concordia, Temple of Juno, valley of the temples, Villa Aurea

Girgento was a city in Southern Sicily until Mussolini and his fascist buddies decided: ‘From now on your city is to

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Food In Sicily Relocation Blog 

Food in Sicily: Tavola Calda

April 18, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 4 Comments arancini, arancino, cartocciate, Catania, food, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, pizzette, Sicily, snacks, tasty, tavola calda

Gianni told me: “If you eat arancini every day, you go directly to the doctor!” Tavola Calda is the speciality

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Green Scooter
Life in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Life in Catania – Horn Warriors

March 8, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 0 Comments beeping, Catania, horn, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

A car has pulled into the courtyard of the palazzo where I live.  The palazzo consists of four apartments, a

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Life in Sicily Relocation Blog 

Customer Service Sicily Style

February 26, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 2 Comments Catania, Customer Service, Italia, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

Customer Service Sicily My mobile phone broke down and obstinately refused to emit any noise when someone called.  I had

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Relocation Blog Travel in Italy 

Cefalù, Sicily

February 10, 2012October 5, 2016 JohnPBrady 2 Comments beaches in sicily, Cefalù, Italy, italy blog, John P. Brady, living abroad, Sicily

Cefalù’s beach with the mountain in the background   Arriving in Sicily: First stop Cefalù: On arrival in Trapani I immediately

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