Vanchella Vagabonds

We recently stayed for 3 weeks in a tiny house in St. Leonard's, East Sussex, England. This is a small seaside town in the southeast of England.  The apartment is attached to an old Victorian home that the owners, John and James, have been restoring for the past 18 months. The apartment is about 360 square feet with an additional small outdoor seating area reserved for the guests.  I've enjoyed a few lie downs on the bench, staring at the clouds (and maybe a nap too). We've dined al fresco a few times. The apartment is very thougtfully designed. Although most of their guests are here for a short trip (James kept saying, "We've never had anyone stay this long before."), the unit definitely has everything needed for long-term stays, and it is a liveable tiny house. The secret I believe (and you'll guess this if you've read my other Tiny House Living posts) is ... the Murphy Bed! Not having space taken up by a bed, as well as the attached (fairly comforta...

  We dedicated the months of April and May for an exploration of Sicily. Our primary goal was to visit some of the towns that are on our list for potential retirement destinations. Our secondary goal was to visit John's two ancestral home towns, Alcamo and Augusta, with the hope of meeting some cousins in person. And, thirdly, we wanted to experience some of the beautiful sights in Sicily. Since the secondary goal was so special and meaningful, we've chosen to write about it in separate blog posts. I promise they are coming. As well, our more toursit-oriented activities are also found in existing or future blog posts. So this blog focuses on the potential retirement towns we visited, as well as some experiences and observations about life in Sicily.  (If you want to read about our upcoming plans for the next few months, jump down to the section called What's Next.) The Retirement Town Hunt The towns we visited circled in red. Black for reference points. Isole delle Femmine ...