Italy - A Postcard from Taormina, Sicily in February
A short trip to Sicily Isola Bella Bit of a 'senior moment' I'm afraid. I thought the plane was leaving at 09:30 so we planned to leave for Luton Airport at 04:45. Plenty of time, no stress. I was just shutting down the computer on leaving when I noticed the calendar was showing Flight departure was at 07:45. Cue Panic! With NO traffic the driving time from Poole is over 2 hours. So not much time to park the car and get through security before the gate closure at 07:15! Thankfully, and remarkably, we had a superb drive up. Don't think I had to apply the brakes once between Bournemouth and Luton. We haven't used Luton Airport for about 10 years. It's not the tidiest of airports. Whereas most are surrounded by green space, Luton Airport is plonked on an industrial estate. The planes look like they are parked on the roadside. Anyway, we spotted the Long Term Parking in the wintry gloom, quickly found a space, and ran for the Bus Stop. Passports and boardi