We've been hearing about the recent activity of the volcano at Mt. Etna. Have the earthquakes & lava flows adversely affected anyone traveling in the area or on the Rick Steve's "Best of Sicily" tour?
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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
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Rick Steves guide Sarah Murdoch posted this on her FB page on Dec 26:
"Reality Check
A note about the eruption and earthquake in Sicily: don’t believe everything you read. Sicily is fine. No deaths reported, and isolated damage. Etna erupts regularly, this is not weird. This particular eruption was a flank or side eruption (hasn’t happened for 10 years) but was not in a populated area and hasn’t endangered anyone. And there is NO connection between Krakatoa and Etna eruptions!"
https://www.facebook.com/adventureswithsarah/
One of the tours she does is Sicily.
Posted by
OP
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Excellent news. Thanks, Sarah!
Posted by
OP
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...and Pam!
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
13934 posts
Hahaha...you are welcome! If you haven't followed her blog or FB page, you should do so if you are signing up for the RS Sicily tour! She's fun to read anyway, even if you are not going to Sicily.