A round trip on American Airlines for $425 from Oklahoma City (OKC) to Milan, Italy (LIN) and then 3 flights (Approx. 100 euros) to go from Milan to Malta, Malta to Catania, and Catania back to Milan. Went with JR Hehnly and visited Mount Etna among other places. First time I had been on an active volcano!
We flew to Malta the first night, arriving in the evening. JR had booked a room on booking.com near the Central Train Station Centrali. The next day we had to take a bus to BGY Airport to fly BGY-MLA. We arrived into Malta in the evening and caught a cab to the hotel.
We stayed in the Hilton in Malta. This turned out to be an excellent choice. The balcony view in our room was pretty incredible and breakfast was amazing as well.
The next afternoon we flew to Catania on the island of Sicily. JR rented a car and we used it to drive up to Mount Etna, an active volcano. It was the first time either of us had ever been on an active volcano. It was also pretty cold.
We flew back to Milan that evening, then flew out of Milan the next day back to the United States. Everything went well until we got to Chicago. Ended up having to catch flights the next day to Charlotte then Oklahoma City. Thankfully, my friend Chrystal helped us out.
Duomo di MilanoCathedral in Milan, Italy
Duomo di MilanoMilan Cathedral pano
Duomo Milano
Sliema MaltaCaptain Morgan Cruises boat in Sliema
Valletta FerryOn the ferry boat from Sliema to Valletta
Streets of Malta
Auberge CastilleAuberge Castille in Valletta, Malta
Upper Barrakka GardensFountain in the Upper Barrakka Gardens
Saluting BatterySaluting Battery in Valletta, Malta
Saluting BatteryPano of the saluting battery
Overlooking Valletta
Next to the waterNear the water in Valletta, Malta
Cathedral of Sant'AgataCathedral of Sant'Agata in Catania, Sicily, Italy
Mount Etna
CataniaWide view of Catania
Cathedral of Sant'AgataCathedral of Sant'Agata in Catania, Sicily, Italy
Piazza universitàPiazza università in Catania, Italy
Castello UrsinoCastle in Catania, Sicily, Italy
Funivia Dell'EtnaOn the ski lift up to Etna
Volcano RimStanding atop a volcano rim on Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy
Me on Mount EtnaMount Etna in Catania, Sicily, Italy in January 2018
JR on Mount EtnaJR on top of Mount Etna with Catania and the Mediterranean Sea behind him
Mount EtnaUppermost part of Mount Etna, a pano.
Mount EtnaPano from the top of Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser and IT Professional (in that order) that lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ben works for a managed service provider with clients mostly based in the financial sector as a Linux Engineer. He has seen approximately 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national television networks. Ben has been to all 50 states and 19 countries and loves to travel. He has also installed weather forecast and display systems in multiple foreign countries. Ben lives with his cat Nacho.
