Within 4 hours, I have been in 4 countries. I arrived at Geneva from Gatwick airport at 11:30, and greeted by my friend Paola, with whom I have the following 2 weeks of holiday in Sicily. She is also the one driving me around in this island – a place from where her family came, and left for Switzerland in the 60s. From Geneva, we are driving down to Italy to board the ferry from Genoa to Palermo – a port north of Sicily island. The crossing takes 20 hours. The more direct driving route from Geneva, Switzerland to Genoa, ... (more)