Writing to you today about the Dictionary of Bliss… ever heard of it?
Maybe not? – mmm, well– It’s not really an official thing. I like to think of it as an internal resource for the external things that inspire us to feel most alive and most happy.
Perhaps you’ve got something like that stashed away in the recesses of your mind? Truths you live for? Heart-ticking stuff.
I mean, we all have things that really trigger positive emotion…my dictionary has words like twilight, quiet walks, and porcini risotto. It’s a catalog of sorts, informed by happy moments, personal curiosities, expansive landscapes and cozy corners.
I have to tell you that when I ventured to Sicily for the first time, my inner dictionary totally exploded with entries. Here’s a few faves for you:
History, cuisine, thermal waters, tectonics, and waaaay more.
If you’re happiness-oriented and regionally-curious, you might want to put Sicily and the Aeolian Islands on your “next up” map in 2026.
It’s ferociously amazing — with teeth and everything — (in a-sipping-wine-on-the-slopes-of-Etna bright smile kinda way). It’s ancient, varied, and brewed in tradition.
— she’s very generous.
One minute you feel like you could be on a Greek Island, the next, you might as well be at the market in Marrakech. Sicily has lived many past lives, and we at Italian Fix have carefully replicated our favorite moments in her cities, towns, and islands, to stitch together a beyond gorgeous itinerary for your 2026 adventures.
Do you like the idea of cruising on a boat through the Aeolian Islands? Clear water, steep cliffs, and secluded black sand beaches are the perfect backdrop for radical self-care..
When you step off the dock and onto a swaying boat, you’ll be in flow. Right away your shoulders will relax. Pretty soon the wind will be blowing your hair back (and all your stress away).
I think you’ll love these words as much as I do: Turquoise water, picturesque coves, floating.