When I took a teaching job in Ragusa, Sicily in 2002, little did I know that the Baroque hill town would throw a giant hook in my heart, reeling me back to the island again and again. Now I'm at work on Kissing Sicilians, the story of how I learned to do things the Sicilian way: eat abundantly, laugh avidly, and kiss copiously.

Check this out: Jann wins 4 Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing for chapters from Kissing Sicilians at travelerstales.com