I feel quite honored to be featured on Italytutto.com in its first blogger profile called Behind the Blog – Laura from Ciao Amalfi! I had a great time answering the fun and thought-provoking questions about my background, my life here on the Amalfi Coast, blogging, photography, the ...
Sunday Shout-out: Welcome back to Florence Katie!
Back in April I featured Katie from Olio di Olive e Sogni di Vino as one of my first Sunday Shout-outs. I wrote about how at that moment we were both dreaming of Italy, and how Katie was making plans to move back to Florence. Now I am so pleased to say that Katie is finally in ...
One Lovely Blog Award
Awhile back the lovely Katie from Olio di Oliva e Sogni di Vino shared with me the One Lovely Blog Award. What a sweet and thoughtful surprise. Grazie Katie! I would like to pass this award on to a selection of my lovely readers with lovely blogs who stop by often and leave me ...
A Day of Celebration in Atrani
Today is the feast day celebrating Saint Mary Magdalen, or Santa Maria Maddalena as she is called here in Italy. On the Amalfi Coast it is the biggest celebration of the year for the city of Atrani, just a hop, skip, and a jump from Amalfi. The Collegiata di S. Maria Maddalena ...
Tempting Tuesday: Touring Around Capri by Boat
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about taking a boat tour around the island of Capri and seeing the Arco Naturale. It was such a beautiful day that I just have to tempt all my lovely readers a little bit more. I also wanted to provide you with some of the details about the boat tour. ...
Sunday Shout-out: Lost in Sicilia
Photo from Lost in Sicilia I’m heading south in Italy this week to give a big Sunday Shout-out to a new friend and fellow blogger Karen at Lost in Sicilia. While her blog title suggests otherwise, we know from Karen’s fun and informative posts that she lives lives near Aci Castello ...
Summer Window Shopping in Anacapri
With lovely streets lined with flowers, designer boutiques, and tempting shops of all kinds, the island of Capri is certainly a shopper’s paradise. While I have to admit I am not much of a shopper in general, I just love walking up and down the streets of Capri and Anacapri ...
Ceramic Shopping in Ravello
The temperatures have gotten hot hot hot here on the Amalfi Coast, and everywhere you go you hear, “Fa caldo!” (It’s hot!) Despite the temperatures, I had some shopping to do, and headed to Ravello on Tuesday for market day. I found some lovely linen shorts that will be great ...
Out & About: Art Show in Amalfi
Walking through Amalfi the other day, I noticed this strange little sign advertising a mostra d’arte, an art show. Fortunately, I had a few moments to enjoy walking through this colorful and fun little exhibit of work by the artist Giuseppe Palermo, or Pepe, presented by the Presso ...
No Tempting Tuesday: Oggi Sciopero dei blogger
Today I’m participating in a nationwide sciopero (strike) protesting an Italian bill being debated in the government called the Alfano decree that will significantly impact the freedom of expression on the internet here in Italy. This American is not pleased. To learn more ...
