You might think that with so many tempting beaches on the Amalfi Coast that I wouldn’t dream of traveling anywhere else to hit the beach in Italy. But I have to admit that the white, sandy beaches of Tuscany have always been alluring to me. Especially this time of year when the massive Amalfi Coast ...
GO! Overseas picks Ciao Amalfi as #2 Blog in Italy!
Yesterday morning I woke up to wonderful surprise in my email inbox! Ciao Amalfi was selected by the great website GO! Overseas as #2 in their list of Top 10 Italy Blogs. A tremendous resource for information on teaching, studying and volunteering abroad, it is a real honor to be selected by ...
Tempting Tuesday: Sizzlin’ Soverato with Cherrye from My Bella Vita
It’s been many months now since I put a hold on my Tempting Tuesday series, where I weekly tempted you with a beautiful spots, off the tourist track places to visit, interesting churches and monuments, and beautiful beaches here on the Amalfi Coast. I am very happy to announce that I am relaunching ...
Beyond Rome…
Ever wonder how I ended up here on the Amalfi Coast? Want to know about a couple of my favorite restaurants? Well, click right on over and read my interview Beyond Rome with Laura on the Amalfi Coast on the BrowsingRome.com website. This is one of my new favorite Italy travel websites, so ...
Travel Inspirations: A visit to the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi
Sometimes it’s hard to put into words how the places we live and travel to become a part of who we are. I’ve been enjoying the Travel Inspirations series here on Ciao Amalfi, because it’s given us all a chance to hear tales from some great travel writers around the web. Last week Cherrye Moore told ...
Travel Inspirations: Looking Further Than Your Own Backyard
So far in our Travel Inspirations series we’ve been all over the world, including Italy with Robin Locker, to England & Italy with Lisa Fantino, to sunny Naxos, Greece with Mike Sowden, to Hiroshima with Abigail King and Australia’s Gold Coast with Cecil Lee. We’ve heard tales of ...
Finding “Real” Italy in Venice & Naples
Over the past month I’ve been honored to have some of my favorite writers around the internet stopping by with guest posts, and this Sunday I have a special treat for Italy fans. Jessica Spiegel, the Italy expert at WhyGo Italy, will share some of her travel stories about two of her favorite ...
Travel Inspirations: The World is Just a Passport Away
Some of us were stamped “traveler” when we were born, and couldn’t wait for the day when we could pack the suitcase, grab the passport and head out for adventures around the world. My good friend Lisa Fantino at Wanderlust Women Travel and I were certainly marked from an early age as ...
Spreading the Love…
Thanks to the new Travel Inspirations Series here on Ciao Amalfi, I’ve had some of my favorite writers around the blogosphere stopping by and sharing some of the places around the world (and here in Italy, too!) that have inspired them. Keep watching in the coming weeks for some great new additions ...
Travel Inspirations: How Traveling to Italy Inspired Me to Change my Lifestyle
If you’re just stopping by, be sure to check out the other posts in this series where we’ve been off to Naxos, Greece with Mike Sowden, Hiroshima with Abigail King and Australia’s Gold Coast with Cecil Lee. This week the Travel Inspirations series brings us back home to bella Italia ...
Spring Blossoms on the Amalfi Coast
This week has been the classic mix of the rain showers and glorious sunshine that herald the arrival of Spring. This is the time of year I don’t mind not having a car or scooter as walking becomes even more pleasurable an experience than usual here. Over the past few weeks I’ve made one of my ...
Sunday Shout-out: Italytutto.com
I know most of you who read this blog are big fans of Italy, and you probably already have a few (or more!) of your favorite Italy blogs you visit regularly. Well, be prepared to find more! This week I want to give a big, boisterous Italian-style Sunday Shout-out to ...