Last week I was invited by Katie Greenaway over at Olio di Oliva e Sogni di Vino to write about one of my favorite photos. I chose this one from my trip to Florence last May, because it reminds me of the beautiful moments I spent watching the city come to life each morning. If you're looking for ...
Photo Friday: A Kiss on Ischia
Walking down a pretty street in Ischia Porto on the island of Ischia, this sensual terracotta panel caught my eye. How could it not? It was positioned on the corner of light yellow colored building, and in the meltingly hot sun it seemed particularly passionate. With cooler autumn weather just ...
Photo Friday: Pieces of Pompeii
At the end of August, I visited the archaeological ruins of Pompeii on a strangely quiet day. It was hot, enough to melt in the dusty ruins, which may have been keeping the crowds away. I spent a few hours wandering around on my own, poking my head into whatever was open, staring ...
Photo Friday: A Passing Glimpse of Amalfi
Sometimes I think a partial view can be even more alluring than a total or unobstructed view. It taps into that feeling of excitement that comes from peeking through a keyhole or a garden gate into another world—perhaps forbidden—just beyond. That’s how I felt recently when I caught this ...
Photo Friday: With Love from the Amalfi Coast
Earlier this week I shared some photographs I took this summer at the Santa Croce beach in Amalfi, one of my favorite spots on the Amalfi Coast. This picture is from the same day, but is very special to me. I have a knack for finding heart-shaped rocks here on the Amalfi Coast, ...
Tempting Tuesday: A Day at the Santa Croce Beach, Amalfi
This summer it has been a real treat to travel around the world visiting a new beach every Tuesday. We’ve been to both Long Beach Island, New Jersey and the La Maremma beach in Tuscany, Italy with Lisa Fantino. We saw the beautiful Giannella beach in Argentario, Tuscany with Katie ...
Photo Friday: Royal Clipper in Amalfi
Summer in Amalfi brings with it some of the most beautiful cruise boats, which stop in Amalfi’s harbor for a day or two. The most extraordinary is the Royal Clipper, the largest fully-rigged sailing ship in the world. With five masts and 42 sails, everyone in Amalfi stops to stare ...
Photo Friday: Ischia Still Life
Last month I visited the island of Ischia for the first time. As the largest island in the Bay of Naples, one day is only enough to get a taste of the Isola Verde, or Green Island. Wandering around the town of Ischia Porto, this mural showing the distinctive Castello Aragonese and ...
Photo Friday: Sorrento in Blue
Last week I took the jet from Amalfi to Sorrento for the first time. Boarding the boat at 5pm, we chased toward the setting sun along the Amalfi Coast before passing the tip at Punta Campanella. Capri in the evening sunshine is glorious. But the jet resisted its allure and stayed ...
Photo Friday: Mediterranean Beauty
For several years now I’ve been admiring this rooftop view looking out over the Bay of Salerno from Ravello. It’s surely a little slice of heaven! The intensely blue sea, simple white architecture and warm terracotta tiles are the very essence of Mediterranean beauty. Happy ...
Photo Friday: Rainbow over Ravello
It’s hardly rained at all over the past month, but when a good summer rain arrives it usually means we’re in store for a beautiful rainbow. Earlier this week I spotted this one, which arched all the way over Ravello and seemed to dip down into the sea. In Italian a rainbow is ...
Photo Friday: Sea of Blue Umbrellas in Atrani
Who doesn’t like photographs? Who doesn’t like Fridays? So what’s not to love about a new Amalfi Coast Photo Friday series on Ciao Amalfi?! This time of year it seems I have my camera out just about every day taking shots of religious festivals, summer events, beautiful scenery or ...
