Buona Pasqua! Happy Easter!As the fates would have it (or, more specifically, graduate school), I have missed Easter in Italy the past two years, and this year I am spending Easter with family in the States. I am looking forward to experiencing one of Italy's most important holidays next year! This ...
Archives for April 2009
Laura Thayer In Italy Expat Spotlight
Have you ever wondered how I ended up here on the Amalfi Coast? Someday I will have to write the story instead of just saying again and again that it would make a good book. In the meantime, many thanks to the friendly folks over at Expatify.com who included me yesterday in their Expat Spotlight ...
How to Save Money while on Holiday on the Amalfi Coast
Are you planning a trip to Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast in the coming year, but are worried it might be out of your price range? Think again! Here are five tips to help you save money and get the best out of your visit to Italy’s famed coastline.With the current economic crunch, it can never hurt ...
Helping Hands for Abruzzo
A dog of a Spanish rescue teamsearches through rubble in L'Aquilain central Italy on Wednesday.(Luca Bruno/Associated Press)As the rescue crews continue to work hard in Abruzzo and we hear hour by hour more tragic news, I am comforted by seeing the quick and massive response around the internet ...
Tempting Tuesday: Stunning Sunsets on the Amalfi Coast
I am sure many of you are already aware of the severe earthquake that struck the region of Abruzzo, northeast of Rome, very early Monday morning. I have been devastated watching the footage on the videos and seeing the photographs. It is just devastating. (If you are looking for more information on ...
Sunday Shout-out: Olio di Oliva e Sogni di Vino
Florence, ItalyPhoto by Katie GreenawayOn this snowy Sunday in Nebraska, I am certainly dreaming of a beautiful blue sky over bella Italia. I know I am not the only one this morning having those types of dreams! While I dream of the Amalfi Coast, there are many travelers, writers, and expats out ...
A Romantic Day in Amalfi
While I am off exploring the prairie lands, you can head over to the Venere.com Travel Blog and read a short article I wrote the day before San Valentino titled A Romantic Day in Amalfi. It is my idea of how to spend a perfect romantic day in Amalfi. Start with a trip to the beach, enjoy white wine ...
Greetings from the Heartland of America
Mt. VesuviusCiao a tutti! I am writing now from Nebraska, the heartland of America, where I was born and where I have just arrived for a Springtime visit with family. So perhaps I should say, "Howdy partner!" I will be traveling around the midwest for the next couple of weeks, but I will keep the ...
Pesce d’aprile
www.copyright-free-pictures.org.ukApril 1st is a day of trickery and shenanigans around the world, and Italy is no exception. In Italy, instead of an April Fool's trick, you play a trick that makes someone the pesce d'aprile, or literally the fish of April. Sounds pretty silly, doesn't it? That's ...