From the bedroom window I could see just the tip top of a mimosa with its bright yellow blooms bringing the first colors of spring. It was such a tease. Today with the brilliant blue sky I couldn't stand it any longer. I turned off the burner under the pasta sauce bubbling away for lunch, grabbed my ...
My Blue Heaven
Last week the most remarkably normal thing happened. I went for a walk in Amalfi with my husband. Normal because we've done that together countless times over the past eight years. Remarkable because it was the first time we've done that since last autumn when he got sick. While his recovery process ...
Book Review | Dream of Venice
Very few readers of Ciao Amalfi will know that the first spot I visited in Italy was Venice. After dreaming of traveling to Italy for years, my first big trip to Europe and to Italy took me to Venice - and only Venice. With just a side visit to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello. (What did you expect ...
Home Again on the Amalfi Coast
I wish I could say that I woke up to this stunning sunrise yesterday morning, because that would have meant I had slept on the flight from Atlanta to Rome. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful sight watching the first signs of morning and enjoying this striking pink surprise somewhere over France. I've ...
Italy Magazine Blogger Awards | Ciao Amalfi Nominated as Best Travel Blog!
What a joy to find out that Ciao Amalfi has been shortlisted as the Best Travel Blog in the popular Italy Magazine Blogger Awards. Thank you to everyone who nominated Ciao Amalfi! Now the voting is open for the shortlisted blogs to see who will win. It would be a tremendous honor to win this award ...
Winter Rest on the Amalfi Coast
I don't get the winter blues as the change of seasons just feels right to me. I enjoy watching the way the light shifts and the color palette of nature takes on more muted hues. Gone are the bright bursts of orange beach umbrellas against the expansive blue sky, the brilliant glow of hot pink ...
The Golden Hour
Amalfi glows in the evening light. This is true all year long, but it's especially so during the golden hour just before sunset in the winter. Looking east, the cascade of buildings above the Hotel Luna watchtower take on a gorgeous hue. If I could paint, I would sit up here in the evenings and ...
Si Accettano Miracoli – Now in Theaters!
Today is the day! Oh, yeah, new year and all that jazz. But today is also the release in Italy of "Si Accettano Miracoli," the movie by Alessandro Siani that was filmed on the Amalfi Coast last spring. Now I know that a lot of you reading this will be sad that you can't see it right away, but do ...
Tanti Auguri di Buon Anno!
On the Amalfi Coast we said goodbye to 2014 with a blanket of snow. It was the chance to reflect on the beautiful moments and the challenging moments from this year and look ahead to the year to come. From this small, snowy corner of the world to wherever this finds you, I wish you a happy 2015 full ...
Snow on the Amalfi Coast!
We woke up to the most beautiful surprise this morning. Snow on the Amalfi Coast! What an incredible way to remember the last day of 2014. While we occasionally get snow up in the mountains during the winter, I could tell this was a special snow. I could see snow on the beach in Atrani and snow by ...
