After hearing the weather predictions for this week, we never expected such a glorious day with sunshine and bright blue skies for Valentine's Day. What a pleasant surprise ... the perfect setting for love! After lunch in Amalfi we were strolling along the port and I recalled an email a reader sent ...
The New Year
The beginning of a new year is always a special time - for reflection, for a pause in the hubbub of daily life and for hope for the year ahead. Even though it's just one of the many days each year, it still feels something like a blank canvas or that crisp, empty page of a new notebook. Boy there's ...
Christmas Eve Fireworks in Amalfi
If you've spent time exploring the little side streets and alleys in Amalfi, you'll have quickly learned that there are a lot of stairs to get pretty much anywhere. A lot. Late on Christmas Eve we worked off the big dinner by climbing about 200 steps to meet some good friends for a drink while ...
Happy Thanksgiving from the Amalfi Coast!
On this Thanksgiving Day we woke up to find a beautiful sunny morning after nearly a week of overcast, windy and rainy weather. What a way to start the day, with a lovely reminder of how much there is to be grateful for each and every morning! For all of my family and friends celebrating in America ...
Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare | Amalfi 2012
Every four years a very special day happens in Amalfi. There are many days to be in Amalfi, but this is the day to be in Amalfi. The distinctive Amalfi blue flags with white crosses are the first sign that something special is about to happen. The city is festooned with the beautiful flags leading ...
Happy Holidays from the Amalfi Coast!
This is my third Christmas on the Amalfi Coast, and each year I fall in love just a little bit more with the holiday celebrations, decorations and season in Italy. The simple beauty of Christmas and time with family seem somehow less adulterated by the commercialism of America. I was pleased to see ...
Giving Thanks
There's no better day than Thanksgiving to stop and spend a moment with my word for the year ... reflect. This has been a tremendous year, and I am grateful for so many things. I'd love to take just a moment to give my thanks to the new friends I've made this year and to my dear friends who have ...
We are who came before us.
Today is All Souls Day in Italy, a day traditionally spent with family and visiting the cemetery to leave flowers and prayers for your family and friends. As a dear friend of mine recently said, "We are who came before us." Wise words in their simplicity. My thoughts today are with my family and ...
Buon Ferragosto from the Amalfi Coast!
Yesterday I took a quick hop over to Positano, which was filled with a festive air in preparation for the Ferragosto celebrations last night and today. As the bright balloons floated in the sea breeze, I looked up to see the colorful dome of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, seeming to catch both ...
Photo Friday: Pasqua in Amalfi
There have been many special events taking place in Amalfi over the past week for la Settimana Santa, or Holy Week, leading up to Easter this Sunday. Pasqua (Easter) in Italy is an important religious holiday, and almost every town—small or large—has events for Venerdì Santo (Holy Friday). For more ...
Buon Carnevale 2011!
It's Carnevale time in Italy, and for the first time in two years I'm missing Carnival on the Amalfi Coast due to my travels in America. While I'm not a big fan of the dressing up or dodging silly string wars going on between the local kids (or wondering where all that confetti ends up ...), I don't ...
Buon Natale from the Amalfi Coast!
This week instead of Photo Friday, a little music seemed like a fun way to celebrate this Christmas Eve day. Here's one of my favorites by Nat King Cole to get you in the (Italian) Christmas spirit! Buon Natale means Merry Christmas to you. Buon Natale to everyone Happy New Year and lots of ...
