Ciao! I'm Laura.
  • Journal
  • About
  • Writing
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Journal
  • Books
  • Podcast
  • About
    • Writing
  • Contact

Ciao Amalfi

LIFESTYLE · June 24, 2012

All the Details of Daily Life

The older I get the more I realize that sometimes the only way to really understand something is to just sit with it for awhile. It's a quiet sort of thing, so different from the logical approach and  gargantuan analytical effort of my academic days. Some things have to come in through the heart ...

View the Post

WRITING · April 17, 2012

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall

I've been stuck lately working on a chapter in the novel. I know, it happens to writers all the time. The writing rarely flows continuously without a hiccup here or there to slow things down. Like the washboard surfaces on the dirt roads that were so much fun to ride my bike over when I was kid, I ...

View the Post

LIFESTYLE · March 29, 2011

Grateful Not Only for the Good Days

Last Thursday I was sitting in the sun in Amalfi and enjoying lunch outdoors overlooking the Marina Grande beach. There were a few brave souls making their way slowly out into the cold water and returning soon enough to lay in the warmth of the sun. Spring is just about to burst open here on the ...

View the Post

LIFESTYLE · March 23, 2011

Coming Home Again to Amalfi

One of the small pleasures of going away is coming home again. When you love the place where you live, it becomes like an old friend that you haven't seen in awhile. You notice, perhaps, how they're wearing their hair in a new way or the new glasses. With a town like Amalfi, it's the small details ...

View the Post

Trending Now

  • ciao-amalfi-winter-things-to-do Visiting the Amalfi Coast in the Winter – 5 Things You Need to Know
  • Amalfi Coast Beaches Colourful Sun Umbrellas at the Marina Grande Beach in Amalfi - Horizontal A Guide to the Beaches of Amalfi
  • Amalfi Coast Travel Positano Beach Spiagga Grande A Guide to the Beaches of Positano
  • Amalfi Coast Webcams New Live Streaming Webcams of Amalfi!

Ciao!

My name is Laura and the Amalfi Coast is my passion and my home. I’m a writer and photographer who is endlessly inspired by the incredible beauty of the Amalfi Coast. Welcome to Ciao Amalfi!

Ciao Amalfi

  • Journal
  • Moon Amalfi Coast
  • Newsletter
  • Contact

Amalfi Coast

  • Amalfi
  • Positano
  • Ravello
  • Amalfi Coast

Explore

  • Travel
  • History & Culture
  • Food & Drink
  • Shopping

Laura Thayer

  • About
  • Writing
  • Book Reviews
  • Work with Me

Latest on Instagram

Welcome November! Listen to the church bells ringi Welcome November! Listen to the church bells ringing for Ognissanti - All Saints Day - in #Amalfi.
Happy Halloween! For the spooky season, here’s a Happy Halloween! For the spooky season, here’s a mosaic from Axel Munthe’s house @villasanmichele in Anacapri. It’s a copy of a mosaic from Pompeii that would have originally been seen as something like a reminder to enjoy yourself it’s later than you think (as the old song goes).💀👻🎃
Wishing you a beautiful start to the week! Dayligh Wishing you a beautiful start to the week! Daylight savings time ended in Italy yesterday and I’m loving the extra hour of sunshine early in the morning. Especially with more rain on the way this week!
Early morning end of the season sunrise in Amalfi. Early morning end of the season sunrise in Amalfi. Too pretty not to share!
“I am out with lanterns looking for myself.” —Emily Dickinson

Results: mixed.

But The Travelers by @brunocesarcatalano in Amalfi has been extended to November 5, 2023. I wasn’t ready for them to travel on yet!
This morning I said my goodbyes to Bruno Catalano’s “Travelers” on my morning walk. Tomorrow I’m off to be a traveler myself and they’ll likely be gone by the time I’m back. They’ve been good company, but it’s time for them to move on to their next destination. 🧳
Sunday morning strolling in the sweet sunshine. Sunday morning strolling in the sweet sunshine.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Disclosure

Copyright © 2023 Ciao Amalfi · Theme by 17th Avenue