Author Archives: Margie Miklas

About Margie Miklas

An award-winning author, Margie Miklas writes medical thrillers and travel memoirs about Italy, a place which has captured her passion for travel. She is also the creator and owner of the travel blog, Margie in Italy, and a contributing writer for an Italian-American newspaper. A retired critical-care nurse, she enjoys spending time with her family, including her three cats. Her favorite place is the beach, and she likes learning new computer skills, when she is not writing. A member of the Florida Writers Association, Margie makes her home in Florida.

New Site is Margie in Italy

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Margie Miklas

Updated Information This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. Ciao…It has come to my attention that this site still attracts … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy Travel | Tagged Award-Winning author, Margie in Italy, Margie Miklas | 3 Comments

Seaside Photos in Italy

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Margie Miklas

This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. Italy is a peninsula and also has two large islands, Sardinia and Sicily, plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Amalfi Coast, beach, beaches, Beaches in Italy, Italy blog, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, Levanto beaches, margieinitaly, photography, Photos, Portofino, Positano, San Remo, Sicily, travel, trip to italy, visit italy, writing | 13 Comments

Exploring Rome with a Local

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Margie Miklas

This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. Although I’ve visited the Eternal City on five previous occasions, I never had the … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian History, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL | Tagged Capitoline Hill, Exploring Rome, gelato, Insider Rome, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Photos, Rome, Rome with a local, rome's hills, solo travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy | 12 Comments

A Luxury Villa in Tuscany

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Margie Miklas

This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. Close your eyes and imagine yourself on a hillside in Tuscany, surrounded by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, TRAVEL | Tagged Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, italy travel blogs, Luisa Donati, luxury, Luxury Villa Tuscany, margieinitaly, Montestigliano, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, Tuscany, visit italy | 25 Comments

Italian Traditions of Today

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Margie Miklas

This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. When our ancestors left Italy in search of opportunity, and a better life, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italian traditions | Tagged genealogy, Italian traditions, italy travel blogs, lifeinitaly, tradition | 32 Comments

Walking in Italy – Streets, Staircases and Hills

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Most of Italy is mountainous or hilly at the very least, so plan on walking a lot when traveling to Bella Italia. On average, I walk a minimum of five miles a day and many times it’s closer to eight … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged fitness, hills, hills in Italy, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, photography, solo travel, staircases, travel, travel planning, travel writing, Treasure Coast SWriters Guild, trip to italy, visit italy, walking, writing | 10 Comments

Photo Collage from Venice ~ Italy Travel

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Italy travel is on the rise and Venice is a favorite travel destination. Its beloved nickname of La Serenissima, seems to be going by the wayside though, as the city becomes congested with tourists. Venice is one of my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL | Tagged Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, travel, Venice | 28 Comments

Mammoni and Mammismo – An Italian Lifestyle

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Six years ago I wrote a post titled Mammoni – Mamma’s Boys in Italy and today it ranks as my most popular post. Mammoni, a term applied to single Italian men who live at home with their mothers sometimes into their … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Writing | Tagged bachelor, family, Goodfellas, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italian mamas, Italian men, Italian mothers, Italians, Italy, Mammismo, Mammoni, relationships, single men | 2 Comments

The Gift of Positano

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Margie Miklas

If you told me I could click my heels three times and I’d be in Positano, I wouldn’t have to think about it. My answer would be “Yes, please, right now.” Since I don’t live in a fantasy land and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Made in Italy, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Amalfi Coast, art, Artist, author, Italy travel, Lois Patton, margieinitaly, photography, Positano, Ralph Patton, travel, writer | 22 Comments

A Video View of Positano and the Amalfi Coast Road

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Margie Miklas

For all the times I’ve tried to describe the Amalfi Coast road, I could never really adequately explain what this short video shows so clearly. A classic example of “show, don’t tell.” Thank you, Coastal Living Instagram, for posting this … Continue reading →