Category Archives: Writing

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This site is no longer current.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

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

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

The Next Step in the Writing Process

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Many of you know that I’ve been working on my first novel, and now I’ve reached the next step in the writing process. For the past few weeks, my manuscript has been in the capable hands of my editor, Susan … Continue reading →

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The Faraglioni Rocks of Capri

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Emerging out of the depths of the Tyrrhenian Sea are mammoth rock formations. I experience a magical moment when I first see the towering “sea stacks” located at the southern end of the island of Capri. They cause me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian History, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged amafi coast, Books about Italy, Campania, Capri, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, faraglioni Rocks, Italian culture, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Naples, photography, tliravel-planning, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, Tyrhennian sea, visit italy, writing | 20 Comments

Sailing in Sicily Around Taormina

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Who hasn’t dreamed of sailing around Sicily? A few months ago, at the end of my Sicilian road trip with Victoria De Maio as #2SicilianGals, I had the opportunity to enjoy the scenic coast of Taormina from the Ionian Sea … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Road Trip, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Made in Italy, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged #2SicilianGals, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Kimi Sicilian Gourmet, margieinitaly, photo of the day, photography, relaxation, sailboat, sailing, Sicily, Sun Odyssey, Taormina, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, Tripping Sicily, Villa Britannia, visit italy, White Almond Sicily | 11 Comments

What Have I Learned From the Italian People

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Every time I visit Italy I learn something new from the Italian people. Certain aspects of life in Italy have made an indelible mark in my mind, changing my perspective on life in many ways. Maybe more than anything else, … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Made in Italy, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Photos, solo travel, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, writing | 23 Comments

Life on the Amalfi Coast of Italy

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Daily life on the Amalfi Coast can be challenging, but this robust Italian smiles as he easily climbs more than three hundred steps to and from work every day. Seventy-three years young, Crescenzo is the caretaker of an abandoned castle … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2017 – Some Thoughts

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Margie Miklas

As I look back on 2016, I feel blessed and thankful for so many reasons. First, and most important, I am thankful to have my health, as I realize that others battle with physical and mental health challenges daily. I … Continue reading →