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A Video View of Positano and the Amalfi Coast Road
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
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Road Trip, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL
Tagged amafi coast, Amalfi Coast, books, Coastal Living, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, everyday life in italy, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy travel, Life in Italy, Maiori, margieinitaly, Positano, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, video, view, visit italy
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Life on the Amalfi Coast of Italy
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
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing
Tagged Amalfi Coast, books, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, exercise, fitness, hiking, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Maiori, photography, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, walking, writing
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Going to Italy to Write
I will be leaving for Italy in less than a month and my main purpose in going this time is to spend time in a beautiful peaceful setting to relax and to write. The Amalfi Coast, and specifically, Positano is … Continue reading
Posted in Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL, Writing
Tagged books, inspiration, margieinitaly, ocean, solo travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, writing
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Life in Italy
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
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing
Tagged Amalfi Coast, books, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, everyday life in italy, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy travel, Life in Italy, Maiori, margieinitaly, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy
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Book Winners Announced – Congratulations!!!
Thank you to everyone who participated in my blog follower contest!!! 15 lucky winners have been selected at random and it’s time to announce the winners! The first five people selected at random have won an autographed copy of my … Continue reading
Celebration Time with a BOOK GIVEAWAY
Yay! It’s celebration time and I am announcing a BOOK GIVEAWAY as a THANK YOU to all of you! My blog has reached a milestone with over 200,000 hits and almost 9,000 followers now. So to celebrate this, I am … Continue reading
Posted in Italy Travel, TRAVEL, Writing
Tagged Book GIveaway, books, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Contest, giveaway, Italy Photos, margieinitaly, Memoir, Memoirs of a Solo Traveler - My Love Affair with Sicily, My Love Affair with Sicily, photography, Photos, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, writing
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Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast – Official Book Release
Ciao amici! It’s official! Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast has been published! From the pulsating streets of Naples to the relaxing vistas of the Amalfi Coast, people, places, and traditions embody the spirit of Campania. The distinctive photography … Continue reading
Top 7 Excuses People Use Not to Buy Books
As a writer, I enjoy writing a whole lot more than selling or marketing my books. I am sure this is true for most writers, yet books do not sell themselves, so promoting and marketing becomes part of the process. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged book marketing, book promotion, book sales, Book Signings, books, excuses, travel writing, writing
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Back from the Florida Writers Conference
Oct 30, 2014 After three weeks in Italy, I returned home to Florida on Tuesday. Two days later I repacked my bag and left for Orlando to attend my first writers’ conference. The timing was not the best since I … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged books, Florida Writers Association, Royal Palm Literary Award, travel writing, writers conferences, writing
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Surprise for a Writer
July 13 – Some days are better than others – for everyone. This is a simple fact of life and everyone knows it. And yesterday fell in the “better than others” category for me. When my day was almost over … Continue reading
