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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 →

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 →

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 | 11 Comments

Going to Italy to Write

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Margie Miklas

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 | 52 Comments

Life in Italy

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Margie Miklas

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 | 12 Comments

Book Winners Announced – Congratulations!!!

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Margie Miklas

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 →

Posted in Writing | Tagged books, Books about Italy, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Contest, giveaway, Italy, Italy books, memoirs of a solo traveler - My love affair with Italy, My Love Affair with Sicily, Winners | 12 Comments

Celebration Time with a BOOK GIVEAWAY

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Margie Miklas

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 | 74 Comments

Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast – Official Book Release

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Margie Miklas

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 →

Posted in Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Amalfi Coast, Amazon, author, Book Release, books, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Discover Napoli Destinations, Naples, Positano, Sailing and Sea, writing | 20 Comments

Top 7 Excuses People Use Not to Buy Books

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Margie Miklas

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 | 38 Comments

Back from the Florida Writers Conference

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Margie Miklas

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 | 17 Comments

Surprise for a Writer

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Margie Miklas

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 →