Tag Archives: Maiori

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 →

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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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Life in Italy

Posted on June 12, 2016 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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Travel Tips for Visiting Sicily

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Margie Miklas

Sicily is  one of the most fascinating and beautiful places in Italy. “If you haven’t seen Sicily you haven’t seen Italy. Sicily is where the soul of Sicily is.” – Goethe The Sicilian people are also some of the friendliest … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips for Visiting the Amalfi Coast in Italy

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Margie Miklas

The Amalfi Coast is  one of the most stunning places in Italy. I could describe this stretch of coastline in so many ways: beautiful, magnificent, captivating, appealing, alluring, gorgeous, and wonderful. As you know by now, the Amalfi Coast is … Continue reading →

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Driving Along the Amalfi Coast – A Video

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Margie Miklas

One of my favorite Italian blogs, Once in a Lifetime Travel, featured this great video today about driving in Italy and particularly along the Amalfi Coast, so I am reposting it. It really shows it exactly how it is. And … Continue reading →

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New Fiat Commercial “Immigrants” and Amalfi Coast

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Margie Miklas

I absolutely love this new commercial from Fiat! As you can probably tell this commercial was most definitely filmed on the Amalfi Coast, particularly in Maiori, where I have stayed and also the towns of Positano, Atrani, Maiori, Minori and … Continue reading →

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Driving on the Amalfi Coast

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Margie Miklas

May 20 Gaetano’s directions to the Amalfi Coast Road were perfect and as long as I followed signs that said Costiera Amalfitana, I was in the right spot. Only once did I end up going the wrong way on a … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Maiori

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Margie Miklas

Thursday June 2 Today was a warm sunny day so I went to the beach. Since it’s a holiday, more local people were there and I loved watching them. The young men, maybe 18 or 20 years old, were singing. … Continue reading →

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Capri

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Margie Miklas

Tuesday May 31 I took an early bus to Amalfi and from the took the boat to Capri. The views of the Amalfi Coast, and particularly Positano, were spectacular from this vantage point. On approach to the island of Capri, … Continue reading →

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