Tag Archives: Sicily

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This site is no longer current.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

Views of Italy – Photo of the Day

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Italy is a photographer’s dream, with views to die for everywhere I go. So to choose one place where the view is a favorite is impossible…Enjoy just a few of my most memorable scenes from my travels to Bella … Continue reading →

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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

Winter Storms Blanket Italy in Snow

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Snow at Greek Theatre in Taormina, Sicily by @giovannicappuccino Winter has definitely arrived in Italy, and the frigid temperatures and yes, even nevicata, snowfall, has reached the mezzogiorno, as far south as Sicily, even at low altitudes, along the coast. … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy News, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL | Tagged Italy, Italy News, Italy Photos, Italy travel, nevicata, Puglia, Sicily, snow, snow in Italy, snowfall, Taormina, visit italy, weather | 33 Comments

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 →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Eredi Jovon, Felice anno nuovo, fireworks, friendship, Grazie, Happy New Year, Happy New Year 2017, Hotel Pupetto, Hotel Villa Schuler, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italy travel, Kimi Sicilian Gourmet, margieinitaly, Monica cesarato, Positano, Postcardz from Victoria, Puglia, Sicily, Thank you, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, Tripping Sicily, Venice, Villa Britannia, visit italy, White Almond – Private Sicily, writing | 11 Comments

Italian Way of Life – Photo of the Day

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Margie Miklas

This older Sicilian couple captured my heart as I walked behind them in Trapani one evening during passeggiata, the traditional evening stroll in Italy. They seem to understand what so many of us forget, that spending time together is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Travel, TRAVEL | Tagged elderly, Italia, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, italian way of life, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, life, love, margieinitaly, Passeggiata, photo of the day, photography, Photos, relatiionships, Sicilian, Sicily, Trapani, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy | 24 Comments

Sicily Road Trip #2SicilianGals Part 3

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Margie Miklas

Here we are in Sicilia! These #2SicilianGals certainly made the most of our ten days in Sicily on our European road trip in Sicily. (Thank you Auto Europe) There is no way to write about all the places we saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian History, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Road Trip, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL | Tagged #2SicilianGals, Agrigento, Auto Europe, Cannoli, driving in Italy, european road trip, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Montalbano, Nicosia, pizza, road trip, SICILIAN ROAD TRIP, Sicily, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, Unesco, visit italy | 9 Comments

Sicily Road Trip #2SicilianGals

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Margie Miklas

Ciao from Sicilia! After seven days into our road trip in Sicily, these #2SicilianGals have put on close to 2000 km on our rental car (Thanks Auto Europe). Victoria and I have traveled from the northwest corner of Sicily to … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Road Trip, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL | Tagged #2SicilianGals, Auto Europe, Cannoli, driving in Italy, european road trip, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Palermo, pizza, road trip, SICILIAN ROAD TRIP, Sicily, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy | 6 Comments

Sicily Road Trip #2SicilianGals Palermo to Trapani

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Margie Miklas

Andiamo a Sicilia! #2SicilianGals begin our European road trip in Sicily. After arriving in Palermo and retrieving our rental car at Palermo Airport, formerly known as formerly Punta Raisi Airport, Victoria and I are hitting the road. First stop some … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Road Trip, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL | Tagged #2SicilianGals, Auto Europe, Cannoli, cannolim sea, driving in Italy, european road trip, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Mediterranean Sea, Palermo, pizza, road trip, SICILIAN ROAD TRIP, Sicily, Trapani, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy | 7 Comments

Giardini-Naxos: Where the Locals Go in Sicily

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Margie Miklas

The small seaside Sicilian town of Giardini-Naxos is not well-known but it is situated on the Ionian Sea, just below the very popular resort city of Taormina. It is a beautiful stretch of beach and has lots of great reasonably … Continue reading →