# Ciao Amalfi Ciao Amalfi is your window to the Amalfi Coast - past and present. Life, lore, local tips & more. Page: Feed: --- ## [May glides onward into June](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/may-glides-onward-into-june) _2026-05-31 · Laura Thayer_ Looking back on a cherry blossom pilgrimage to the Eternal City. ## [Winter of (dis)Content](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/winter-of-discontent) _2026-01-31 · Laura Thayer_ Discursions in Amalfi and through Italy with Osbert Sitwell. ## [The Daily Journey of Reading](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/the-daily-journey-of-reading) _2025-12-31 · Laura Thayer_ How a year spent with one book turned into literary wanderings, unexpected discoveries, and inspiration for 2026. ## ["Life is short, and art is long." Go see the volcanoes.](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/life-is-short-and-art-is-long-go) _2025-09-28 · Laura Thayer_ More Italian travels with H.W. Longfellow in 1828. Bonus: 19th-century tips on how not to be a tourist. ## [Rome in Midsummer with Longfellow](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/rome-in-midsummer-with-longfellow) _2025-08-31 · Laura Thayer_ "Mighty is the spirit of the past, amid the ruins of the Eternal City!" ## [Head South with Moon Southern Italy](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/head-south-with-moon-southern-italy) _2025-05-31 · Laura Thayer_ The second edition of "Moon Southern Italy with Sicily, Puglia, Naples & the Amalfi Coast" is here – just in time for summer travel! ## [My Trip to England in Seven Bookshops](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/my-trip-to-england-in-seven-bookshops) _2025-04-26 · Laura Thayer_ Let's make every day Independent Bookstore Day – all over the world! ## [Moments of Daffodil Perfection](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/moments-of-daffodil-perfection) _2025-03-30 · Laura Thayer_ Sending you a bright burst of spring with Georgianna Lane's new book all about my favorite flower. ## [Out of Season in Amalfi](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/out-of-season-in-amalfi) _2025-02-25 · Laura Thayer_ Leaning into the joys of off-season travel. ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xFqK53GeM0Ab) _2025-02-25 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Sunday Morning Catch Up](https://laurathayer.substack.com/p/sunday-morning-catch-up) _2024-11-17 · Laura Thayer_ An overdue catch up full of books, art and, not surprisingly, more books. Plus, a very sweet gift idea for the holidays from Amalfi!