Amalfi, Campania.... “There’s nothing like a fountain and a magnum of French champagne to put you right again” - Under the Tuscan sun (film)
11/20/19 • 40 min
Welcome to Episode #9 Amalfi, Campania......
Travel Writer and Author Freya Stark once said, “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea of what is in store for you, but you will, if you are wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it. For this reason your customary thoughts, all except the rarest of your friends, even most of your luggage - everything, in fact, which belongs to your everyday life, is merely a hindrance. The tourist travels in his own atmosphere like a snail in his shell and stands, as it were, on his own perambulating doorstep to look at the continents of the world. But if you discard all this, and sally forth with a leisurely and blank mind, there is no knowing what may not happen to you.”
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Traveling from Siena to the village of Amalfi was quite a journey and a fresh chapter of my travels around Italy. Amalfi is ancient, rugged, beautiful and fabulously itself. I loved the bougainvillea cascading on faded architecture; the cacti and the palms and the baskets of lemons and ceramica on display in the village. The days were a world away from my real life yet a delight to share and write about.
Please find Show Notes at:
www.michellejohnston.life
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Instagram: @awriterinitaly and @theyellowhouse__
About A Writer in Italy Podcast:
Five years ago Michelle Johnston traveled to Italy to create space for herself and her writing. Michelle traveled solo giving herself time to recalibrate after many years of parenting and life in general. Leaving her husband to take care of the family she reconnected with her writing, her art and her love of travel.
The adventure turned into the book and travel memoir...............
In the Shadow of a Cypress: An Italian Adventure
Welcome to Episode #9 Amalfi, Campania......
Travel Writer and Author Freya Stark once said, “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea of what is in store for you, but you will, if you are wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it. For this reason your customary thoughts, all except the rarest of your friends, even most of your luggage - everything, in fact, which belongs to your everyday life, is merely a hindrance. The tourist travels in his own atmosphere like a snail in his shell and stands, as it were, on his own perambulating doorstep to look at the continents of the world. But if you discard all this, and sally forth with a leisurely and blank mind, there is no knowing what may not happen to you.”
From the Book - Baghdad Sketches: Journey’s Through Iraq
Traveling from Siena to the village of Amalfi was quite a journey and a fresh chapter of my travels around Italy. Amalfi is ancient, rugged, beautiful and fabulously itself. I loved the bougainvillea cascading on faded architecture; the cacti and the palms and the baskets of lemons and ceramica on display in the village. The days were a world away from my real life yet a delight to share and write about.
Please find Show Notes at:
www.michellejohnston.life
Please subscribe, rate and/or review if you enjoyed this podcast.
Instagram: @awriterinitaly and @theyellowhouse__
About A Writer in Italy Podcast:
Five years ago Michelle Johnston traveled to Italy to create space for herself and her writing. Michelle traveled solo giving herself time to recalibrate after many years of parenting and life in general. Leaving her husband to take care of the family she reconnected with her writing, her art and her love of travel.
The adventure turned into the book and travel memoir...............
In the Shadow of a Cypress: An Italian Adventure
Previous Episode
Siena, Tuscany and the Adventure Continues..... “The Bees, you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you” (Stealing Beauty)
Welcome to Episode #8 Siena, Tuscany
Book Share: In the Shadow of a Cypress: An Italian Adventure.
Chapter 6 and the Italian Adventure continues.....After wonderful days exploring Florence and Fiesole to a sweet journey through the Tuscan Countryside to Siena by rail.
Returning to Siena after many years it was wonderful to be sitting and sipping a cappuccino staring at the beauty of the Palazzo Pubblico on my first morning in the Centro Storico of this Unesco World Heritage medieval city.
Siena is an obvious choice if visiting Florence. An hour and a half away on the train or by car through majestic countryside and you find yourself in a city like no other. Once upon a time it was a stop on the pilgrimage route as the pilgrims came from the south to Rome along the Via Francigena.
With its fan shaped piazza, Gothic Duomo, wonderfully dark secretive streets, the non stop celebrations of the Palio Race and the many Renaissance treasures there is much to discover and enjoy inside and outside of the medieval walls.
Please find Show Notes at:
www.michellejohnston.life
© 2021 A Writer In Italy - travel, writing, art and life
Music Composed by Richard Johnston, © 2021
Instagram: @awriterinitaly and @theyellowhouse__
Next stop the Amalfi Coast for Episode 9.....days spent exploring the villages of Amalfi with trips to Ravello, Positano and more.....
About A Writer in Italy Podcast:
Five years ago Michelle Johnston traveled to Italy to create space for herself and her writing. Michelle traveled solo giving herself time to recalibrate after many years of parenting and life in general. Leaving her husband to take care of the family she reconnected with her writing, her art and her love of travel.
The adventure turned into the book and travel memoir...............
In the Shadow of a Cypress: An Italian Adventure
Next Episode
Amalfi, Campania Continued.....Walking adventures in Positano, Minori and Real Life
Welcome to Episode #10 Amalfi, Campania and the joys and discoveries up in the terraced hillside of Pogerola, Italy.
Certainly this recent podcast had me juggling the creative life and the realities of living in Australia at the end of 2019. However, I was more than happy to share the days in Amalfi and pages from my book ‘In the Shadow of a Cypress’ in podcast land.....
Amalfi was a collection of rich moments. The architecture, the history, the location, the sea and the shades of colourful umbrellas on the beach at Positano certainly captured my spirit. Moments only a traveler who is open to a little coastal magic can have.
This episode shares days in the village of Amalfi, Positano and Minori until the inevitable return back to Rome for the last part of the journey. Andiamo......
Please find Show Notes at:
www.michellejohnston.life
© 2021 A Writer In Italy - travel, writing, art and life
Music Composed by Richard Johnston, © 2021
Instagram: @awriterinitaly and @theyellowhouse__
- Next stop Rome the Eternal City and highlights at the end of the journey. This is wistful episode, full of heart and a little Rome magic.
- Stay Tuned there's more to share for Season 2......
About A Writer in Italy Podcast:
Five years ago Michelle Johnston traveled to Italy to create space for herself and her writing. Michelle traveled solo giving herself time to recalibrate after many years of parenting and life in general. Leaving her husband to take care of the family she reconnected with her writing, her art and her love of travel.
The adventure turned into the book and travel memoir...............
In the Shadow of a Cypress: An Italian Adventure
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