Blogs from Positano, Campania, Italy, Europe

A quick decider since it is Saturday to head out on the train to Sorrento and then bus to Positano. A bit quieter with the locals but plenty of tourists. Beautiful ride along the jaw dropping coast line to Positano...we made it Mary! So the bus driver has done it a hundred times and obviously confident...we choose the side of the bus for the view and a view we certainly got....sheer drop down the cliffs to the sea! Shame we couldn't photograph through the window...very windy road. Positano maybe the oldest place on the Amalfi coast with settlements dating back to the Upper Paleolithic Age. The Church housing a Byzantine of origin black madonna. Even though the day was quite warm we didn't swim but we did put our feet in..glad we have come on the ... read more

Today we'll be taking a bus along the Amalfi Drive to Positano. We've heard that the road's steep and windy, and that the bus drivers are all maniacs, so Issy doses up on her trusty (?) travel sickness tablets. I wonder if she'll stay awake. She says she wants to sit near the front of so she can see what's going on, and that this helps with her motion sickness. I'm not quite sure how this works. I'm pretty sure I'd rather be up the back where I can't watch our lives constantly flashing before our eyes. The bus is packed, and fortunately there are no empty seats up the front next to Issy. The stories we'd heard are all correct. The bus hares off as if there's no tomorrow, there's no slowing down on even ... read more

Oh my! Another breathtaking day; this time in Positano north of Praiano - still on the mid western coast of Italy. This is definately more set up for tourism with boutique clothing shops, souvenirs and fine foods. Again much is closed but we found a lovely restaurant on the beach and treated ourselves to a lovely seafood lunch. Also found the best coffee so far - caffe Americano is the way to go. This town is even more stunning than Praiano. The amazing steps, streets and buildings mounted onto precipitous cliffs is mind boggling. We saw some tools of the building trade today and gained some idea of how these seemingly inaccessible places are constructed. Powered wheel barrows, scaffolds with steps and conveyor belts not to mention cranes - big dollars we suspect. Two more days ... read more

A splendid few days relaxing in Positano with my lovely wife, Robyn. We even chartered a rubber zodiac for an afternoon having lunch among the happy fishes.... read more

Geo: 40.6299, 14.4863Plan A had been to catch a boat across to Positano but the sea was choppy so no boats were sailing. Plan B was to catch the bus along the narrow winding roads. This took an hour and must be a stressful drive for the bus driver as traffic just doesnt stop and there is very little room for the buses to pass each other. It took an hour to get there and we were dropped off at the top of the town, which is set on a steep hill side. Paths and steps wend their way down to the beach. It is full of funky art galleries and expensive boutiques. We stopped at Max on the way down for a welcome chilled beer. We took the wrong way down to the cathedral but ... read more