Spiaggia :: Beach

Visiting the small, rocky beach below our hotel was one of my favorite parts of visiting Sorrento.   Although the beach wasn't much to look at, the pieces upon pieces of sea glass and Italian tiles washed up on the beach were truly treasures.  My little sister, Margaret, took some amazing photos of the rocky little beach:

 Aren't they gorgeous???  Thanks for sharing your photos, Marge!

Interested in seeing more photos of Sorrento?
Colors of Sorrento // Sorrento Brights // Bay of Naples & Treasures


Photos by Margaret Parkinson for C Squared W.

The Bay of Naples + Treasures

I'm still daydreaming about the wonderful trip to Italy I took with my mom and sister back in April. In Sorrento, I enjoyed my first ever swim in Europe.  The water was freezing, and it took Margaret and I about 45 minutes of moaning, groaning, and dipping our toes in the water before diving in. We only lasted for a few minutes, the water was so cold, but we did it.  We spent the rest of the afternoon soaking up the sun on lounge chairs with my mom.

Something equally awesome that we experienced in Sorrento was visiting the small, rocky beach below our hotel. The beach was covered with small pieces of sea glass and sea-weathered, broken, colored tiles. I could have spent hours down there sifting through rocks and finding smooth, colorful treasures. It was unreal! I brought a nice collection home with me that I cannot wait to display one day in our "someday house" in some sort of creative way.

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Photos by Clare Wilkinson & Katrina Parkinson for C Squared W.

Italy: Sorrento Brights

Colors of Sorrento // Rome in Color

P.S. - Smita, the clothes hanging out to dry are for you - I know you love a good clothesline! 

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All photos by Clare Wilkinson for C Squared W.

Colors of Sorrento

I just finished editing and organizing the rest of my thousands of photos from my recent trip to Italy and am excited to share them with you.

My absolute favorite place that we visited was the beautiful, seaside town of Sorrento.  I have never seen anything quite like the vibrant colors that occupy every inch of space there (and considering that we live in the Caribbean, that's saying a lot!).

There's nothing I love more than a beautiful blue.  Combine a few pretty blues with a pop of bright color?  I'm in heaven!

Sorrento was absolutely breathtaking.  I still cannot get over the colors!

Which colors tend to catch your eye?

***Thank you, Katie, for the wonderful post idea! I was so inspired by your fun Colors of St. Maarten post!

Lastly, safe travels to Emily today as she begins her amazing word traveling adventures! 

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Caviar Dreams

Images by Clare Wilkinson for C Squared W

My Trip to Italy: 4 Cities

You should be so proud of me - I unpacked my entire suitcase yesterday, within one day of returning from my trip! {Sometimes this takes me weeks.  It's bad, I know!}

My trip to Italy was so fantastic, and I've almost recovered from the long trip home {getting back to Dominica often takes a couple of days, so on my return trip I had to overnight in Puerto Rico}. I'm excited about sharing bits and pieces from my trip over the next couple of weeks! 

During the ten days that I was in Italy with my family, we were lucky enough to visit four different cities:

Each spot was so beautiful and unique in its own way.  I can't wait to share my photos and tell you all about what we did in each city!  

I would also like to thank my wonderful blog friends for sharing some awesome guest posts while I was away.  In case you missed them... 

Emily gave us some helpful tips for planning a trip. 

Supal shared her essentials for a backpacking trip.

Katie showed us some fun photos from a past trip to Rome.

Bobbi gaves us a glimpse of one of her favorite places in Australia.

Thanks again, ladies!