La Dolce Vita from the Amalfi Coast

PHOTO: The drive along the Amalfi Coast from Naples to Prariano (c) Sery Kim

I've never seen the Frederico Fellini movie La Dolce Vita but the phrase is as impenetrably synonymous with Italy as pizza, pasta, mozzarella, red wine, limencello and gelato. Of course Italy is reknowned for a legion of items more glorious and comprehensive than this somewhat trite and casual list. Yet, whatever the country of Italy instinctively conjures in the imagination, could there be a sweeter phrase to ignite the summer chapter of the year?

I am so fortunate to be coming to the Amalfi Coast for my birthday weekend. Positano, Prariano, Amalfi, Ravello, Capri and even a pit stop in Sorrento. While the Amalfi Coast itself is much smaller than its phraseology would suggest, these first few shots of the rugged and pristine emerald, aquamarine coast blossoms in me a sustained experience of peace ... something I have struggled to find this past year.

Three days have flown by and each day has been better than the next. There will be a phlethora of things to say but let's just say, "La Dolce Vita" will not be a fruitless search for me!!