Via, Vico or Vicoletto
In the never-ending saga of our move from Posillipo to Chiaia, we move away from the kitchen saga for a moment to actually plan our move. The whopping 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) we were moving down Posillipo hill into central Napoli. After two downsize sales we were...
IKEA or Scavolini – That is the Question…
With the faintest glimmer of hope, our next stop was Scavolini, an Italian kitchen manufacturer who just recently opened a showroom in NYC. They are known for quality and innovation, something my friend Paul Anater wrote about recently in Sensational Scavolini, and a...
The Kitchen that Noah Built
We were dangerously approaching our third move in date. I had no design plan and more importantly, I had yet to order a kitchen. Sketch books and measuring tape in hand, I grabbed the husband and off we went to IKEA. A gargantuan store, it’s obviously not...
Measure Twice, Cut Once
About 10 years ago during one of my nesting phases I had this strange yen to take up sewing. I’d always hated it before, but perhaps my left brain thought some right brain creativity would give it a much-needed break from the high-tech world that was my life....Don’t Cry for the Lamp
I saw this commercial several years ago and I’m not ashamed to admit that I cried for this lamp. I wanted to run out and wipe the rain off its little shade and bring it into my warm and loving home. Of course that was in one of my nesting and amassing phases and...The Lease, The Landlord and Naples Utility Companies
I wish I had a funny story, an interesting story or even a horror story to tell about signing the lease and turning on the utilities in our new apartment, but hands down this was the easiest part of the move (that is of course except for the internet). When we rented...
We’re All Moved In! Well Almost
After almost 2 1/2 months of planning and anticipating, designing and redesigning, scheduling contractors and movers, living in two apartments, and vacillating between excitement and “OMG what did we do?” moments, we finally moved into our Chiaia...Changin’ the View
The decision is made. The papers are signed. And there’s no backing out now! OMG!!! What did we do? We live in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Napoli. The sweeping views of the Bay and Vesuvius lure tourists from all over the world to Posillipo. They...
Bonnie Alberts is a veteran traveler, travel writer, photographer and indie publisher who spent 12 wonderful years in Naples, Itlay. While living in Naples, she founded the Napoli Unplugged Website and co-authored the Napoli Unplugged Guide to Naples. Bonnie is the Bindu Trips Naples and the Amalfi Coast destination author. Her work has appeared in Tweeting Da Vinci, Naples in 3 Days, Time Out Guide Naples, The Simple Things Magazine as well as in Lonely Planet online and various other online publications.
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