Italian Daydream - Sailing through Positano and the Amalfi Coast
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Positano is one of those places out of a dream. I first came to Italy on a High School trip when I was 15, and completely fell in love with Rome, and I knew that returning as an adult was going to be a completely different experience. The last stop on our 3-week Italian Road-trip was the Amalfi Coast, a glittering, iconic, limoncello-scented god of a travel destination. After getting held up in Rome, we arrived to the coast a couple days later than expected - and were met with a crazy flash thunderstorm that flooded the streets and trapped our car in a tiny alley that temporarily became a river - but we finally made it!
Our first stop was Sorrento, where we stayed in the most beautiful palace of a hotel, and then on our second day, we finally drove through the famous coastal road into Positano - our first stop was this roadside stand for some lemons and tomatoes for snacking.
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One of Brandon's dreams had always been to drive the Amalfi Coast - check!
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Stepping out onto the beach.
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Driving down every little road we could find to see where they led and what magic was at the end of them - we jumped off docks into the ocean, ate truffle prosciutto sandwiches at a tiny deli, and took in just the greatest views.
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Jumping in every swimming spot we could find.
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On our very last day in Italy - and of our entire European summer - we set sail on a daycruise with Bluestar Positano, the best way to possibly end the long journey of our summer - and all of the amazing and terrible experiences that went into it.
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We swam to hidden beaches.
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Dove in caves.
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Stopped in the city of Amalfi.
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and ate lunch at a beach club with these iconic orange chairs.
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soaking in the very last of the Italian Summer Sun.
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And we cruised back up into Positano just before sunset.
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And took in the final sunset from Hotel Pupetto - where we ended our entire summer with the most delicious Italian pasta and seafood dinner.
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