“It takes time to know a place and have the chance to capture the spirit of it as well as provide practical information on what to see and do, how to get around, and tips for organizing an Amalfi Coast vacation,” says Laura Thayer, the author of “Moon Amalfi Coast – With Capri, Naples and Pompeii,” a newly released guidebook by Moon Travel Guides (2019).

Laura knows the Amalfi Coast well, having lived there for the past 12 years. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Laura studied Art History at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. “Moving to the Amalfi Coast was certainly an unexpected twist in my life,” Laura recalls. “I visited for the first time in 2007 with my mother. During that week-long holiday, I fell in love with the Amalfi Coast – and my tour guide! He is now my husband and I have dual American and Italian citizenship.”