Italian Joy

Italian Joy is one of my favourite books.

It is filled with amazing photos of Italy and a story of someone taking the risk to leave it all and move to Italy. 

Eleven years ago I gave up a corporate career to follow my heart and become a photographer. Photography is my passion and now my career. I live and breathe photography and the images and emotions that surround it. 

 Italian Joy is my visual love-letter to Italy mixed with tales of my journey swapping my career to become a photographer in a foreign land.

I WAS FILLED WITH, AN INDESCRIBABLE HAPPINESS FOR WHAT, MY LIFE HAD BECOME... 

Carla Coulson 

Italian Joy 

A collection of AFFIRMATIONS

Every Cell in my body vibrates with energy and health

Loving myself heals my life. I nourish my mind, body and soul

The more grateful I am, the more reasons I find to be grateful

I rejoice in the Love I encounter everyday

I attract only healthy relationships

When I believe in myself, so do others

I am at peace

Life is a joy filled with delightful surprises

I choose love, joy and freedom, open my heart and allow wonderful things to flow into my life

Treasure every day, there is no certainty we will be here tomorrow at this exact time, we need to live every day in happiness and love. Make the hours count and make the day last.

I hope everyone is living the life they want!!!  

BB X

Food from South to North Italy...

Two week end's of Food.....

We have eaten lots of Amazing foods from the North and South of Italy in the last two week ends.

Pizza from the south, pizza from Rome, fish from Lake Como, fish from the ocean, polenta cake from Bergamo, gelati from everywhere, gnocchi from Arrezzo, home made sweets and desserts in little towns and the chefs surprise which is always fun because you are not sure what will come out... 

Bicicletta e Vespa di Como

Da Michele

Da Michele is Napoli's most popular pizzeria, a Da Michele pizza has been named the best pizza in the world. Julia Roberts also ate at Da Michele in the movie Eat Pray Love. 

There are only two choices of pizza, Margherita and Marinara. 

We arrived what would be considered late for lunch in Italy, 3pm on a Saturday afternoon.

There was a crowd of at least 50 people waiting out the front of the pizzeria.

We noticed everyone was holding numbers so we went inside and got our number. 

83 was the lucky number, we waited ten minutes and the door opened and number 43 was called. 

We were so hungry, we knew we were in for a long wait..... 1hr and 45min later we were seated. 

Two margherita pizza's were ordered... best pizza in the world??? YES!