Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Aperol Spritz Tee Shirt




APEROL





"APEROL SPRITZ"



The Aperol Spritz tee shirt by Bellino. This awesome t-shirt was created by the artist Bellino from his interpretation of a vintage Aperol poster. The Italian aperitif liquor was crated by the brothers Silvio and Luigi Barbieri in Padua Italy. In the early 21 Century, the Italian aperitivo cocktail the Aperol Spritz has become all the rage in Italy, the United States and all over the World. The 1st ever "Spritz" cocktail was created by a bartender in Venice in 1920, using the aperitif liquor called "Select" mixed with Prosecco and a splash of club soda. This the origianl Spritz was called "Spritz Venenziano" .. With it's popularity, bartendersbegan using alternate liquors, like Campari and Aperol in place of "Select," and in time the Aperol Spritz has become by-far the most popular. If you Love Venice, Campari, Aperol Spritz's, Negroni Cocktails and the Italian way of life, you are sure to love this very cool tee shirt.




GIFT IDEAS : Christmas, Birthdays and all occasions.






 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Dreaming of Positano

 


POSITANO

by Bellino



"DREAMING of POSITANO"
T-SHIRT
by BELLINO





POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

Cookbook / Travel Guide

by BELLINO

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POSITANO TOTE BAG


POSITANO

AMALFI COAST






Sunday, August 29, 2021

Positano Amalfi Coast TShirt

 




POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

COOKBOOK / TRAVEL GUIDE

DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE







CAPRI The AMALFI COAST

by BELLINO





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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Movie Stars on The Amalfi Coast Capri

 

ROCK STARS WRITERS & MOVIE STARS

On CAPRI and The AMALFI COAST

ITALY




Humphrey Bogart and Gina Lollobrigida

BEAT The DEVIL

Ravello





Clark Gable & Sophia Loren

IT STARTED in NAPLES


Yes, Movie Stars, Rock Stars, and writers, they all go to the Amalfi Coast, Ravello (Gore Vidal),
and the beautiful Isle of Capri, like: Neruda, Valentino, Jackie Kennedy, and Italian film directors 
Federico Fellini and Dino De Laurentiis. In the 50s and 60s Capri and the Amalfi Coast saw the likes of Sophia Loren, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Lemmon,Vittorio De Sica, and Gina Lollobrigida all make movies in the area, to name but a few. We saw Jack Lemmon make another film in the area in the 1970s when he made Macaroni with the great Italian actor, the great
Marcello Mastroianni in the vibrant southern Italian capital city of Naples. It's a marvelous movie, and if you've never seen it, we suggest you do.

The 1990s saw the likes of Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the late great
Phillip Seymour Hoffman shooting The Talented Mr. Ripley on the local islands of Procida and 
Ischia. Parts of the film were also shot in Rome, Venice, and San Remo.

The 90s also saw Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Fischer Stevens, and Billy Zane in a cute
Romantic Comedy that starts in Pittsburgh, moves on to Venice, a drive through Tuscan, and on to Rome before the finale in Positano on The Amalfi Coast. The characters stayed in the luxurious
Le Sirenuse Hotel. It's a cut little film, and all the Italian locals are just gorgeous.

We don't see another major American movie set on The Amalfi Coast until a small part of the film
Under The Tuscan Sun, starring Diane Lane is shot there in 2003.

Nowadays we are seeing lots of major celebrities vacationing on Capri, Positano and The Amalfi Coast. This past Summer of 2021 saw "Bennifer" Jennifer Lopez and beau Ben Affleck celebrating Jennifer's 52nd Birthday on a Luxury Yacht moored off of Capri, Positano, and the namesake town of Amalfi. Rapper / actor LL Cool J was spotted hanging out with former NBA great Irvin Magic Johnson on the Isle of Capri, where Magic celebrated his 59th Birthday at a restaurant on Capri with his wife, friends, and family. Denzel Washington loves Positano as well, and has been spotted at 
Chez Black and Music on The Rocks, both in Positano, and Best Selling Italian Cookbook writer Daniel Bellino Zwicke has been vacationing in Positano and Capri since the Summer of 1985. His latest book, is Positano The Amalfi Coast Cookbook & Travel Guide.







Sophia Loren in "Scandal in Sorrento"

SORRENTO 1955





Sophia Loren and Clark Gable

On CAPRI

"IT STARTED in NAPLES"

1960





Jen & Ben

aka "BENNIFER"

CAPRI

2021

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The YACHT

Chartered by JEN & BEN

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER" !!!





"BENNIFER"

JLO & BEN

A KISS FOr The BIRTHDAY GIRL





LOOKING For a ROOM

POSITANO CAPRI The AMALFI COAST










POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

COOKBOOK & TRAVEL GUIDE

PACK IT in YOUR BAG










Tuesday, August 24, 2021

La Scogliera Beach Club Positano

 

Positano

Terrazzo at La SCOGLIERA BEACH CLUB

I first spent a couple wonderful days at La Scogliera Beach Club way back in the Summer of 1985. I was a young man of just 23 back then, and getting a Chaise Lounge and hanging out at La Scogliera was like a dream come true. Like I had seen in movies as a kid, Agent 007 James Bond and the like swimming exclusive Mediterranean Beach, lounging at exclusive beach clubs with beautiful European Women, and living "The Good Life," and here, so was I. Yes it was a dream come true. Most young men my age would have opted for one of the free beaches, but not I. I would pay more to be among the beautiful people. Especially the gorgeous bikini clad girls. Or just half a bikini? Just the bottoms as the sun bathed going topless, I must say I enjoyed it all so very much. I had my chaise lounge, Campari & OJ, lovely music playing, the Sun, the Sand, the Beach, Beautiful Women, "yes, I was in 7th Heaven," to say the least, I felt like a King back then. Being in Positano, gorgeous girls, great Italian Food, Cocktails, gelato, properly pulled Espresso, the World's Best Pizza, the Casa Albertina, "what more could I want?" Not much I tell you. I was oh so happy those days in Positano, on the Amalfi Coast, Italy, for I was living my dream. My dream I saw on all those James Bond movies, growing up as a young boy in 1960s and 70s America.

We went to the Rivoli Theater in Rutherford, New Jersey. Yes I watched Bond, Sean Connery and Roger Moore, and I wanted to be just like them. Well, not a Secret Agent, but I wanted to travel the World, going to exotic locals with beautiful women, Deluxe Hotels, cars, Champagne & Caviar, as they say. Yes, movies like Summertime (Venice), William Holden in Hong Kong in The World of Suzy Wong, Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, "that's what I wanted," and here I was at the exclusive beach club La Scogliera in Positano, on the Jet-Set Amalfi Coast. My dreams had come true. I savored it all, took it all in, and was appreciative at being there, in this one of the World's most beautiful spots of all.

I spent my day, just hanging out, either lounging on my chaise lounge, sipping my Campari, soaking in the Amalfi Coast Sun. I swam a lot. Yes, I'm not usually a beach person, except when I'm in places like; Capri, Positano, the Costa Brava, or French Riviera. Then I become one. A beach person, and so when I'm on Capri or Positano, I hang at the beach and spend quite a lot of time swimming the Mediterranean (Tyrrhenian Sea). I go in the water, and I'm swimming at least 15 to 20 minutes at a time, even up to 30 minutes before getting out of the water. Oh yes, I love swimming the waters of Capri (Da Luigi Beach Club) and Positano. I swim out and just float there at times, looking at the town that just seems to sprout and shoot up out of the sea, straight up to dizzying heights above. This scene is quite dramatic and awe inspiring, both on Capri and Positano, and I love it. Yes I love floating on my back and looking out at the beautiful scene before me, the seagulls are singing, and I can faintly hear the music at the club, and chitter-chatter of people on the beach. It all blends together for the most lovely sound. That special sound of the seashore, do you know what I mean?

Yes, back in 1985, as a young man, I paid more ($8) to be and the beach, and felt it was worth every penny to be there. These days, a chaise lounge can run you anywhere from 20 to 40 Euro for the day, depending upon the time you are there, the price varies. Now I would not pay 4o Euro a day, that's a bit much. I would however pay 25 Euro to have a private chaise at La Scogliera Beach Club, Positano. That's the price (25 Euro) I pay for a chaise lounge and towel at Da Luigi Beach Club on by the Faraglioni Rocks in Capri. Expensive? Yes, but worth every penny to treat yourself to a special treat, "don't you think?"

by Daniel Bellino Zwicke

At The BEACH

La SCOGLIERA

The Restaurant

La SCOGLIERA BEACH CLUB

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POSITANO

View from La SCOGLIERA BEACH CLUB

The AMALFI COAST

ITALY

Looking For a HOTEL

Swimming at La SCOGLIERA

La SCOGLIERA.com

BEACH CLUB

POSITANO

ITALY


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POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

COOKBOOK / TRAVEL GUIDE

EVERYTHING YOU NEED to KNOW

NAPLES - CAPRI - The AMALFI COAST

ITALY

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