I wanted to share a recent personal project I worked on, my “Honeymoon in Salerno” map illustration which I finished today. This is the second vacation-themed map I’ve illustrated of places Joby and I have visited and it’s such a nice excuse to look back through all the photos and recall our favorite memories of the trip. ✈️
We picked Salerno because it seemed a little off the beaten path of where people usually go in the Amalfi Coast region, and it was easy to get to by train from Rome. It also made a great central location to easily visit the surrounding sights like the Greek ruins at Paestum, the archaeological site of Pompeii, and the coastal towns like Amalfi and Positano. We stayed in the old town area, which was so charming with winding, narrow cobblestone streets and spider plants along the walls. The streets and parks were glittery and cheerful at night, lit up with Christmas light displays celebrating the city’s annual Luci d’Artista light show. We ate delicious sfogliatelle (or “lobster tail”) pastries for breakfast. One night we had incredible wood-fired pizza and fried eggplant balls that were so good they seemed magical. Another night we ate carbonara and arrabiata pasta to-go from a happy little hole-in-the-wall and gelato from a seaside bar along a palm tree-lined promenade. It was unexpected how much we would like Salerno and I only wish we had more time to explore it. Maybe someday we’ll be lucky enough to visit it again.
original sketches
original sketches