No matter how many times you visit Rome, you can always experience something new, even though it's very, very old! In this episode we describe why you should climb the 196 steps to the top of the Vittoriano building in Piazza Venezia, not solely for the

A short compilation of recent news to inform you and make you smile about belle Italia!

Tales from another small group trip : 10 days, 7 women, 2 trains, 4 ferries, 2 islands, 36 Aperol Spritzs and loads of laughs. First up was 3 fabulous days in Rome and about 110 miles (collectively) of walking. We were very lucky to share the Pantheon w

The name for this episode stems from the replies of so many Italians I spoke with on my recent trip to Italy. I asked every single person I came across who works in the travel / hospitality industry what the 2022 Revenge Tourism Season was like, and thei

Venice has inspired painters for centuries. They experienced Venice and left us visual documentation of this magical city without the overwhelming crowds of the high season. If you have the flexibility to go...NOW is the time. Experience the mist and

There are so many ways to see Italy and one of them is pure magic.. charter a sailing yacht.  Spend the afternoon swimming off of the yachts swim platform while sipping your favorite drink, have shower and get dressed for dinner.  The crew ferr

Most of us play the lottery from time to time, It is just to much fun to dream of what you would do with all that money $500,000,000 ! Do some good in the world of course!!! Also treat yourself to a trip via private jet to Italy. No lines, no crowds,

Several of my clients have been sending me photos and updates from their October vacations in Italy, and we are only 11 days into the month! Rain or shine, they are all happy as can be with private drivers on the Amalfi Coast, bike tours from Lake Como i

The small city of Ravenna on the east coast of Italy, is truly a jewel. Ravenna boasts 8 Unesco World Heritage Monuments, each of which display the Byzantine Era's most significant art form, mosaics. Not only did mosaic tiles beautify a building, they al

To all of our devoted listeners around the world (we just hit 107 countries as a matter of fact!), we have decided to push back our episodes by one day. We will now have each new weekly episode available on Wednesday instead of Tuesday.