I'm writing to thank you for planning the "trip of a lifetime" for my family.  When I thought about taking my family of 15 to Italy, I could not imagine where to start or how I could possibly plan a 2-week trip for that many people.  I believe it was divine intervention that day we met at the Festa Italiana in St. Paul MN.  If I hadn't stopped at your booth, our trip would still be an unfulfilled dream, waiting to happen.

From the bus, waiting at the airport to take us to our first lodging, to the flight home from Venice, the arrangements were fantastic.  You did an excellent job of planning all the transportation and lodging, down to the smallest detail.  With our family of 15, ranging in age from 73 to 10, you gave importance to every consideration.

Everything went like clockwork (except for our own little mistakes) in the lodging and traveling within Italy.  Our apartments were in great locations, and the accommodations were clean and easily accessible for us.  The proprietors were cordial and welcoming, too.  The tours in Rome and Florence that you arranged were perfect for our group.  Everyone, old and young, found them informative and enjoyable.

Marilyn, we are so grateful to you for handling all the planning and details for this trip.  It gave us the freedom to enjoy it immensely, without worrying about anything.  If anyone had a question, we could easily refer to the clear information in the well-written itinerary you provided.

Grazie mille for the trip of a lifetime!

Kathy Whitney

St. Paul, MN

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I want to thank you for your assistance in planning the 7 day portion of our trip to Italy!  Your hotel recommendations were in perfect locations and lovely hotels.  Our highlights were 2 of the tours you set up for us.  Honestly I couldn't tell you which one we loved most!  KMZero provided an outstanding private tour to a small Tuscany winery for pasta making and wine tasting.  They picked us up from our hotel in Florence and brought us to the winery and 2 other lovely quaint towns.  Our driver/guide was knowledgeable and extremely pleasant.  The second tour was out of Naples with Frederica/Mind the Nap was also fabulous!  We spent the day in the Amalfi coast area, splitting our time between Ravello and Myoria. Frederica is SO knowledgeable about the history of the entire region and was truly a pleasure to spend the day with her and her driver.

All of the other recommendations you made about what to see, what to eat and where to go were spot on!!  thank you so much for working with us, i will definitely recommend you to anyone going to Italy!  Thank you so much.

Becky W.

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for assisting us in creating a very memorable experience in Italy. At the beginning, I was excited that you were involved in our trip planning, as I had the confidence in your knowledge and experience, which put me at ease.  All I had to do was make the necessary deposits when they were due.

Of course the highlight of our trip was meeting our Italian relatives. They were all so very nice, and made us all feel so much welcomed in their homes.  And the food they provided was so delicious. I think now that we have made this connection, it is important to keep the lines of communication going. I definitely look forward to returning.

Once again, thank you so much Marilyn for all of your time and hard work in putting together such a great and memorable experience. I would not hesitate to recommend your service to anyone. You get a 10 from me.

Patrick D.