We do more than just Italy (though we do mostly Italy). For our European friends, we also do private tours of Washington DC and New York City. Last weekend Doug took some French folks on a sight seeing tour of Manhattan (he was born and raised in New York and got his degrees in art and art history from Pratt in Brooklyn, and is a fun, fun guy to have with you in the city that never sleeps).
ETA: You don’t have to be from Europe for us to show you around New York! Feel free to engage us any time from anywhere to see if we can help; our NYC biz is mostly so far word of mouth however, and typically has come from people who’ve used us in Italy who are European and want to come see the US. But it’s a short jaunt for Doug via the Amtrak to get there, and if you want to see the city he’s your guy.
…the view of Colorado Springs from the hills under Pikes Peak on the Intemann Trail is great. You can’t see Pikes behind the clouds right before the video ends, but you can see what’s so magical about the area and why people settled here long ago–blue skies and rain and clouds all in the same panorama, and dry brush growing from red rocks. It’s quiet here and I look forward to hiking it again.
Need to keep getting in shape for that Dolomites tour.
Love this shot. Great color juxtapositions are a Venice trademark. Come back to this spot on a rainy day and the perspective and experience will be entirely different and in a very dramatic way. It’s pretty crowded in this area in the summer time, but we’ll typically walk past it several times on various outings during a three or four night tour of Venice which gives you a chance to see it from various perspectives.
If you haven’t seen this episode of Top Gear, you should. The Gallardo is magical. The roads in Italy aren’t nearly as bumpy as James May would have you think (at least not in my experience). The drive to Switzerland from Italy? Heaven on earth.
If you’d like a driving tour of the Lake Region and the mountains, it’s certainly something we can arrange (the Gallardo will make it a bit costly however). Want to add some culture to your Italian driving experience? A couple nights in Como and Sirmione to relax? Right in our core expertise.
We can also do biking and motorcycling tours in Italy as well (inquire via our website or email).
Our weeping cherry is blossoming in its typically lovely fashion, and it’s warm. Time for some spring travel to Italy! As mentioned earlier there are still some deals to grab this season if you act soon, so if you’re on the fence let us know and we’ll see what’s available, but for the most part we’re recommending fall departures at the moment.
Will be interesting to see how this pans out and what effect it has on exchange rates. We’ve been holding fast at around $1.30 per euro for a while now–and obviously it’d be nice if your US dollars went a bit further in the Eurozone.
I first went here in 1989 with my dad. I was 14…and utterly unable to appreciate it properly at the time. Nowadays I watch the Top Gear guys zipping Italian sports cars around the mountain passes in northern Italy and it reminds me of what a stunning place it is, and why it’s on my list of places to go see again soon.
A good friend of our family from Brescia was originally from the area and had a cabin on a hillside looking out at the Dolomites off in the distance. I remember thinking it felt out of the way and without the things of interest to a 14 year old American, but it’s precisely these out of the way places that make Italy so amazing–and as adults we should seek out! It’s not a place commonly found on a tour itinerary, but if you want to experience the Italian Alps (and you should!) we can definitely help you get there. You’ll need to rent a car, but it’s worth the expense.
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