Rave Reviews for Italian Cooking Journey!
"I understand your concern with dealing over the internet. I was also skeptical. We went on Laurel's trip last September for my 50th birthday. It was always my dream to go to Italy. We are recent empty-nesters so I thought it would be a great "last family vacation" as we took my 2 grown children with us. I can't say enough about the trip or Laurel. It was the trip of a lifetime for all of us. You will never get this personal of a trip anywhere else. We made homemade pizza in Laurel's friend’s house and then enjoyed the fruits of our labor in her dining room. We still long for the trip and look at the pictures every chance we get. We fell in love with Laurel.
She plans an awesome week, I promise, you WILL NOT be sorry if you go. I hope you have Gianmaria as your driver, he is very nice on the eye's and ears! If you need any other info or want to see a few pictures from our trip let me know. I am jealous, I wish I was going again."
Cheryl
Every *single* time I mention my 7 Days of Tuscany trip to Italy, I say I've taken my "dream trip" to Italy. Laurel was an amazing guide and planner, and she will be a lifelong friend.
If it weren't that we were first greeted with a beautiful drive, incredible villa and welcome champagne, every single thing that we did was only exceeded by the next! There are places we saw and things we did that could never have been done WITHOUT such a wonderful tour leader. We went to places that the normal tourist would NEVER see.
Besides making an absolutely fantastic 5 course Italian dinner in our own villa (I'm not a cook but still do make the chocolate salami), we toured a private winery, (grapes on the conveyor belt - beautifully served meal under a pergula with hand-embroidered linen, overlooking acres of grape plants and olive trees), making Pizza in a private home near Pisa, come on, who DOES that?
When I thought things couldn't get any better, Laurel exceeded even that! Do not miss the opportunity to see Tuscany WITH LAUREL!!! AND, save some money for shopping in Lucca, it is THE BEST!"
Peggy, W., NC.
"Whatever you've always dreamed about Italy comes to life with 7 Days of Tuscany. I have a lot of stamps in my passport, but under Laurel's care, I felt the culture of Italy. Laurel doesn't do tours - she does Italian life! And I got to become Italian, in all of its rich dimensions, for one glorious week - Brava!"
H. Bayer