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The attendant rebukes. In all her years of working in the airline industry, she has never seen the bride and groom miss a flight to their own wedding. She got us in to Nashville on time though, and the rest is history; almost. Three days later, we miss our honeymoon flight...to Tuscany! Chalk it up to being distracted by love, but missing an ...  Read More

Joseph Q.

August 2013 was my husband and my 40th wedding anniversary.We wanted to be in an apartment or villa in Tuscany,and so we did. Casa Emma was the apartment we rented in Lucca,Italy. This was worth the trip to Tuscany.From when the very heavy door opened we were in awe with the beamed ceilings and the furnishings, we were in Heaven. When we would ...  Read More

Darlene S.

I was born in Vienna ... with Italian roots. I lost my father as a child from eyes, he went back to his homeland. He was missing, was never there. Also to my civil wedding he was not there. I have been looking for him in Italy - and found him again. The reunion after 20 years was familiar and yet so foreign. My husband and I wanted after ...  Read More

Sabrina K.

Du fin fond du Québec au Canada, nous nous envollons avec 3 couples d'amis qui n'ont jamais mis les pieds en Europe, tous à l'aube de la cinquantaine. Durant 2 semaines, nous serons leurs guides pour cette première. Après une superbe première semaine sur la Côte d'Azur en France, nous prenons la route avec nos voitures de location respective ...  Read More

Christian M.

After few days in Tuscany, where we visited the most famous attractions like Florence, Pisa or Siena, in one afternoon we went to Collodi. I have been no happy to go there, a place strong recommended for the children, and I have had in my mind to look for a coffee or a long drink until my wife and my friends will getting boring. I parked the car ...  Read More

Ioan C.

Prior to vacationing with family in the beautiful Palazzo Rosadi in Ripoli, Arezzo, Italy, my fiance and I had planned and scheduled an engagement shoot with some local photographers to take place around the area. The very first day that we arrived at the villa, stepped out of the car, and saw the stunning view through the property's lemon trees, ...  Read More

Coralia T.

Many years ago, I had the pleasure of visiting my mother and stepdad in a small town in Tuscany where they were staying while my stepdad was on sabbatical. The town being one street long with a few side alleys they still call streets, was quite small so everyone knew my mom and stepdad and treated them like family. My arrival was quite the talk of ...  Read More

Kyle S.

In 2008 I journeyed to Lucca to locate family history. My grandmother was from Montuolo, just outside Lucca. We went to the only Catholic Church in Montuolo. The priest was most cordial. As he led us into his office we saw hundreds of very old books lining the walls. He went to one and drew it from the shelf. It contained the birth, baptism, ...  Read More

Brian M.

It was always a dream of Jane and I to take ourselves and our teenage daughters to Italy, it had been a promise I made well over ten years prior, that one day we'd get there and that we would enjoy the time as a family together, the history, the romance (for Jane and I anyway) the culture, the incredible Tuscan views, particularly the sunsets and ...  Read More

Pete B.

The year 2011 was going to be a year of celebration for our family. My parents in New Jersey were having their 50th wedding anniversary. My husband was turning 50. My son was turning 16. My sister and husband in India were going to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. My brother’s family in Michigan had many milestones to celebrate. When we ...  Read More

Viji A.