“Prologue: A group of twelve good middle-aged friends decided they wanted to take a trip to Italy together. Get-togethers ensued. Maps and guide books were glanced at, then pored over. A few of the potential travelers had been to Italy and were able to share some of their experiences. But, we all agreed, now what?
First Contact: Some in our group had heard that Sally (Kansas City young woman living in Florence), and her company, Slice of Tuscany, was someone we should contact. Well, after our first couple of communications with Sally, we all knew our trip was going to come to fruition. After finding out what our group generally had in mind, Sally was able to itinerize a trip that remarkably suited the group as a whole and was able to accommodate for various traveling for some of the travelers before and after Italy.
Planning: Sally made the planning extremely fun. She began by helping us procure the most incredibly gorgeous villa near the town of Montalcino. Then she guided us all through (again, there are twelve of us) making airline arrangements. What followed were preparations to procure rental cars, private cars, the most incredibly nice/knowledgable private guides (Rome, Vatican, Florence, Sienna), and to top it off, a remarkably kind/fun/knowledgable delicious food-making chef for a few of our evenings at the villa. All of this was done through Sally’s explicit guidance. She suggested and we decided. I cannot give enough praise re: to all of the choices Sally helped us make. The flights and rental car arrangements were perfect. Our private drivers were perfect and always on time. Her private tour guides and chef were more than perfect.
The Trip: I know all of us (again, there are twelve) agree we had the trip of a lifetime. The villa, Rome, Florence, Sienna and Cinque Terra…….Sally maximized our experiences with all. Her attention to detail is phenomenal. Already mentioning her array of wonderful contacts, she, also, suggested phenomenal restaurants (not expensive, just perfect), her favorite unbelievable wineries that will blow you away, and other miscellaneous things to see/do depending on our desires. Sally even stocked our villa with an unreal assortment of local Tuscan food-goodies (wine included) as we were all arriving. She’s always available. If we had a question about this or that as we were travelling, Sally promptly was able to help us out.
Epilogue: We would all recommend Sally to anyone who is traveling to Italy. Small or larger groups. We really just experienced a “Slice” of the country. Sally knows the whole country like the back of her hand. She speaks Italian fluently. She even taught us all how to speak Italian and we are all fluent now…….(only thing I’m kidding about).
We’ll definitely go again!!!”
/ lovely group from KC /
