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Testimonials about Lidia Fiendeiro, Italy, Tahiti, Fiji, Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii specialist: Italy, Tuscany, Rome 

Dear Lidia,

   We had the very best trip ever. We had such a great time. Everything went perfectly including the weather. Castello del Nero was a really interesting place and the staff was extremely friendly. The location had unbelievable views of the Tuscany hills. The only drawback, if I had to make one, was the only place to eat was primarily at the hotel, which had great food but was not cheap. The nearby village had a small place for lunch. We rented a car one day and drove around which was a lot of fun and found a place to eat for dinner. Rome on the other hand had too many places to eat and all were good. We walked and found a different sidewalk cafe each day and evening. It was great. The Splendide Royal Rome I would not recommend though. Staff was not friendly. The walls are so thin that when the people next door talked we thought they were in our room. Which is really funny since in the welcome letter they even say the walls are insulated for privacy. Also the vents are connected so when the people next door turned on the light at night the light would shine through to our room. Luckily there was people next door for only one night so this was never a problem. Hit all the spots in Rome. Vatican tour was excellent. The Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi was another place we would highly recommend. The views were spectacular from the cliff side. This place new the meaning of the word service. Waiters were always filling your glass and making sure you had what you needed. One night we could not finish the second bottle of wine. We only drank half. The waiter asked if we would like it sent to our room to drink later. By the time we got back to the room the wine was already there and in an ice bucket with a couple of glasses.  

  I wish, as always, we had more time. But especially this trip. We will miss all the great food and wine. Now it is time to start looking forward to the next trip.

 thanks again for everything!!  

Eric
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 Testimonials about Sarah Baughm Europe vacation specialist: Turkey, Greece & France   

You did such a wonderful job of planning our trip,including the hotels, guides, airfare and suggestions on activities.  I hope to use your expertise again soon.  I'm assuming that our credit for the cancelled flight and cancelled hotel in Izmir will be along shortly.  Thank you again for doing  such a fine job.  Sincerely, Diane Matagrano
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Testimonials about Lidia Fiendeiro, Italy, Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii specialist: England, London
 
Hi Lidia:
 
The trip was wonderful!  Loved the Ritz London.  They offered us an upgrade to a beautiful two-room suite for 200BP a night, so we took it.   The room overlooked the park, which was next to Buckingham Palace.
 
Breakfast for the four of us was included -- which was great, because food was very expensive.   Service was exactly what you would expect at the Ritz -- everyone was pleasant, room was well kept, etc.  We did the afternoon tea -- very nice and expensive, but an experience to do once.  The kids didn't really like the British food, so we ate a lot of Italian in the evening!
 
The hotel keeps a new Rolls Royce Phantom, which we hired for a two-hour sightseeing jaunt around town.  Took us to Abbey Road, and around some of the side streets -- pointing out interesting facts that you wouldn't get from a guidebook.  The driver had tales of driving President Clinton and other celebrities around town.
 
Couldn't have asked for a better location.  We were able to walk just about everywhere...and we took in many of the sights.  I had put together a schedule that didn't jam pack the days, and allowed for rest, sitting in the parks, etc.  We ended up taking a taxi rather than the underground the two times we needed to go a greater distance because the cost was pretty equivalent. 
 
We've got to download the pics, and will send you an interesting one or two.  Thank you again for arranging such a wonderful trip for us!
Kim

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Testimonial about Linda Barber, England, Scotland, Exotic Vacations and Tours Specialist: Scotland, England 

Dear Linda,

We had the most enjoyable trip ever!  Our drivers shared a wealth of information about all the places we visited and were very professional, particularly our driver in Scotland.  He did his own little research of our surname and included trips to both home places (which we didn’t know about).  This made our trip complete.  We couldn’t thank him enough for his thoughtfulness. 

We enjoyed having a private driver instead of being “herded” around Britain with a tour group.  We were able to adjust our schedule and make spontaneous stops when felt like it.   We stopped at local places to eat lunch with the towns people and got a true taste of everyday life.  This is what we needed for our ancestors trip!  Thank you for taking care of us one our first trip to Britain.  Can’t wait for Italy!!!! 

Sincerely,

Sandra Blair 

PS. John tried the blood pudding and I was so thankful I was smarter than he!
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Testimonial about Sharon Walters, Exotic Vacations and Tours Specialist: Italy

Sharon,

We are having way to much fun!

Villa dei lecci rocks!, Marika is such a wonderful person, since we are homeless and travelling for a long time her place feels like home.  Her cooking is amazing, she is making lasagna for us tonight.  the wine tour was excellent and the chocolate tasting was very enjoyable.  the driver for the wine tour--Pietro Massi--was such a delightful person that i would ask for him by name the next time around and would recommend him to anyone.

Still working on my trip to London etc.  any trip to greece will most likely have to be a last second type of arrangement.

Cheers.

Eshwar
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Testimonials about Joan Smith, Cruises, Europe, Exotic tours, and River Cruise Specialist:  Hungary, Budapest, Danube River Cruise 

Our Month Long Holiday in Europe 

Joan, I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate all of your work in making our trip such a nice one.  All of the flights were just as planned and you found us some of the best seats on the plane!  Staying at the Intercontinental Hotel in Budapest was the best!  We were in walking distance of everything and I am so glad you chose that hotel.   

We will want to do another river cruise in the future.  We loved meeting so many people on the river cruise, and it was like one big happy family.    It was really great, until the Danube decided to flood.  I understand that is a rare occurrence in June...it is usually LOW water that can be a problem.   

We were a little "miffed" at Air France.  Jonny had a carry on that he has carried for many previous trips with Air New Zealand, TAM, Continental, Southwest, (and maybe Air France) all over the world, but  Air France said it was over-sized and we had to pay $208 for extra baggage.  Our luggage wasn't over weight. What a bummer!   

Anyway, your planning was great, and we will let you know when we are ready for another trip.  Jonny gets to plan the next one, and he wants to go to South America and Antarctica!  If you run across any good deals, send them to him at ----------.  We have got to loose some weight before we go and get in better shape so we can dance the tango in Buenos Aires!  Warm regards, Jimmie
Jimmie Rascoe