Road Trip Travel Enters the Space Age, part 4
November 16, 2008 | Written by Steve Smith & Christine Johnson
I found that nowhere in the world is the wine as fine and varied as in Italy. Towns only 20 kilometers apart produce unique varieties made from the same grapes, appellations they can call all their own. Driving through each will give you the chance to taste this firsthand. My two favorites grew in micro-climates states apart, but the bloodlines these wines share make them family.
We’ve all heard of Tuscany and... [Read more]
Road Trip Travel Enters the Space Age, part 3
October 24, 2008 | Written by Steve Smith & Christine Johnson
I returned last week from my driving adventure and the experience of navigating by man-made stars through Tuscany. Let me tell you, this region is in a league all its own during the harvest season. The seasonal local foods and festivals, the wine, and particularly the weather are superb.
If you’re contemplating doing this but have read about how difficult Italian drivers can be, let me tell you this is just bad... [Read more]
Road Trip Travel Enters the Space Age, part 2
October 3, 2008 | Written by Steve Smith & Christine Johnson
Should I be excited that I’m living the freedom of navigating by car through the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria, or frightened by this summer’s astronomical gas prices and what it can do to my pocketbook?
Months ago, much like a progeny of Zeus, I mused about this upcoming road trip and the relevancy of this type of travel. I asked, “Will gas prices continue to skyrocket as they have this summer?”... [Read more]
Road Trip Travel Enters the Space Age
August 4, 2008 | Written by Steve Smith & Christine Johnson
When I was a child my family relocated cross-country to California via the Mother Road, historic Route 66. Even at that tender age, I enjoyed the trip in a station-wagon piled high with our possessions, ‘Grapes of Wrath’ style. It was on that drive that the road-tripper bug infected me.
Years later the country was facing its first gas crisis and the price had reached 75 cents a gallon. With school behind me... [Read more]
Golf in Tuscany
April 17, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
TERME DI SATURNIA SPA AND GOLF RESORT BRINGS WORLD-CLASS GOLF TO TUSCANY WITH THE OPENING OF COMPLETED 18-HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE DESIGNED BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT RONALD FREAM
-To coincide with the grand opening of the new course the luxury resort invites guests to indulge in luxury accommodations, spa treatments, delicious cuisine and golf with a special package-
Located in the heart of Tuscany... [Read more]
Week in Italy Package
March 26, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
One-Week Florence/Tuscany Package–Only $979 in April and MayTourCrafters, the Italy experts, are offering a mid-week “Florence and the Heart of Tuscany” package from April 1 to May 15 that costs only $979 for round-trip air on Delta from New York, Boston and Chicago; seven nights accommodation, a four-day car rental, daily buffet breakfast, hotel service charges and taxes. It must be booked by... [Read more]
New Tuscan Getaway
March 20, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
LACURE VILLAS OFFERS “EAT, DRINK, LUXURIATE” GETAWAY IN ITALY’S TUSCANY REGION
The Ultimate Villa Experience for Food-Lovers, Friends and Families
A love of fine food and wine is central to the Italian way of life. LaCURE Villas is offering travelers the chance to enjoy a food-filled “Eat, Drink, Luxuriate” Tuscan getaway with extravagant services, modern... [Read more]
Tee Off Under the Tuscan Sun
December 15, 2007 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
TERME DI SATURNIA SPA & GOLF RESORT ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF ITS CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE
Located in the heart of Tuscany’s Maremma region, Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort has long served as a luxury spa destination; however, the resort is now proud to provide its guests with the game of golf as it announces the opening of the first nine... [Read more]
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