A few days ago we hosted a wonderful American couple who had come to our home to experience something we call The Italian Family Dinner. When traveling, it can be nice to have a home-cooked meal once in a while, and so we open up our doors to travelers […]
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The write-up in the Parma Daily Newspaper about the field trip that we led through the Cinque Terre.
For those of you passionate about cycling or who are just interested in another aspect of Italian cultural/sporting phenomena, the Giro d’Italia is one of those can’t miss experiences. While less famous than the Tour de France, the Giro is nonetheless one of the top-tier events on the international cycling […]
This weekend we had a group of 23 high school students from Parma here in Levanto for an outdoor field trip in the Cinque Terre. We spend a lot of time promoting our field trips specifically because they get the kids outside and moving, which is good for everyone. This […]
Five months of flat, glassy, waveless, imperturbable sea. The World Longboard Surfing Championships in Levanto came and went without a ripple on the water, leaving competitors listless and bored. The Mediterranean looked like a pond. Now, as it always has been and always will be, it is reborn. And it’s […]
This week our blog has moved locations and is doing a piece for gaytravel.com, with whom we offer one of our gay-friendly tours. It features our colleagues at Sicily In & Out, a likemided tour operator in Palermo. Check out the article.
Over the past few months, I’ve had the luck to meet two of the more interesting and traditional winemakers in the Cinque Terre: Walter de Batté and Luciano Capellini. In many ways, they each exemplify what it is that we at Voyager are trying to bring to our clients: a […]
Because my last entry seemed so unbelievable to the American public, I thought I would follow it up with another little tidbit about health care in Italy. Though not of any relevance to those traveling in Italy, nevertheless, the way in which Italy deals with pre-existing medical conditions may still […]
Italians like to complain about the workings of their government and the quality of public services, and in many cases, there’s a lot to complain about … but not the health care. I have been in love with Italian health care from day 1 in Italy, and I’ve always been […]
When we moved into our current house, our landlady told us that among the wild critters running around, there were badgers in these here hills. I wasn’t buying it. Italy is not known for its wildlife, perhaps in large part for the fact that in the North, the quintessential wild animal, the […]