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This
is an email we received on 2nd January 2008
from Jacob:
Arianna,
I wanted to
pass on a thanks for everything that was
put together. We had an excellent time.
I've already passed along the info about
you to some others who were considering
visiting Italy within the next year or so.
In addition, I've included some of the pics
that I took while I was down there. You're
welcome to use them however you like. Once
again, thanks.
Jacob
Jacob
and Annie visiting Tuscany from 18th to
23rd December 2007. On the right, the delicious
dinner after the cooking class. At the top,
the visit to the cheese farm with a stop
in the sheepfold to see the newborn lambs
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This
is an email we received on 25th November
07 from Sandy, Andi, Lin and Ann:
Massimo- We
wanted to share with you how much we enjoyed
the cooking class with you and Luana. It
was one of the highlights of our trip. I
haven't even begun to put my pictures together,
but once I do (probably after the holidays
are over), I will sent you copies of what
I took). May your holidays be the best.
Thanks again for making our Italy trip so
very memorable. Always,
Sandy and
Andi (Rita and Lin too) (USA).
Sandy,
Andi, Lin and Rita toasting with the cook
Luana (on the right at her sink!) on 18th
October 2007. The cooking class and the
fantastic dinner with some excellent Morellino
di Scansano red wine.
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This in
an email we received on 1st December 2007
from Jill:
Dear Tatiana
Thank you so much for the recipes we are
very excited to be able to try our hand
at Tuscan cooking! Especially with our Italian
friends who have a restaurant. We so enjoyed
learning about it and thought you were excellent.
We wish you well with your Florence studies
and wondered if you would like to come and
visit us in Oxfordshire next year? We would
love to have you to stay and show you around
Oxford, Warwick and Stratford where Shakespeare
our famous playwriter/poet comes from. We
won't be able to visit Tuscany again until
November but hope to extend our cookery
skills again and also our Italian!
Do let us know if you can fit us into your
busy schedule
Best wishes
Jill (UK)
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This
is an email we received in November 07 from
Virginia & Franco:
Dear Arianna,
Tatiana e Massimo,
I am sending this message in English so
that I do not run the risk of expressing
myself poorly with my limited Italian.
Thank you so much for arranging our stay
at Montalto and for the tours to Vinci and
Peccioli. We got a better insight on the
area and it's
history than if we had tried
it on our own. Rest assured that we will
reccomend your organization to friends that
plan to visit your area. Attached are photos
we took and we hope that you enjoy them
as much as we do. They will always be reminders
of a great visit to Toscana. Until
our next visit ciao and mille grazie.
Franco e Virginia
(Canada e Italia)
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Franco
and Virginia in front of the huge wine
containers at the winery Cantine Leonardo
in Vinci - October 2007
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These
are two emails we received in August 2007
from Steve and Tina and from Annette and
Xavier who took a cooking class together:
Hello Tatiana,
We will
keep good memories of our stay in Italy,
and honestly what we prefered the most was
that evening at the kitchen with you and
the cook. We already advised all our friends
that if one day they go to Tuscany they
should send you an email first. We will
write our review on most popular travelers
websites as soon as we are finished with
the new house, and we will also send you
all our pictures from the cooking class.
Best
regards.
Steve and
Tina (Canada)
Chère
Tatiana,
Le cours
de cuisine et le repas lors de la soirée
partagée avec nos amis canadiens
furent des moments très agréables,
sympathiques et très conviviaux.
Encore
un grand merci.
Annette et
Xavier (Belgium)
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Annette and Steve toasting with Zeiro
chianti wine
July 2007

The two families all together in the kitchen
of Agriturismo La Mandriola - July 2007
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This
is an email we received on 18th August 2007
from Anne and Charlotte:
Bonjour Tatiana,
Charlotte et moi avait beaucoup aimée
notre semaine à Fibbiano.
Votre organisation était parfaite
et l'accueil très chaleureux et
personnalisé. L'endroit est parfait
pour se reposer mais aussi comme
base pour visiter les villes et les sites
historique.
Le cours de cuisine était super et
le resultat delicieux. J'ai
déjà fait quelques recettes
depuis je suis rentrée ! Ce que nous
avons particulairement aimer c'était
vraiment typique de la Toscane.
Merci pour tout !
Anne et Charlotte (Suisse)
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This
is an email we received on 14th August 2007
from Lisa:
Arianna and
Massimo,
I just wanted
to write and let you know how much we enjoyed
our tour with your
company. It was wonderful. We really enjoyed
Massimo's company and his information
about the area. We loved our time in Tuscany
and hope to return again soon. We'll
be sure to recommend your services to others
who are traveling your way.
Thank you
again and keep up the good work!
All my best,
Lisa Grandinetti
(USA)
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Lisa and her family visiting the cheese
farm Lischeto near to Volterra - August
2007
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This
is an email we received on 4th August 2007
from Donna:
Hi Arianna!
We just arrived
home a couple of days ago - to Connecticut,
and to Montreal. We can't thank you enough
for arranging our fabulous stay in Tuscany
at the Casolare Luggiano! It was so beautiful
there and the Lippi family was very warm
and friendly! Katyusha was so helpful -
everything was "non problema!".
We had
such a fine time with you and Carla during
the cooking class! I can still taste the
homemade pasta and that wonderful chicken.
I will send some pictures for you, when
I can find the ones I'm looking for.
My daughter
and I LOVED the pool! She chose one day
to skip our trip to Sienna and stay at the
pool with her book. She was happy!
We will
recommend your service to others traveling
to Italy, and if I can ever get my husband
to go, I would love to return to Casolare
Luggiano. (I've been enjoying my bottle
of wine from there the last two evenings!).
Thank
you again for such a fine time!
Warmest regards,
Donna (Canada)
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This
is an email we received on 21st June 2007
from Icy:
Hello Arianna
and Massimo,
Both Florence and I had an extremely great
time at the lovely wineries and
wooking class. I've been to several countries
before where I've had guides
but I think Massimo is the best one I've
ever met. He escorted us back to
Florence from the last winery on our itinerary
even when it took him a much
longer time to get home! He is genuinely
a really really nice person and
took time to explain to us all our questions.
He also has a great knowledge of Italy.
We both really enjoyed spending a memorable
day with him. I looked into several other
Tuscan winery/cooking tours and I am really
glad that I went wth Arianna and Friends.
:)
- Icy (NYC)
and Florence (Hong Kong)
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Florence
(left) and Icy (right) in Dalle Vigne Wine
Loft
Florence - April 2007
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This is an email we received on 28th May
2007 from Enn & Rita:
Hello Massimo,
first of all, we would like to thank you
for interesting evening, we really enjoyed
it. (..)
we were very satisfied with our visit to
Tuscany and we might travel again next year.
I send you some photos from our visit and
it's no problem for us, if you would like
to post them on your website.
(..) Thank
you again and also please forward our regards
to Arianna.
Enn &
Rita (Esthonia)
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Rita holding
the leaning tower in Pisa
Agriturismo Il Selvino - May 2007
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This
is an email we received on 29th April 2007
from Siegi and Volker:
Guten Tag
Arianna,
wir hatten
einen tollen Urlaub und sind gut zurückgefahren.
Es hat
uns so gut gefallen, dass wir spontan im
September wieder kommen werden.
Heute
haben wir mit Freunden gesprochen und diese
werden mit in die Toscana kommen!!
Viele,
viele Grüße an Alessandro, Ester
und Marissa.
Siegi und
Volker (Germany)
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Siegi and
Volker at Fattoria Lischeto
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This is an email we received on 28th April
07 from Corinne:

Ciao Adrianna!
I've just
gone through my pictures from my camera
and I think I've finally
organized all of them! It's still unbeleiveable
how picturesque our entire
stay was with you. I especially loved the
ceramics class! Please tell
Valentina that I've recieved many complements
on my necklace! I really hope
that I'll have the opportunity to do that
again someday.We
have been telling everyone how informative
you were and interesting to
listen to. It was a nice educational change
from my architectural schooling
in Rome, and I wish that my teachers could
hold my attention as well as you
did! Bravo! We have decided that another
trip to Tuscany is a must, and
this time we will bring my dad and my sister.
I can't wait to show them
around to all of the interesting little
towns we discovered. Good Luck to
you and "your Friends" with your
new business! Hope to see you again!
Thanks again
for a great first time in Tuscana!
Corinne :)
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A testimonial by
Danielle & Peter Yango from New York,
in Tuscany on their honeymoon in 2006.
Arianna
was a wonderful guide through the history
of Tuscany and our cooking class. The day
was filled with a variety of learning experiences.
From wine tasting to Tuscan cuisine, we
were treated like royalty troughout the
entire day. We highly recommend!
Thank you (Multo Grazie) Arianne, Giuseppe
and Carla
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This in an email we received on 19th
October 2006 by Yuchi from Taipei
Ciao Arianna!
Bene, gracie!
Good to hear from you! I meant to send you
an e-mail earlier but has been inundated
with work since I got back to Taipei (How
I wish that I was back in Tuscany!)
And yes, I had such a wonderful time in
Terricciola thanks to your arrangement and
the hospitality of IL Selvino. Please do
convey my thanks to Alessandro, Ester, and
Marisa.
I think I could probably manage to make
the yummy Walnut cake by myself.., am sure
that I will someday and I will send you
a picture as evidence!
My colleagues and friends have been very
envious of me after hearing about my experience
in Tuscany, and even more so after seeing
my photos. I do hope to return to Tuscany
in the future for a longer stay (perhaps
more cooking lessons and olives picking..)
And thank you so much for your warm welcome
and kind assistance, which has made my trip
an unforgettable one! I shall keep in touch.
ciao, Arianna!
Yuchi
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