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

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 :)

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

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