Welcome to Aurelio and Ronna Garcia’s scrapbook of our sensational travel experience!
Ciao! We are retired teachers from Washington State who were ready to let our feet wander, our eyes marvel, and our souls ignite. Taking a Rick Steves Tour for the first time is one of the best travel decisions we have ever made. Get your most comfortable walking shoes on and follow our itchy feet to Italy!
This Rick Steves Tour gave us confidence to live out our travel dreams. Every step of our journey from start to finish was beautifully fine tuned.
Our Italian tour guide, Cecilia, was amazing! She was a fountain of information about history, culture, and way of life in Italy.
Our group of travelers quickly became a community of friends. They added so much to our experiences.
Exploring each city was balanced with group excursions and time on our own. We valued this pace.
Sightseeing admissions for the tour were all included in the price. We loved skipping the line!
Transportation between destinations was comfortable and enjoyable. We were able to view the Italian countryside and Cecilia filled us in on what we saw.
Professional guides from each city joined our tour group, giving us a first person account of the iconic sights as well as current affairs.
The included meals were scrumptious. The warmth of sharing multiple course meals with fellow travelers felt like being with family.
We loved the comfortable, clean accommodations. Their strategic locations allowed us to optimize our sight seeing.
Our Rick Steves Tour was worth every penny and more. The expected events on the itinerary were always enhanced by our travel guide with extras we did not expect. We were so impressed by how the company takes care of you pre-travel, during, and post-travel. We look forward to joining a Rick Steves Tour again one day!
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In order to make the best use of our carry-on space, we followed Rick's advice and cut up our guide book and packed just the sections we needed.