In this episode of the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast, Joe Mulinaro joins the PFIT team to discuss a recent trip to Rome. Joe invited a guest, his wife Lori, to discuss any positives and negatives she had with this trip. Joe Mulinaro joins the Passion for Italy Travel crew. He will be having a number of guests join him to discuss their trips to Italy. In this episode of the Podcast, Joe invites his wife, Lori, to discuss her recent trip to Italy where they visited Rome, Florence, Positano, and Capri. In this first show, they discuss the Rome portion of the vacation. They start with their pla ..read more

Welcome to your adventure in Italy that you are going to do in the future perhaps next year or the year after. I have been reading a lot lately about how to make the most of life and how to create it and make it happen. Mid life we all need to stop and take a pause. The only good thing to come out of Covid was that the world paused. It gave us a lot of time to breathe and think and assess our lives and relationships. I am sure a lot of people thought about how one wishes to spend the rest of your life. What is stopping you from travelling other than the price? Is it fear of flying? Or is it ju ..read more

I read about a young man who had learnt six different languages, so he can easily travel and meet and talk to the locals. He said he has made his life so much more interesting. Travelling really is about the people, the language, the food and yes of course, beautiful places and beautiful scenery. But what use is this if the people are grumpy there and make you feel bad too. Or if you are grumpy…..! One always remembers a place for the wonderful service, the fantastic food or the endearing things that people do. Maybe it also has something to do with your mood – if you are exhausted, feeling lo ..read more

You wish to travel to Italy? How do you go about it? Where do you start? Well it is easy – all you have to do is have a consultation with Passion for Italy Travel as we specialise in Italy only.  An email to Contact Us is all it takes.  Our travel agent consultants live in Italy and know the country intimately. We also speak Italian and as Italy is a foreign language country – if you wish to go then try to start learning the basic words for ordering meals, saying hello and goodbye as sign of courtesy to the Italian people. I just wish to tell you a few words about travelling in Italy ..read more

Ciao this is Allison Spiegel with Passion For Italy Travel in New York. Happy holiday!  As we start to wrap up a year that has seen such significant change and heartbreak, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be healthy and safe, and we hope all of you are as well.  While we have been unable to travel abroad this year, nothing can take away our ability to dream about our next travel destination. Vacation days and time away with family and friends is precious, and will feel even more special when the world opens its borders once again, and we can get back to exploring the places ..read more

As summer inches closer many of us have had to cancel travel plans to Italy, myself included to the Amalfi Coast and Positano. As travel designers, we know how much time and care goes into planning every moment of a trip to Italy, so we understand that the disappointment cuts and it cuts deep. I thought I would share a bit about one of my favorite summer destinations in Italy in the hope that it will keep your travel dreams company and inspire you to look ahead and plan for next summer.  So, let us take a virtual visit to a place near and dear to my heart – the iconic fishing village of P ..read more

Hello, and welcome to the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast.  This is Lindsay, from the Tampa, Florida Office.  The past week or so, Italy’s restrictions have finally begun to loosen a little bit.  I’m receiving messages from friends and suppliers there saying they are finally able to go for walks again, or inside a church to pray.  It feels like hope.  Our Tuscan wine guide Anna, who we introduced you to a few weeks ago wrote to me ecstatic that she had finally been able to go for a run again in the beautiful Tuscan Springtime. As you know if you have been following ou ..read more

Ciao, this is Allison Spiegel with Passion for Italy Travel in the New York office. This summer’s unique challenges have prompted a return to the summers of our youth. Simple, lazy days filled with nature, family time and lots of creativity and imagination. And as wonderful as these days may be, many of us are yearning to travel the world again. As a mom, I understand how the prospect of international travel with kids can be as daunting as it is exciting. As parents, we question everything, from ground transportation and hotel amenities to sleeping arrangements and food options. And ultimately ..read more

Hi and welcome to the Passion for Italy Podcast.  This is Lindsay, from the Tampa, Florida office.  Over the past few weeks, you have heard stories from our suppliers about their lives during COVID, how they’ve gotten by and made the most of a difficult time.  You have also heard from Gemma and Allison about their love stories with Italy. Today, I’m sharing mine.  This is a personal story, but I hope it inspires you to make the most of the time you have with the people you love, to live every moment, and to get out and see this beautiful world together.  Many of my cli ..read more

Ciao, this is Allison Spiegel with the Passion for Italy Travel New York office.  At the time of this recording, Italy has opened its border to tourists from the European Union, but we are still waiting on directions for travelers from the United States.  For many of us, virtual travel will be our only way to experience the treasures of Italy this summer, so today we will continue our virtual journey to another wonderful summer destination in the Campania region, the island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples. Ischia is the largest Phlegrean island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and is often r ..read more