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In March 2023, I started a collaboration with Alida from Vagabonda Travel.  I will be hosting various group trips to Europe over the next year.  Our first in-person meeting was for a FAM trip to Malta, which is a potential destination for future group trips.  You can see everything we did in the vlogs below.  

After Malta, I went on a solo FAM trip to Sicily in order to familiarize myself with the destinations that will be part of an upcoming trip I'm hosting.  The second half of my trip consisted of visiting old friends and hosting my very first group trip, "Wine and Bliss in Tuscany" with a fantastic small group of 3.  I will be hosting this trip again in April 2024, so if you want to join or see what other group trips are available, get all of the details here.


Malta and Italy Itinerary Overview

Itinerary

Day 1:  Flight from Atlanta to  Malta 

Day 2:  Malta (St. Julian's)

Day 3:  Malta (Dingli Cliffs, Rabat, Mdina, Mosta)

Day 4:  Malta (Meridiana Wine Estate, Valletta)

Day 5:  Malta (Valletta, St. Julian's)

Day 6:  Malta (Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto, St. Julian's)

Day 7:  Malta (St. Julian's)

Day 8:  Malta (3 Ancient Cities, Birgu, Valletta)

Day 9:  Malta (Gozo, Crystal and Blue Lagoon)

Day 10:  Malta (St. Julian's)

Day 11:  Malta (St. Julian's) 

Day 12:  Malta to Taormina, Sicily 

Day 13:  Taormina, Sicily

Day 14:  Taormina to Cefalù toPalermo, Sicily

Day 15:  Palermo, Sicily

Day 16:  Palermo to Corleone to Agrigento, Sicily

Day 17:  Agrigento, Sicily

Day 18:  Agrigento to Siracusa, Sicily (Ortigia)

Day 19:  Ortigia, Sicily

Day 20:  Ortigia to Catania to Florence, Italy

Day 21:  Florence, Italy

Day 22:  Florence, Italy

Day 23:  Florence, Italy

Day 24:  Florence to Bologna to Milan, Italy

Day 25:  Milan to Siena, Italy

Day 26:  Siena, Italy

Day 27:  Siena to San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 28:  San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 29:  San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 30:  San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 31:  San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 32:  San Gregorio da Sassola to San Gimignano, Italy

Day 33:  San Gimignano, Italy

Day 34:  San Gimignano, Italy (Siena, Montereggione)

Day 35:  San Gimignano, Italy (Montalcino, Pienza, Montepulciano)

Day 36:  San Gimignano, Italy

Day 37:  San Gimignano to Pisa to Lucca to Florence, Italy

Day 38:  Florence, Italy

Day 39:  Florence, Italy

Day 40: Florence to Marta, Italy

Day 41:  Marta to San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 42:  San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy

Day 43:  San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy to Atlanta

Accommodations

Coming soon.


Experiences

Arancino Class in Taormina, Sicily

Find the tour here.

Fiat 500 Tour Florence to Chianti

Find the tour here.

Pasta Making Class in Tuscany

This class is hosted by Luca and Lorenzo.  Get all the details about the class here.  Book the class here.


Packing List

Find my Amazon list of all the items I packed here.


Daily Vlogs



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Support Sustainability with Your Stay at Villa Viva Hotel in Hamburg

Live out your Italian dreams and go on an epic vintage Fiat 500 tour of Chianti with a wine tasting and lunch included. This 4 hour experience is one that you’ll be telling all of your friends about when you come back from your trip to Italy.

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Book a Vintage Fiat 500 Tour of Chianti with Wine Tasting

Staying in the Tuscan countryside should be on everybody’s Italy bucket list and I have just the place for you. This is the Nest and it’s just a 15 minutes train ride from Florence.

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Relax at this Cozy Tuscan Farmhouse Near Florence

Quick FactsLocation:  Lucerne, SwitzerlandType of Experience:  hiking/fondue lunchBook This Experience This post contains references to tours and experiences  from affiliate partnerships.  We may receive compensation when you click on those links.  Tours and experiences explicitly discussed and posted on this site have been carefully vetted. Hike to a Secret Lake Near Lucerne, SwitzerlandThe best tours

Go On a Private Day Trip from Lucerne to a Secret Lake

If you’re planning a visit to Saint Simons Island, GA and looking for a place to stay, I know the cutest house for you to rent. Located on the south end of SSI, Tabby Shack exudes a breezy, coastal charm that captures the essence of island living.

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The Perfect Rental House on Saint Simons Island: Tabby Shack

If you’re planning a visit to Italy or the Emilia-Romagna region, the one item that MUST be added to your itinerary is a walking food tour in Bologna.

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Go On the Best Walking Food Tour in Bologna

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