Our dear friends, Tess and Elena have been running wonderful tours to Southern Italy for some time now. Their company is called The Heart of Southern Italy. Like us, they love to show small groups the real Italy, especially in Puglia, one of the most beautiful places all in Italy. Puglia is the home of the best food in Italy and wonderful scenery. It is far away from the throbbing crowds of Rome, Florence, and Venice. Now they have introduced a tour The Traveling Professor highly recommends, Discovering Southern Italy's Jewish Heritage. Read all about it in their guest blog post.
Who in their right mind would go to Italy without trying one of the best foods ever invented? And by that, we mean gelato. There is nothing better than ending a wonderful Tuscan meal in Florence by stopping by a gelato shop afterwards and picking up one of your favorite flavors (I like straciatella myself) in a cone or cup, then strolling around the wide open streets of Florence taking in the views. In today's blog post, Steve Solosky and co-author of "The Traveling Professor's Guide to Florence", Melanie Wilson give you their best picks for gelato in Florence.
Everyone loves to eat in Paris. While there are thousands of restaurants to select from, there still are some good Paris restaurants offering excellent meals at good prices. The Traveling Professor has hand-picked some of the favorite Paris restaurants on the right bank, two of them in the popular Marais area, for you to try on your next tour to Paris.
With quite a few trans-continental trips under his belt, The Traveling Professor has lots of experience in dealing with jet lag. If not dealt with the right way, jet lag can really ruin a vacation overseas. There are ways to get to Europe and get your body clock in sync so that you can enjoy the food, sites, and adventure of being overseas without suffering from jet lag.
No matter where The Traveling Professor goes, whether it be on a small group tour or traveling alone, there are some basic necessities that come on each and every trip. The items listed in today's travel blog post are not things that you will see in too many other blog posts. Take a look at today's blog post and see what's in The Traveling Professor's back pack on each and every small group tour he goes on whether it be to Paris, Italy, Austria, Iceland, Scotland, Peru, Canada or anywhere else.
Montréal and Québec City
Last month, The Traveling Professor visited Canada as part of the effort to put together a new small group tour to Canada that includes visits to Montréal and Québec City. The Professor is very excited about this new small group tour offer. There will be no jet lag on this trip as travelers can easily fly into Montréal and back from Québec City in a matter of a few hours. Not only is the price good, wait until you read about the top hotels, bonus features, and exciting tour program he has put together on this exclusive small group tour to Canada.
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