Slow Travel: Savoring Tuscany, One Beautiful Moment at a Time

slow travel in Tuscany

Have you given much thought to the idea of slow travel? I’ve been writing about travel for more than 12 years, and over the past five or so, I’ve watched this concept rise quietly but steadily—first as a whisper in the industry, now as a movement. Perhaps I was searching for it, or maybe it …

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Small Group Tour Anyone? – A Truffle Hunting Adventure in Italy!

small group tour
The gorgeous Italian countryside – All photos in this post by The Italian Tour!

A Small Group Tour will be the hottest travel ticket in town.

I am thinking of planning my next small group tour. For the past six months, did we ever think we would still be socially distancing on month #6? We have been stuck inside, unable to travel like we used to before COVID.  

Everyone has a different philosophy, and perhaps underlying health issues that complicate this discussion further. 

This is me talking; I will not put any pressure on you to make plans to travel. However, I can offer you something fun to think about and maybe put down a deposit for the possibility of taking a small group tour.

Tours of 12 or less will be popular for the obvious reasons. Fewer people, more intimate tours created by locals who can prepare and protect their guests while visiting. 

Can we forecast how travel will be in November 2021? No, we can’t. But we can dream and plan for it.

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