“Balconies and Pizza…? What do these things have to do with each other?”
One of our goals for our recent itinerary research trip to Italy’s Alpine lakes was to find some places with rooms with great balconies, close to places where you could get an excellent pizza.
It is not hard to find pizza in Italy, but we’re always looking for places where it is extraordinary.
Read MoreOctober has been an especially busy time for us, capping off a record-breaking travel season. This month, we’ve had as many as 5 different groups of travelers on the road at the same time in both Ireland and Italy – each following a unique itinerary that we crafted for them. Some of them have sent us photos, which they’ve permitted us to post here.
The experiences include pecorino farm tours and tastings, cashmere goat walks, outdoor art installations, Chianti cooking class, – not to mention endless beautiful scenery and delicious local food!
Here are a few sets of photos that we’ve received from our happy travelers…
Read MoreWe read with interest a recent article in WaPo that highlights the effect of so-called “influencers” in one of the most heavily touristed areas in Italy. It's a starkly realistic picture of the tourist scene on the Amalfi Coast – a picture that is, by the way, decidedly NOT what visitors are hoping to find after watching "The Talented Mr Ripley" or clicking through Tik-Tok travel videos.
The article prompted us as Little Roads Europe to codify our own thoughts, as travel planners about tourism (and over-tourism), and about the reasons travelers want to do the things they do – and how “influencers” encourage tourism that’s detrimental to the places they purport to promote.
Read MoreA lot of travelers contact us who say they want us to plan an itinerary for them to go to both Ireland and Scotland. The fact is, the two are not necessarily interchangeable – there are differences in the logistics and in the experiences; and to traverse from one to the other could easily eat up an entire travel day.
Read MoreAfter returning from our Scotland research trip, we thought we’d post some pictures of the (sometimes huge) Scottish breakfasts we had, with a bit of explanation: Eggs to order, bacon, sausage, black pudding, haggis, mushrooms, beans, fried tomato, and potato scone, PLUS tea/coffee and toast, AND access to a buffet of cereal, yogurt, juice, water, and fruit. To eat, you know, before breakfast.
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