[Idyllchat] Montalcino

Kenneth Knoll kngineer@chartermi.net
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:14:26 -0400


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A couple comments to help...Untours are normally for 2 weeks in one =
location, and recently they've begun limited offerings of one week in =
each of two locations.  But Untours does not offer anything shorter, =
such as you are contemplating.  But have you looked into the Untour =
locations in northern Italy, where you could spend 2 weeks and possibly =
get around to many of the sites you want to see?  Untours incountry =
Italian staff can help, altho what they offer is not intended to be =
anything close to an escorted tour.
If you haven't already done so, go to http://www.untours.com/index.asp =
for more info.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Daddo500@aol.com=20
  To: wbabineau@bellsouth.net ; awehle@mtholyoke.edu=20
  Cc: idyllchat@lists.untours.com=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:49 PM
  Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Montalcino


  Dear idylltourists,  We are notg  particularly experienced travellers =
(England, France, Greece) and  are initmidated by the thought of driving =
around northern Italy.  We are interested in art particularly and wnat =
to visit the usual art destinations for tourists plus some that are  off =
the beaten tour track--e.g. Piero's "Legend" in Arezzo. =20

  Our question is this:  Has anyone combined a "regular"  escourted =
tour, say of Tuscany and perhaps Venice, with an Untour experience of, =
say, five days?  Is the driving  in Italy difficult?  Is a plan like =
this one practical?  Does anyone know of flexible tour plans that might =
fit our wishes?

  Any and all advice will be much appreciated.

  Daddo500@aol.com  (j.gill)

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A couple comments to help...Untours are =
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week in each of two locations.&nbsp; But Untours does not offer anything =

shorter, such as you are contemplating.&nbsp; But have you looked into =
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Untour locations in northern Italy, where you could spend 2 weeks and =
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Montalcino</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DGeneva =
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  size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Dear idylltourists,&nbsp; We are =
notg&nbsp;=20
  particularly experienced travellers (England, France, Greece) =
and&nbsp; are=20
  initmidated by the thought of driving around northern Italy.&nbsp; We =
are=20
  interested in art particularly and wnat to visit the usual art =
destinations=20
  for tourists plus some that are&nbsp; off the beaten tour track--e.g. =
Piero's=20
  "Legend" in Arezzo.&nbsp; <BR><BR>Our question is this:&nbsp; Has =
anyone=20
  combined a "regular"&nbsp; escourted tour, say of Tuscany and perhaps =
Venice,=20
  with an Untour experience of, say, five days?&nbsp; Is the =
driving&nbsp; in=20
  Italy difficult?&nbsp; Is a plan like this one practical?&nbsp; Does =
anyone=20
  know of flexible tour plans that might fit our wishes?<BR><BR>Any and =
all=20
  advice will be much appreciated.<BR><BR>Daddo500@aol.com&nbsp;=20
(j.gill)<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva color=3D#000000 =
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