WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT IBT
Hi Marco!
Thanks for a wonderful day in Florens, we really appreciate the day with you and Leif.
Many regards from Marie, Werner, Hasse & Eva
– Marie, Werner, Hasse & Eva, Stockholm, Sweden
Marco & Elizabeth,
From the very first email to the end of the biking day drop off at our hotel, you both couldn't have been nicer. We enjoyed a wonderful day, one of our vacation highlights to be sure. The setting was so beautiful to bike in and the company was great. Elizabeth, thank you for sharing your personal insight into Italy while we drove, and a great big thank you to both wineries we visited, they made us feel like a guest in their homes. Our wines and olive oils all made it safely back to California and we can't wait to enjoy them. If we are ever back in the Florence area we'll definitely be back.
Thank you again.
Chad & Meeling
– Chad & Meeling Wagner, USA
Marco, Greetings from Chicago! It has been four months since my wife Lisa and I were in Florence. It was in October, roughly the 16th and we were the only two on the tour. I'm sorry it has taken this long to send a letter to you, as I remember our discussion about staying in touch after. Hopefully you remember us, we had good conversation along the route and a fun time tasting the wines at the two vineyards. It should come as no surprise that the wine and olive oil has been shared and consumed quickly.
Thanks again for such a wonderful tour. It was a perfect way to end our Italian vacation! In the chance that you are in the Chicago area let us know. It would be a pleasure to show you around and converse over a good American wine.
I hope this e-mail finds you well and happy in the new year. Take care and we'll be in touch.
Brian
– Brian and Lisa Rademasher, Chicago
We had an amazing time! Another couple here took someone else's bike tour today and it did not sound nearly as great as ours!!!
Thank you!
– Kristine Slaba
Once again, thanks so much for a great day and a great ride. We’re back home now and still reliving the trip which was perfectly capped off by the day we all spent with you in Chianti.
If you get to DC, be sure to let us know. We can bike the city and make sure you see the sights from a local’s point of view.
– John Thompson, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Marco - just wanted to let you know what a great time Tom and I had on our tour with Elizabeth last Tuesday. Her in depth knowledge of Italian wine and helpful tips on the region were great and really made our stay in Tuscany all the more enjoyable. We now go home feeling like we understand Italian and in particular Tuscan wine a lot better and look forward to putting our knowledge into practice!
We would not hesitate to recommend this tour to anyone else who loves wine combined with a bit of exercise.
Thanks again.
– Emma and Tom, London, U.K.
Marco and Elizabeth,
We had a wonderful time on the wine ride. The gentlemen at the first winery was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about wine. Sean, at the second winery, was really great also, and we especially enjoyed the personal tour and attention we received there. I hope to get in better shape! My husband and my sons may join you on another ride in the future, they LOVED it, but would have loved an even longer ride. Thanks again.
– Joy Inkpen, Quakertown, PA, U.S.A.
Not sure if you will remember our bike ride, it was just on a month ago. I am now home in Australia and the bike ride was one of my trip highlights. Thanks so much for the day.
We will drink the wine and remember you. With kind regards and fond memories.
– Heather Pearse, Adelaide, Australia
Thanks again for the wonderful wine ride last Monday! Every one of us (all 7) said it was the highlight of our trip to Florence. You were so much fun and patient with so many opinionated women. Thank you! Here is a photo as promised. We look forward to our next bike ride with you!
– Brandon, Kem, Jim, Robynn, Andy, Angie, Elizabeth and Winston
I can’t believe 1 week ago I was riding a bike through the beautiful hills of Tuscany & drinking Chianti and now I’m back in New York! This is terrible!!!
Antonina – my wife - and I both had a great time last Saturday. I’m glad I rode with you that day because seeing the Chianti region was as nice as I was hoping it would be. I equally enjoyed both riding through the little villages and through the countryside. It was all very nice. I wish I could come back out for another ride tomorrow.
I can’t believe I’m suddenly 4500 miles away! It still feels like I’m so close. Oh well…
I’ll certainly recommend you should I hear of anyone else I know visiting the Florence/Tuscany/Chianti region.
Also, if you see Sean (I think that’s how you spell his name) again, could you thank him for the terrific tour he gave us? He was the guy at the second winery that we stopped at. I think it was Casa Sola? Or something like that? I can’t remember at the moment. I really enjoyed his hospitality throughout his tour and I was very happy with the wine-tasting presentation along with the snacks. He was very nice and made it an enjoyable experience for us. To stand right next to the grapes in the vineyard field and see the farms along the rolling hills made it all worth it.
Thanks again. Grazie molto and buon giorno a te. Io spero quando ritorno a Italia il mio italiano è meglio!
Regards,
– Charles and Antonina Bari, New York, U.S.A.
