WEIRD IMPRESSIONS OF A NEW DIGITAL CAMERA.

I have always taken all the photographs we put in the Tuscan Enterprises catalogue, (and then, later on, the ones used for the websites) since we star...

WHAT ARE YOUR TRAVEL RIGHTS AND YOUR OBLIGATIONS?

In the course of 29 years of operation as Tour Operators, here at Tuscan Enterprises we have witnessed practically everything that the world can throw...

WILD ASPARAGUS

If you happen to be driving along the back roads of Tuscany (or Italy, in general) and you see people bent over in funny positions scrutinizing the gr...

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Spring is in the air. You can feel it here in Tuscany and smell it. The daffodils are popping up their yellow heads all over the place and the almond...

HUNTING AND GUNS IN ITALY

Bang bang whammy shoot shoot kapow!! Every year come September, here at the Tuscan Enterprises office we get several phone calls from guests staying i...

PASSPORTS, INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENSES AND OTHER GOODIES

In answer to questions posed from citizens of different countries, I thought that Tuscan Enterprises should address the need or lack of need of docume...

BEWARE THE DISCOUNT TRAPS. NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD.

After 29 consecutive years working as a Tour Operator renting Villas, Farmhouses and Residential complexes through our Tuscan Enterprises Travel Agenc...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM A WHITE TUSCANY IN THE SNOW

Everyone associates Tuscany and the Chianti with summer, but we do have our winters here too. They are usually a lot milder than those many of our fri...

TUSCAN ENTERPRISES 2010 CATALOGUE

Finally, after a lot of work we have completed the catalogue which will be in distribution right around Christmas to those who have asked for a printe...

CONCIERGE SERVICE

In collaboration with a local tour operator, we are offering our guests a variety of services and activities aimed at making their stay in Italy more...

WHY I LOVE AUTUMN IN TUSCANY

Some of my friends ask me what I find so fascinating about autumn in Tuscany and especially in the Chianti Classico region. They are all lovers of hot...

GRAPE HARVESTING IN THE CHIANTI CLASSICO

I think a lot of people have a romantic idea of what picking grapes is all about. Basically, it is just a lot of back-breaking work and rather monoton...

UFO SIGHTINGS THROUGHOUT ITALY

Unusual, because many people just do not pay any kind of attention to UFO's or strange sightings in the sky, but there have been a series of articles...

THE HIGH COSTS OF ENERGY

I had an interesting exchange of messages with a cousin of mine who lives in upstate New York and with a couple of American clients regarding energy a...

TELEPASS PROBLEMS ON THE AUTOSTRADA

Message received from Mr Franz Hammert: Last week we had the experience of driving on the Autostrada with a rental car and entering the cash paymen...

TIPPING THROUGH TUSCANY

First of all let me start by saying that tipping is something that you face in many different forms. It runs from what you tip a waiter in a restauran...

WHO WANTS PIZZA?

I think that pizza is one of those particular categories of food that fits comfortably between a serious meal and street food. What is interesting is...

SO WHAT MAKES IT SUMMER FOR THE CHIANTIGIANI?

Ahh, summer in Tuscany. So what is it really all about for the Chiantigiani who live here year-round? What makes it summer for us and what brings it t...

ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WINES

I have received a few emails asking me opinions on wines and on which are my favorites and what I look for in a wine. What strikes me is that people g...

WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

Italy is one of the major producers of olive oils, but it is rather easy to get lost in the complicated distinctions and meanings of the denominations...

MUSEUMS, MUSIC, GENERAL EVENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

When you are planning to travel to Italy, one suggestion I have is that you check what is going on during your holiday. There are always special exhib...

EATING AND DRINKING IN ITALY

The different regions of Italy offer an incredible variety of dishes. Italy was once a series of city-states that later developed into regions with th...

QUICK REFERENCE TO DRIVING IN ITALY

I have received several questions relative to driving in Italy asking for suggestions and what to watch out for, so I am going to put a blog in the TR...

DRIVING IN ITALY

Driving in Italy or in any of the European countries is not the terrifying experience some people think it is. With the developing of the Common Marke...

BRIEF STORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CINTA SENESE BREED OF PIGS.

I have received a few emails asking me what the small animal I am holding in my arms in the photograph I used in the introduction to the blog is. It i...

HOW REALLY IMPORTANT ARE DISTANCES IN TUSCANY?

I often receive messages from guests who ask to have a villa "within easy access" to Florence or to Siena. The last person I wrote to is Effie, so I w...