14 October 2022
After a long hiatus due to the COVID pandemic and other circumstances we are back and planning for tours in 2023. There will be new packages and we’ll be adding Cagliari the capital city of… Continue Reading…
COVID-19 caused disruption on a global scale with major problems in travel, tourism and many other sectors of the world’s economy. It seems the worst effects of the pandemic have passed and life is returning… Continue Reading…
There are so many lessons that come from the pandemic and how we dealt with it as individuals, communities and nation states. For the traveler I would like to highlight two. The first is to… Continue Reading…
19 July 2021
Italy has reached an important vaccination milestone. More than 50% of its people aged 12 years and over are now fully vaccinated having received two doses of one of the EU approved vaccines. At the… Continue Reading…
29 June 2021
From 1 July, an EU digital COVID certificate will make it easier to travel to and from all countries of the European Union and the Schengen area. The certificate will validate travelers’ vaccination and COVID… Continue Reading…
16 June 2021
Italy continues to make good progress controlling COVID-19, so much so that a number of regions have been declared white zones including Puglia and Sardinia. White zones are declared based on consistent, low infection rates… Continue Reading…
7 June 2021
As a result of the continuing risks from COVID-19, the Learn Italian in Lecce tour in September and the Learn Italian in Cagliari tour in October will not go ahead. Italy has opened up for… Continue Reading…
11 May 2021
Italian actor/comedian Checco Zalone and Helen Mirren have teamed up to make La Vacinada, a very funny short music video promoting vaccination against COVID19. There aren’t any English subtitles but I’m sure you’ll get the… Continue Reading…
The Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that “Italy is ready to welcome back the world” when they welcome back foreign travellers from mid-May. Good news or premature and risky? Travelers will need to… Continue Reading…
22 April 2021
It’s almost certain that some form of electronic vaccination “passport” or travel pass will be required as part of your travel documentation. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has produced one that’s already in use… Continue Reading…