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Jim Zurer is a passionate Italy specialist. He has traveled widely across the length and breadth of the Italian peninsula--from Friuli to Sicily to the Val d'Aosta and most places in between. Working with Jim gives you the benefit of first-hand experience and intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of Italian travel.

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Recommended in the Fodor's Italy 2008 Guidebook

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"The trip was so well planned we felt like he had come with us. In our experience with travel agents and consultants, we found him to be incomparable."

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Italian Travel Journals
Latest Entry: May 25, 2011
Diana's Book List from Italy Spring 2011

Rome: Wednesday, May 25, 2011

For those who've wondered, these are the books I've read this trip, and no - James G - I still don't have a Kindle. :)

1. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman. A first novel about an International Herald Tribune-type paper, set in Rome. The story is told via chapters about writer, editor, publisher, etc. I found the characters very unsympathetic - a very unhappy, unfulfilled lot. I wanted to like this book more than I did.

2. Cellophane by Marie Arana. A luscious novel about a fantastic family in the jungles of Peru. The patriarch, Don Victor, is a paper maker and then moves to cellophane which seemingly triggers a truth telling epidemic and revolution. I loved it!