January 29, 2024
“I can’t imagine myself doing anything else,” says Gaetano Salemi of his role as a tour director. “[I love] to see the joy in the eyes of my guests when they see or experience something they may have dreamed of all their life...”
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December 15, 2023
As this year comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to look back on some of the moments that made 2023 special. We’ve collected photos and quotes from both guests and employees to highlight our favorite moments from this past year – like our 25th anniversary celebration in June, pictured above. So, without further ado, we present to you: Our Year in Review.
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December 15, 2023
Trained chefs Dan and Kim Varano have a passion for both food and travel. The three-time Odysseys guests recently returned from our Northern Italy small group tour, which they highlighted in two recent editions of their newsletter, Cruisin in the Kitchen. Read all about their adventure – and try some of their favorite recipes from the trip – in part 1 of their newsletter series.
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December 15, 2023
Trained chefs Dan and Kim Varano have a passion for both food and travel. The three-time Odysseys guests recently returned from our Northern Italy small group tour, which they highlighted in two recent editions of their newsletter, Cruisin in the Kitchen. Read all about their adventure – and try some of their favorite recipes from the trip – in part 2 of their newsletter series.
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September 21, 2023
In 2025, Americans traveling to Europe will need to obtain a travel authorization before their trip. Learn about this new measure here.
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September 01, 2023
Rome born and raised, Mara Tiburzi loves seeing Italy through the eyes of her Odysseys guests. “My favorite part of tour directing is seeing places I know so well through their eyes,” says Mara. “And I absolutely love showing them the incredible beauty and variety of the places we explore.” Keep reading to learn more about Mara.
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August 28, 2023
Travel has the undeniable power to bring people together through shared experiences, similar interests, and like-minded travel philosophies. Odysseys guests Cynthia and James Hebert and Susan and Neil Ciarfalia have firsthand experience with this having met on an Odysseys Machu Picchu to the Galapagos tour in 2010. Click here to learn more about their travels together.
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August 09, 2023
First-time Odysseys guest Ellen Outten and Wayne Shaw recently completed our Alpine Splendor: Switzerland and Austria small group tour – and Ellen documented it all in a series of captivating posts for her blog, Traveling with Ellen. Click here to read about their adventure.
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August 08, 2023
One of the reasons we travel is to experience other cultures – and one of the most fascinating and inspiring outputs of culture is art. While most of our small group tours touch on artistry in some way, these five tours offer the most opportunities to experience (and even create) art.
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August 10, 2022
Multi-time traveler Karen Kuzsel (Wagner) and her husband Russ Wagner recently returned from our Southern Italy & Sicily small group tour and she wrote a series of wonderful blog posts about their experiences. You can read them here.
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June 15, 2022
Beth and Dave Macaulay struggled to find their perfect style of exploring the world – that is, until they discovered Odysseys small group tours. These 14-time Odysseys guests talk all things travel, from their passion for tourism, favorite travel locations so far, to their most treasured memories abroad.
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May 12, 2022
We select hotels that we believe are the best for a particular trip and experience – those that will offer our guests the best combination of quality, value, and atmosphere for each destination. With its stunning location looking out over the Ionian Sea, the Eurostars Monte Tauro in Taormina, Sicily is one such property.
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