Giorgia Torre

The Bari / Puglia area were highly recommended to us (and we had to remove one whole area to abide by our desire to keep the pace slower)—so based on the recommendation we chose Bari /Puglia over another region, and it turned out great.

Hotel Review

Masseria Longa Boutique Hotel

Otranto

Great team and food. Nice pool.

Authenticity & Character

Simple clean converted buildings just a bit out of town but walkable.

Location

Well positioned to explore or relax.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very attentive

Activity Review

Mount Etna Hike & Winery Experience

Italy

Great guide and amazing

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Local knowledge of geology and history

Transport

Ryan air challenges were fixed by gaining access to their automated baggage check system.

Overall it was a good experience. The trip went smoothly except for a wine tasting excursion when I was given an 8am start time and the real time was 9:30. The guide said there was never an 8 am start so not sure where that came from. The hotel in Sorrento, Maison Kalea, was fine but what stood out was that the person who hosted the breakfast was very unfriendly to us. I tried multiple times to smile and say good morning to her and she always replied with a scowl. However if an Italian family was there she was all smiles and played with their child and was a completely different person. I have to assume she does not like foreigners. It was very uncomfortable.
I was disappointed with the planning regarding the flight to Sicily. We told Giorgia that we did not need lodgings for Sicily but needed transportation. I assumed she would book a flight from Rome. However when I checked the itinerary later she had not and when I questioned her about this she said it was my fault for not making this clear to her. I am not sure how she thought we were going to get to sicily from Rome.
Other than these things I felt the trip was very good and the lodgings were about what I expected for what we wanted to pay. The tour guide in Rome, Daniele was excellent.

Hotel Review

Maison Kalea

Sorrento

The hotel was cute and had a boutique feel. It could be a little loud at times from the street but not late into the night. The balcony was nice and I enjoyed spending time outside and on the outside plaza. The food was very good. However, the cook who served the meals was very unfriendly to us (Americans) but was all smiles and friendly to the Italians. I said buongiorno every morning and tried to smile at her to let her know I was friendly but never got a smile in return. I thought she was just quiet until I saw how she was with the Italian guests. It was located out of the busy downtown area but only a short walk away.

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Activity Reviews

Florence on Foot: Michelangelo’s David & Duomo

Italy

This tour was great and entirely due to Daniele who lead the tour and was a wealth of information about Florence and the history of the art and the city.

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Daniele was great

Half-Day Chianti Wine Experience

Florence

I really enjoyed talking to Raffaella on the car ride over and the two tours were very nice and the sampling and food were great

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Explore Pompeii with an Archaeologist

Italy

The tour guide was very good. I wish we had a longer time with her.

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Sailing the Amalfi Coast: From Sorrento to Amalfi & Positano

Italy

The boat ride was very well run and gave amazing vies of the coastline.

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We appreciated Kimkim's hotel choices- always in great locations. We especially liked staying in Monterosso at Hotel Marina, where the staff was amazingly friendly and helpful. The 2 Liv tours were excellent ( Florence city tour and accademia) and Venice ( basilica and Doge's palace)-

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Gran Duca di York

Milan

Good location- we could walk to all the major tourist sites.

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Hotel Marina

Monterosso al Mare

Low key, very friendly staff, great location

Authenticity & Character

Location

walk to train, walk to hiking paths

Staff

front desk staff, especially the guy who also works at Da Eraldo, who even let us use the shower many flights of stairs up in the Lemon Garden after we had hiked but already checked out.

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Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco

Florence

Location close to train station and all major sites

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nice, old fashioned feel in character with Florence

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Ca' Pozzo Inn

Venice

Although the location was pretty good ( a bit hard to find, as many hotels in Venice are), I didn't like the modern, sparse feel. The hotel is at the end of a narrow alley and was gated at night, which made me feel a bit claustophobic ( but my husband was fine with all of that) Staff was great, including the wonderful woman who helped with breakfast and the front desk. We had to leave early the last day and staff out-did themselves packing us a breakfast to go.

Authenticity & Character

this is a matter of taste- too modern for me, but clean

Location

walkable to train and other sites

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Florence on Foot: Michelangelo’s David & Duomo

Italy

excellent guide from Liv Tours. Even though we didn't sign up for the tour of the Brunelleschi dome, I wish we had in advance. There was a good amount of time at the Accademia Gallery

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The Liv tour guide was friendly and had lots of good info

Discover Venice: From St. Mark's Basilica to the Doge’s Palace with Terrace Access

Italy

Our Liv tours guide was very knowledgeable. I wish there was more time at the Palace than at the Basilica- we skipped a lot and the Basilica was not as interesting

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Italy -Important Trip Information: Please Review Before Departure

Italy

the most helpful information was on tipping

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Discover the City by Gondola

Venice

We would have been fine in a shared gondola to save the money and the gondolier was not particularly interested or interactive. It was too hard to hear what little information he offered.

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We recently returned from a trip to Paris and Southern Italy, and we truly couldn’t have done it without Giorgia from the KimKim team! From start to finish, her planning made our vacation smooth, stress-free, and unforgettable.

Every single accommodation Giorgia chose was unique to the city we were in, and having delicious breakfast included every day made our mornings so convenient and enjoyable.

A few highlights from our itinerary:

Paris (2 Nights): We kicked off our trip in a wonderful boutique hotel that had so much local charm and character. Our first day in Paris we took it upon our selves to use the train system and get to Montmartre Historic district. The trains were very easy to navigate. Our hotel was located in the heart of Paris. The next day we spent a few hours at the Eiffel Tower and the surrounding area. Would love to go back and see more.

Amalfi Coast / Sorrento (3 Nights): Our boat tours exploring the dramatic cliffs and sea caves were incredible. The Amalfi coast was a dream come true and Capri was just as stunning! Every boat tour company Giorgia booked was remarkably well-organized, and the guides were super knowledgeable, professional, and fun.

Puglia Highlights: Hotel Tirrenia had stunning views, nice rooms the service was tremendous. Staying at Aquamarea in Polignano a Mare (1 night) was gorgeous, and our 3-night stay at Masseria Cappuccini in Ostuni provided an authentic, unforgettable countryside experience.

Beyond these, we enjoyed so many other amazing adventures along the way. Giorgia's attention to detail, thoughtful recommendations, and seamless organization made this a trip of a lifetime. If you’re planning a trip to Europe, ask for Giorgia!

Minor issues were handled quickly. Thank you.
1 - The app worked well, however, there seems to be issues with scrolling in that it stops and you have to scroll from the top of the page to reveal more text. This can be confusing as you may think there is no more info, but there is.
2 - The directions to one of the excursions (Pistachio farm) was not correct. The imbedded link took us to the center of town, but the meet up with the guide was at the actual farm about 20 minutes away.

Overall a very good experience from a first time customer.

We had a terrific time on our trip - Giorgia was extremely helpful, and we did contact our assistant once on the trip for parking and dining recommendations in Sienna which turned out very well.

Paola was a terrific guide in Florence; we would recommend her to anyone.

The rental cars were easy to get as Giorgia had taken care of everything for us. Simple. The only issue here was that picking up in Florence the directions took us to the entrance to the train station, and we had to walk through the station and a couple of blocks away to the rental car place. It would have been nice to just have our uber drop us off right at the rental car agency.

The hotels and drivers were all wonderful.

We loved our day 5 excursion, visiting three different wineries in Tuscany. The driver/tour guide Niccolo is a great guy and extremely knowledgeable about the areas wines - we thoroughly enjoyed our day with him. The wineries we visited, especially the second winery and its owner, Misha, were all terrific.

The organic Tuscan Cooking Experience was very nice. We loved the farm, owners and employees, had a great time cooking and eating, although after seeing the place we would have really enjoyed eating at the restaurant there and enjoying their food. Not your fault at all, but it looked like a great restaurant; our food we cooked couldn't have compared to what they were setting out for the guests. We did buy a lot of their products after for our use at home and for gifts. Definitely keep sending people there.

Elisa also was an excellent guide in Todi, and we would have loved to have a little more time with her as there was so much information she was providing. Todi is a beautiful town.

Visiting the oldest winery in Montefalco was the only experience we didn't enjoy. They were very nice, but it was a pretty basic and bland tour, without much character, and we did no olive oil tasting like we thought we were going to do. I'd think twice about keeping that one on the list for future guests.

Our visit to Orvieto and the restaurant there was great. The caves underneath were spectacular, although the owner had a very large tour group come in for lunch the same time we were down in the caves eating our snacks, and she was distracted from taking much time for us. We loved it there, and even came back a couple hours later to eat a full meal, but were disappointed that they didn't have much time for us.

The home we stayed at in Cassino was a beautiful location and facility - loved the owners, had probably our best meal of the trip there that night (home cooking from the owner), and loved the setting. The rooms weren't the nicest, but we expected that as Giorgia was open about what was available in the area.

Our driver for Vesuvius was a great guy, telling us a lot about the area and history while we went up the mountain, and we very much enjoyed the climb.

Our tour guide for Pompeii, Mena, was spectacular also. Excellent knowledge on the city and history of the area, and she was full of energy. She kept us going for the full four hours which we loved.

Overall we loved our trip and experience with Giorgia and KimKim. This is the second time using you (we did Scotland with you a couple years ago) and we won't hesitate to use you again.

Tom Hall

Our itinerary was curated with each of our hopes for travel accomplished. Every hotel was beautiful and well located. Transfers worked exactly as described. Each hotel offered breakfasts included and the food was lovely. Restaurant recommendations were reliable and well described. We wanted for nothing! Several occassions we reached out to our local guide for clarification on times and locations and the responses were almost immediate! I would HIGHLY recommend Kim Kim, Giorgia, and the team for future trip design. We visited Paris, Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano, Capri, Polignano a Mare, Alberobella, Ostuni, and more. We enjoyed tours of the Eifel Tower and Paris, and were able to easily meet with local guides. Our flight from Paris to Naples was seamless. Soaked up a local private boat tour to Amalfi and Positano, with a ferry transport for a day in Capri. We picked up a scheduled rental car in Sorrento, driving to Puglia using thoughtful directions. Spent one night and 2 fabulous days in Polignano a Mare - including a boat tour of the local caves. After driving to Ostuni for 3 nights, we visited Alberobello (UNESO site of Trullis), sunned on a local Adriatic Sea beach, savored an private wine and food tasting with a local vineyard and wine maker, and took a orecchiette cooking class. The accommodations were absolutely lovely, with all the amenities we could possible ask for. Locals were warm, kind, and friendly. We came home completely filled with joy about the entire travel experience. Perfecto!

Hotel Reviews

Holiday Inn Paris - Gare de Lyon Bastille

Paris

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Hotel Tirrenia

Sorrento

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Aquamarea

Polignano a Mare

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A little tricky to access, but worth every moment!

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Masseria Cappuccini

Ostuni

Authenticity & Character

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Needed to drive to all experiences, but truly beautiful property and quiet retreat.

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Caruso Place Boutique & Wellness Suites

Naples

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Sailing the Amalfi Coast: From Sorrento to Amalfi & Positano

Italy

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Family-Owned Winery Visit & Wine Tasting in the Itria Valley

Italy

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Sail Along the Polignano a Mare Coast: Cliffs & Sea Caves

Italy

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We had a wonderful trip to Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, Lagos in the Algarves and Madeira. Giorgia was excellent in helping to design and plan the trip of our dreams.

The driver never met us in the airport when we arrived in Rome. That was disappointing, but we connected and got to our hotel. Giorgia booked us great hotels with local flavor and great locations. The small group tours were worth it to have an intimate tour. We took the Food Lover's Rome tour and Lily was an amazing tour guide. Colosseum and Vatican tour guides were great too. The Florence Tuscan Wine tour was excellent and the 3 wineries were the stars of the show. We ended our trip with a Sunset boat tour of Cinque Terre. It was fantastic.

Activity Reviews

Cinque Terre Sunset Cruise with Aperitif

Cinque Terre

Wow! Beautiful scenery and the meal the crew cooked was delicious.

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A Food Lover’s Rome: Campo de’ Fiori, Jewish Ghetto & Trastevere

Rome

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It was a great mix of food

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Lily was amazing

Get Inside the Colosseum with Arena Access

Italy

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Florence on Foot: Michelangelo’s David & Duomo

Italy

Our guide gave a very good history of everything he showed us and made it much more impressive and I could appreciate it better.

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Chianti & Super Tuscan Wine Experience

Florence

The wineries made the experience. Food was fantastic. Aldo was a great tour guide.

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The hotel in Lisbon was nice and no elevator and difficult stairs. The hotel in Cascais was wonderful and Porto’s was great location. The cooking class and dinner with locals were the best planned parts of the trip. The tour guide in Lisbon was a little boring. Overall it was a very smooth experience.

Activity Reviews

Douro Valley Highlights: Wine, Olive Oil & River Cruise

Porto

Really nice day and lunch with good wine. I expected a little more of a boat excursion and maybe a smaller boat but it was nice. It is a lot of time in a van. The guide was very good.

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Hands-On Cooking Class with a Local Chef

Porto

Excellent chef especially with our kids. This was our favorite night.

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Tracing Lisbon’s Jewish History: A Guided Experience

Lisbon

A little dull

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Dinner With Locals: A Homemade Portuguese Experience

Lisbon

Lovely and welcoming couple. Great food. One of the best meals we had in Portugal.

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Petiscos Brunch & Market Experience in Porto

Porto

Really good food and wine. The guide was very pleasant. Only negative was maybe spending so much time within the market and not exploring Porto more.

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Private Day Excursion: Sintra, Cascais & Estoril

Portugal

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