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Testimonials from Romeconnection Guests

29th October 2007
Hi Marco,
We really enjoyed the tour services. Got to see a lot, wish we had more time in Rome (traffic held us back a little). All of our drivers did an excellent job of getting us to around and Roberto and Giovanni were extremely knowledgable. Our driver in Florence, Phillipo, didn't talk much, but got us where we needed to go.
I will definitely recommend your service to friends and family coming to Europe.
Thanks again, Kevin Bossart.

25th October 2007
Hi Marco
What a great time we had on our trips around Naples and with you in Rome. (Sept 07)
You are clearly a man who knows his country, and knows Rome (and all of its back routes) and its history. We all thank you for your courteous, caring and very knowledgeable guided tour around the fabulous city of Rome. You really opened our eyes to the cities wonders and we now plan to return for a much longer visit, Thanks again from the us (Alan & Elaine Perrett) and our family and friends who were with us, we cannot recommend you highly enough.

Regards
Alan Perrett.
perrett.alan@googlemail.com

20th August 2007 BACK TO THE ROOTS TRIP ...

If you’re planning a trip to Italy, do yourself a BIG favor and contact Marco Tavola at Rome Connection to arrange for touring services... he’s amazing! (www.romeconnection.com) We tried to wear him out and couldn’t do it. He picked up 23 of us (all family and ranging in age from 15 to 87) at Fiumicino Airport (Rome) and dropped us off there 9 days later. During those 9 days, he and his driver, Flavio, and the Rome Connection bus never left our side. The prime purpose for our family trip was to re-unite with family in Italy that we had never met before, and to tour the sites, of course. We would expect that most tour guides can handle the “touring” aspect of their business fairly well. However, what set Marco Tavola apart from all the rest was the willingness and expertise he demonstrated in working with us months in advance as the prime contact between our U.S.A. Boston family side and our Italian, Isola del Liri family side, especially since there was a huge language barrier issue. He did it all, including the arrangements for our fabulous accommodations and dining experiences, with the result being an incredible two and a half day “festival” of sorts with almost 50 family members participating. Needless to say, he became part of our family. Regarding the touring aspect of our trip, Marco made suggestions and pre-arranged everything (NO waiting in lines! NO wasted time!). MOST importantly, rather than having us frozen into an inflexible itinerary, he LISTENED to US regarding our preferences with the end result being an even more fantastic Italian experience. We hired him as our guide and left him as our friend... and we wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. “Above All Expectations” doesn’t even come close to describing the incredible effort this Roman Gentleman expended in servicing our group’s needs.

Frank & Claudia DelloRusso
Boston, Massachusetts USA
fdelloru@yahoo.com

We just got back from a cruise and had a private driver and guide in each city. We used Marco from Rome Connection ( per info posted on the site from someone else who used him). Marco set up tours in Messina, Naples, Rome, and Florence and I can not say enough good things about all he did. We had guides in three of the cities and they saved us hours of time by having a place in line for tickets. We saw so much more and learned so much more than if we had taken the tours offered by the ship. There were eight of us in our group so that helped, cost wise.

Enjoy !
Chris & the Bragsters
Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue
Makena & Bogie
Kimo at the Bridge

3th July 2007

Marco,
Now that we have returned home and have had time to really think about the cruise and all the stops, I wanted to let you know that your tour of Rome was one of the highlights of our trip. Your knowledge of the history and ability to convey your passion for history in your explanation of the sites we were shown truly added to our enjoyment of the trip. It wasn’t a run of the mill tour. We are planning on returning to Rome and will definitely use your services again. Thanks again for the wonderful trip and the great Chianti.

Jeffrey S. Wilkins

Systems Administrator, Shared Services & Support Technologies

McKesson Corporation
McKesson Pharmacy Systems
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T 734.427.2000 ext. 8681
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jeffrey.wilkins@mckesson.com

Marco,

26th June 2007
Now that we are home we are reflecting on our trip and reminiscing about the wonderful time we had through the wine country. We can not thank you enough for sharing so much of your country, your knowledge and recollections of the history, the beauty of the sites, the fragrance of the flowers, the quaintness of the vineyards and places you took us to, the food you shared with us and the intimacy of your life. You truly helped to make our trip the most memorable I and the boys have ever experienced. It and you will be remembered for many years to come.
Wishing you well and thank you again.
Linda S. Zara
linda.zara@smithbarney.com

Dear Marco,

20th April 2007
We just returned home from our Insignia cruise last night. We so enjoyed our Rome tour with you that I wanted to let you know how much we appreciate the effort you put into the tour. We learned so much and had fun at the same time. We couldn't have asked for a better day! Thanks so much.
I also wanted to let you know that I posted a reply on Cruise Critic Europe - Eastern & Western Meditteranean section. It's under the thread "Private Tours Rome & Naples. My user name is "Lainetique". Hope you can find it.
Lastly, we saw the picture of us on your website. I think all five of us ... look molto bene!
Thanks again, Marco.
lbwolo@hotmail.com
Lainie (and David) Wolovitz

10th Febr 2007
Just a note to thank you so much for our tour on January 30. What a wonderful day and you thrilled and exhausted us with your knowledge. You were such a gentleman and a wonderful guide and made our short layover so much more amazing. I have already recommended you to everyone that I've talked to and have passed your name on to other pilots about to embark on Rome that want to experience your city. Thanks again and we will hopefully get another Rome trip to enjoy Pompeii and your other services!

Lisa and Geoff
Air Canada
Ciao!!!!
lisahaines@yahoo.com

8th Nov. 2006
Dear Marco,
We both want to let you know what an unforgettable time you showed us in Rome!
I know we couldn’t possibly have seen all the sites on our own but most importantly, we wouldn’t have had such a great time while seeing them. The Restaurant you took us to was very nice and romantic at the same time.
I wish I had taken a picture of the Appia Way and the Catacombs. I wonder if you have a picture of them that you could email us?
Also, who is the author of that Rome book that you had on our tour? ( We should have bought one from that man who was selling them!) It’s a very cool book and we are starting to forget the names of the places that we saw.

Thanks again for the incredible tour. I will definitely recommend you to all my friends and also to Mill’s Travel.

Best wishes,
Ross & Deborah McGillicky
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
info@ijd.ca

Dear Stefano and Marco:

Marco, Rome was definitely the most memorable part of our trip due to your great help and depth of knowledge and terrific driving! Thank you so much, we will never forget our day with you!

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03th Nov. '06

Michele Shoresman
Shoresman@wulaw.wustl.edu

Marco,
You are a wonderful guide and I have told many people about your service. We learned so much more and saw so much more than the average first time visitor to Rome due to your expert guidance. The best part of having you for a guide was that you truly listened to what we wanted to do ansd see. On top of that you were sensitive to just how much this older couple could actually do and you make the difficult parts easy so we could do and see more.. I’d sum it all up by saying your caring style plus your in depth knowledge made hiring you for tours a real bargain and a definite plus for our Rome vacation. I hope to some day come back and bring my daughters.
Thank you for all the assists in and out of your van. Not putting too much weight on it at those times helped it heal faster.
You will truly be a friend for life and you must never come to the US without looking us up!!
Hugs, Marge
26th Oct. '06 mrb@permahealth.com

Marco,
How are you? Just wanted to write and let you know that we had a wonderful time on our recent trip to Italy. Rome was one of the highlights of our trip because of you. You definitely made it happen...We were so happy to see all that we had planned (The catacombs, Colisseum, Trevi Fountain, Vatican, Pantheon)... The memories are to be cherished forever...The best was the Colisseum, but the best part was how you got us to the front of the line (we felt like movie stars).... Also the Vatican (Andrea was terrific), we learned so much about the history of the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts and hope to see you sometime again soon ( I wished for our return to Italy at the Trevi Fountain)....

Grazie !!!!!
Sandra and Todd from Florida.
16th Oct. '06
sandracastro72@yahoo.com

"Dear Marco,
Thank you so much for taking care of my daughter in Rome. They had a wonderful time. I can not express how happy I was with your services.
Best of Health,"

10 October 2006
Elaine Valinsky Ete515@aol.com
- Dave B., Richmond Virginia

"We are back in the US and wish it were not so! Thanks again for the awesome tour of Rome. It was the best day of our 12 day vacation (and there we some very good days). Dennis is still taking about the gnocchi. I will never forget how to pronounce Chi-ti-ta-vechia. I checked the website for the picture of us but couldn’t find it and it never went through to my husband’s Blackberry. I will certainly recommend you to my friends and plan to talk about you in the cruise blog when I can find the time to write it properly. Again, thanks so much!"

6th October 2006
Patti Brown plbrown570@comcast.net

"Our driver for the day was Marco—another winner! Marco is getting ready to take his exams in November to be certified as a tour guide, and so was very well versed in all of the history. I don't think we asked him one question all day that he was unable to answer."
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Ciao Marco!

Ricardo and I want to thank you again for a memorable trip to Rome last week. We are looking through our many photos and video and enjoying it again. We didn't forget that we promised to send pictures of the champion golfer Phil Mickelson for you to see. They are attached. Hope you and your family remain well and that your newest little one will arrive healthy as well. If you get to arrange a camping trip with your little ones, we hope it will be enjoyable and successful.

Again "mille grazie" for the wonderful Roman experience.
Sincerely, Bernadette and Richard
bcwaystack@comcast.net

22th August 2006

"I wonder if you would pass on our thanks to Marco for the tour he did with us on 10th August. We had a fabulous day and we managed to see so much, despite being a little restricted to what we could do with an 82 year old! We all had a great day and thought Marco was very courteous, friendly and very knowledgeable about Rome. He helped to bring it all to life and we are definitely planning on a return trip to see the things that we missed. Thank you again."

Kind regards.

m.diggle@btopenworld.com
10th August 2006
Liz Diggle (and Martin, Isobel, Lauren, Kara and Joe)

We just returned from Rome (pre-cruise) this month. We chose to get a driver and we spent 10 hours going where we wanted. We used Marco Tavola of www.RomeConnection.com. You can also call him at 39-335-8039363. He was great. He made us feel so at home driving around all day. He took us where we wanted to go and had some suggestions himself. He provided bottled water for us and his mini-van was very comfortable.
It wasn't a standard tour with a guide, but he had enough information and to be very helpful and information about Rome. We also wanted Pizza for lunch so he found a little cafe by St. Peter in Chains church. We learned about not just Rome, but felt like we had met a family member also.

Thanks for being a great guide.
Vic and Donna Magill (Space Center, Fl.)

July 28, 2006 DonnaMagill@cfl.rr.com