Why I Paused My Trips
- trulyitalytours
- 3 days ago
- 3 min read
(And Started Creating A Week In A Tuscan Village)
For years, I’ve been bringing people to Italy.
We’ve seen beautiful places, eaten incredible food, and shared a lot of laughter.
But over and over, I noticed something that started to bother me.
The moments that stayed with people the longest weren’t the big bucket‑list sights.
They were the quiet ones.
Sitting in a small piazza at sunset.
Being welcomed into someone’s kitchen.
Walking the same little street each morning for coffee and being recognized.
That’s when guests would turn to me and say:
“I could live like this.”
And somewhere along the way, I realized: most trips don’t actually give you that feeling.
They rush you from city to city.
You’re always checking the time, catching trains, packing and unpacking.
You see a lot… but it’s hard to really exhale.
So I did something that scared me a little.
I paused my trips.
Not because I don’t love Italy or my guests.
But because I didn’t want to keep offering the same experiences that were equally “memorable and life changing” when I knew there was something deeper I wanted to create.
I wanted to design a week that felt like a real life, not just a tour.
A week where you unpack once.
Where you walk the same streets every day.
Where the barista starts your cappuccino without you having to ask.
Where you actually have time to notice the light, the sounds, the smell of dinner starting in someone’s kitchen.
That’s how the idea was born:
Live in a Tuscan village for a week.
Not a tour.
Not a retreat.
A slow, grounded week in one small village, with a tiny group, where the whole point is to feel like you belong there… even if just for a moment.
The village is Radicondoli, in Tuscany.
If you want to follow along as I build this week (and get first access when bookings open), you can join my email list here: [general email signup link].
And the first version of this experience I’m creating is planned for June 19–26, 2027 (dates are tentative), for just 8 guests.
You’ll stay in village apartments instead of hotels. You’ll walk the same cobblestone streets every day. You’ll talk with locals, share long dinners, and have real time to rest and breathe.
I paused my trips because I didn’t want to offer more of the same.
I want to offer something that feels like a reset. Something that lets you slow down enough to hear yourself again. Something that lets you experience Italy in a way that actually matches how you say you want to live.
If that idea pulls at you, I’d love to stay in touch as I build it.
You can join my email list and early interest list for the June 19–26, 2027 week here:
That’s where I’m sharing the behind‑the‑scenes of creating this village week, plus first details and booking access when it’s ready.
Maybe, a couple of years from now, you’ll be the one sitting in that piazza saying, “I could live like this.”
And for one week… you will.
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