Pleasant Travel is the best. They deliver. Florentino Mariano is just a kind person that will make your trip very pleasant, comfortable and educational. I will without reservation use Pleasant Travel again. I can't say enough good things about them.We used Pleasant Travel Oct.3,4 and 5. Excellent, first class

Tony DeFranco

Thanks Mariano... you were the BEST ever guide we had in all of Europe. Pastries; coastline drives; historic adventures; lunch in Ravello; all the way home to your farm & family... it was the best! Your wife & children were so nice & so polite. Thanks again and I will be recommending you to everyone with confidence! Steve & Peggy

Steve & Peggy Steggell

Mariano, Your constant attention to ALL of our needs has seldom been equaled in all of our many travels around the world. The guides and other drivers who spent those four days with the four of us are very valuable assets to your company. Seeing Sorrento, Naples and the Amulfi coast this way made it all the more special. The information you all constantly supplied where ever you took us proved interesting and valuable. Sorry we did not have the time to visit your farm and your family. I would really have enjoyed that being a gardener myself. Thank you for the olive oil. Our friends Alfred and Erna equally share our feelings. If you ever need a recommendation, please do not hesitate to give our email address.

Dr. Joel and Linda Davidson

Dear Mario,
We can't thank you enough for making our visit to Amalfi and Sorrento the most enjoyable of our 17 day vacation. We enjoyed seeing all the spectacular places you drove us to as well as the scrumptious local restaurants. The most enjoyable of all was visiting your Farm, meeting your family, picking figs from your tree and having coffee with you and your charming wife. The olive oil & artichoke hearts made it safely home to California. Again, thank you for the special time. See you again.
All the best to you and your family. Linda and Harry

Linda & Harry Kellogg

Thank you Mariano, for a memorable tour of the Amalfi Coast. Your expertise made the tour perfect for us; it was the best we had our whole time in Italy. We'll call you again when we come back, we hope soon!

Ginny Corrigan

hi mariano, diane, sandy, charle and I just want to say that you made our week in positano just wonderful, from the time you picked us up in rome until the following week when you took us back to rome. meeting your family was just another great touch. we would like to think of you as friends. thank you again and god bless. dennis,diane,charles,sandy

dennis lademar

Dear Mariano, I have been meaning to write you, but things have been hectic since we returned from our trip. As we talk to friends about our trip, we always tell them the best part was touring with you! We saw a lot of great things in many places, but the personalized tour from you was definitely the best! We loved meeting your family, seeing your farm, and you showed us exactly what we wanted to see. It far exceeded our expectations! I have given your name to a friend who is thinking about touring parts of Italy next summer.If she decides to do the trip, I am sure she will contact you! Thank you again for your hospitality, and when we visit Italy again, we will let you know! Nancy, Rob, Allison, and Kevin Hueber

Nancy and Kevin Hueber

My family of 6 has just returned from two weeks in Italy and Sicily. We could not have beeen more confortable and safe in the capable hands of Mariano. His knowledge of the Amalfi coast and surrounding areas is astronishing, his driving skills impeccable and his patience and understanding with my three teenagers and seven years old was outstanding. He showed us an amazing amount in one day and was flexible with respect to our needs to stoop, swim, eat and just look. I would highly recommend him to anyone travelling in the area, particularly families. The next time I go he will be the first person I contact. Thank you mariano, from all us.
Paul S. and family. Washington, D.C.

Paul Savoca

We just returned to NY from our wonderful trip in Italy. We have to say that our time with you, Mariano, was a true highlight. When you picked us up at the airport, you made our very first experience in Italy a real treat. The visit to your home, meeting the family, sharing an espresso with your wife, eating juicy figs right off your tree, and seeing the pride you have in your home is amazing and heartwarming. Mariano, you were always on time and reliable and made our tour of the Amalfi Coast so spectacular. Your passion for the area, your knowledge, your expert driving on the most narrow roads, your humor, your fascinating stories about your family, all made our trip to the Amalfi Coast perfect!! We haven't stopped thinking about it and know that we will call upon you again whenever we are in the area. Thank you, thank you!!!
Fondly, Jane and Michael

Jane and Michael Seeger

I highly recommend Mariano for personalized, knowledgable service with a smile! We began our Italy journey with Mariano. He arranged our transport from the airport to our hotel and 2 days of an insider's look at the Sorrento, Amalfi region. He gave us great recommendations for restaurants for our 12 days all over Italy. We learned much about the culture from him. His services were very reasonably priced.

Shelley Rosen

Mariano,
I just want to compliment you for a most wonderful time in one of the most beautiful places in the world. You made us feel like family with your kindness and hospitality. Having many relatives in Italy, it was like having another cousin in another town. Sorrento and Amalfi coast are stunning and breathtaking, you mast see and experience it, and without you it would not have been half the experience. My heartfelt thanks to you for a wonderful time in a most wonderful place.
Mike, kathy, Marie and Karen Potesta

Mike Potesta

Mariano,
I would like to thank you and say how much we all enjoyed your services when we visited Sorrento and Amalfi on Wednesday and Thursday last week, 29th and 30th June 2005. You arranged our trip to Pompei very professionally and ensured that we had a great guide who made our visit to the city so enthralling. Our visit to Amalfi was equally inspiring and very enjoyable. Your recommendation and arrangements for lunch in Ravello was most satisfying to all our tastes and the food was excellent. Your vehicle is very smart and your driving was second to none. No-one felt nervous at all particulary as Italian drivers are renowned for being somewhat eratic. On behalf of your 6 guests for the 2 days, very many thanks indeed.
Kind regards,
Lindy & Thornton Simmos

Thornton Simmons

mariano was reliable, warm and wonderful driver and representatives of his country. i would recommend him to anyone needing transportation. thank you for your kindness

fran kaplan

Mariano,
I simply cannot thank you enough for all the services you provided Raedell and me in our travels from Roma to and through the Amalfi coast. Our week with you was perfect. You become our driver, tour guide, historian and friend. The highight of our trip was our visit to your home (Farm)and our visit with your wife,sons mother ect.You made Raedell confortable and safe on unconfortable and unsafe roads. The Italy you designed for us a true reflection of your love for your country, family and vocation. You are the typical "chef" who never feels tired because you love what you do and the people you are serving. We have given your card and information to our Travel Agency(Since they know so little about Italy)You are our"surprise" of 2005. Nobody manages touring-excursions-crising-tours better than you. You exceeded all of our
expectations. Thank Filomena again for her thoughtful gift. We will miss you until we see you again. Our best to your entire family. Warm regards,
Dan& Raedell Pancake

Dan&Raedell Pancake

Mariano,
Thank you for your hospitality and care when you drove all for 4 of us girls from Rome to Amalfi Coast. You were at our disposal and very flexible with our schedule. We felt very comfortable with you and appreicated your professionalism and warm personality. We will definitely recommend you to anyone we know who need a private driver in Italy. You are the best!
Regards,
Marcy, Kim, Robyn, and Hilary.

Marcy

Dear mariano.
We would once again like to thank you very much for taking us to Graci on Wednesday June 1st. You treated us as family and by the end of the day we felt that we had known you for a lomg time. We had a wonderful time and you truly made our vacation trip to Italy a wonderful and heart warming experience. This was something we had looked forward to for a log time and you made our dreams come true. It was a trip that meant very much to us and being with you made it very special. You were very helpful, kind, caring and easy to be with. And though you were worried about your English we though it was very good. If the occasion ever arose we would highly recommend you services to others. God Bless you and your family, and may future be good to you.
Sinceraly yours,
Tom and Sharon Broderick

Tom Broderick

I have just back from Italy. I do really love to thanks for the help of Mariano. He is so kind, reliable and responsible. All the best things I bought and the best food I tried are recommended by him. I do appreciate a lot for all his help and have already recommended him to my friends!

Shadow

I am from HK and has spent a week in south of Italy with friends. I feel so lucky to have Mariano as our guide. He is very reliable, kind and polite. The best things we bought, the most delicious we tried were all recommended by him. I appreciated a lot for all that! I will definately want to see him again soon!

Shadow Kwan

Hi Mariano.
I am very well thank you. If we are ever in Sorrento again, or can recommend a chauffer for some one we know who is going there, you will definitely be top of the list.
Thanks again
Simon

Taylor Simon

Mariano
We arrived back in Canada safe&sound.
We would like to thank you for your excellent service at the train station & your help with our luggage both arriving & departing.
Also enjoyed our day with you for our visits to Pompei and the Almafi Coast,very comfortable and informative.
All the best to you and your family.
Bill & Muriel Cox

William Cox

Hi Mariano,
We wanted to thank you for being a wonderful guide and friend. We so enjoyed meeting your family and seeing your home. I felt bad as my batteries in the camera ran out and I didn't get a picture of your family. Thank your wife for the coffee, it was great "Italian" coffee, as my cousin would say. I made the lemon liquor, can't remember the name of it. I started it on the ship with the lemons you gave me and it is now in the freezer, will enjoy in a few weeks. All of our friends agreed that you made our trip in Sorrento and Naple the highlight. I would highly recommend you, without hesitation.
Jan & Bill Thompson and friends

Jan and Bill Thompson

marriano is great
after 2.5 days we felt we saw the nicest places ' heard wonderful stories and seen hidden corners
of course we ate at the best trattorias.
as a person 'marriano is so gentle and polite 'committed to your trip 'enjoy and comfort and not to take your money in a way we were happy to pay extra at the end of our trip

ofer landau

Dear Mariano,
I hope that all is going well with you and your family. And I hope that you are getting to spend more time with the wonderful family that you have.The highlights for us was when we visited you home, it was a real treat for us and we appreciate your kindess. We were professionally treated and cared,you showed us the tourist place we planned and then places that we never knew about, that every tourist dreams of seeing. All this making our visit to Italy so precious, it is rear that you meet a such great man like you. I cannot say thank you enough Mariano

Erika

What a fantastic experience!!! Marianno showed us places that we would never have seen on a normal tour. Our honeymoon couldn't have been better. I highly recommend this to anyone. mj

michele javaherian

Thank you very much for making our trip so enjoyable, because of your fine driving and you knowlodge of area made our trip very pleasant. You were the best driver we have had on all our trip. Take care of you.
Joy and Bill

Joy Ginsberg