Good morning Brian and Pam,
I wanted to get a quick note off to each of you to, first of all, thank you for helping to arrange an amazing trip!
This is one for the books, we had a fabulous time thanks to you and your hard work. and secondly to tell you that it is always a pleasure to work with you both.

I had promised to share with you some of our experiences with regards to the tour operators used in Florence, Rome and Naples.
For Florence, Rome and Naples we used a company by the name of Pleasent Travel, run by Mariano Fiorentino.
In Rome his colleague was Paulo whose knowledge of the city was amazing, he knew all the right sites to see their history and the right time to beat the crowds.

In Rome we had Angelo, again a true professional, with all the credentials you would hope for in a tour operator. He suggested we have a guide for the Sistine Chapel, and we're happy he did. With lines of 2 1/2 to 3 hours we were in in no time. When time is important that's the kind of guide you need.

And, Mariano, what a pleasure!! Very easy going, knowledgeable, personable, and the consummate professional. His tour along the Amalfi Coast was amazing, knowing just where to stop, what to see and where to eat really made the day one for the books.

Aside from their professionalism, the were punctual, knowledgeable, flexible and just plain friendly.

This is a trip that was nothing short of amazing, and these people mad it so!!

Mariano since we spent the day together, I consider you my friend! I hope that we can keep in contact with each other.
And, if there is ever anything I can do for you, please let me know.
Warmest personal regards,
Bill Dugan

William Dugan

Mariano, I just want to thank you for our group tour from Naples to the Amalfi coast recently. Our group was two 8 seater vans off of the Equinox. We had a wonderful tour and a great day. Thank you for the fabulous luncheon at the farm, this was a highlight for everyone, and for your suggestions and tour guide in Pompeii. I have already recommended you and your company to other Cruise Critic members and I will be posting a positive review on Tripadvisor.
Thank you again for making this day a special one.
Debby Psaila.

Paula Psaila

Mariano,
Thank you for an absolutely wonderful tour of the Amalfi coast. Your expertise on navigating and knowledge of the area made our time on your tour easily the highlight of our vacation. We will strongly recommend you to anyone visiting the Amalfi region.

Fred and Karen Duminy

Thanks Danny, Antonio, Priscilla and Mariano for an extraordinarily wonderful tours of Pisa, Florence, Rome and Naples. WE could sense your passion for Italy and are privileged to share the great Italian sights, sounds and tastes with you all. Your intimate and detailed knowledge about the various places and activities we experienced there are rich and memorable. Thanks for showing your country to us at such a reasonable price. We would definitely recommend you to others in Asia.

Catherine Lee

Dear Mariano,
You made our trip so spectacular there. We could not have asked for a better guide! You were so informative, friendly, and in tune with what we wanted. Thank you Mariano for letting us see your farm and home. Thank your wife too for letting us be a part of the family. We loved the time spent sharing wine and bread at your dining room table. We loved eating at the restaurant along the Amalfi coast too. Such a good feeling it was to eat authentic Italian food and it was magnifico! We had so many souvenirs that we could hardly carry it all home. I would highly recommend you to anyone thinking of coming there. You are simply the best and I can't wait to return. The scenery was breathtaking and you covered it from Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, and in between. Thank you from all of us as I know everyone in our group feels the same way. I am sending you some pictures we took there. That's Amore!
Chow,
Debbie

Debbie Bennet

Mariano: Thank you so much for all your efforts to make our trip in Sorrento In May 2013 a great success. To all people researching a trip to " anywhere in Italy" for any length of time look no further. You won't find a more experienced friendly, caring ,devoted guide, who speaks excellent English, anywhere in Italy. I planned our trip over 12 months in advance for a group of six for 4 days. All e-mails were answered immediately and with great detail.I have traveled through out Europe and will say Mariano Florentino is the best guide I have encountered. When you are searching for a guide you always look for someone you can trust, is reasonably priced, and will go out of his way to please. With 30+ years experience you can't go wrong with Mariano Contact him Jerry Cornell

Jerry Cornell

Jenny and I (as well as my parents, Dan and Ulla) had such a wonderful time with you including the wonderful lunch with your family (please thank them, Mama too). There's no question that we will recommend you to ANYONE who asks for a wonderful guide, patient and interesting host and truly excellent excursion. Grazie, from us all.

Scott and Jenny Koenig

Mariano......Having just finished editing all my pictures and enjoying again our time with you on Amalfi coast, I had to take a moment and thank you again for an excellent tour in your part of Italy! I have to say I was concerned about those infamous roads of the Amalfi and “Italian “ drivers [having been there before!!!!!!] before we came......BUT..... your excellent driving [and urge to keep the new Mercedes unscratchedRolling on the floor laughing????Open-mouthed smile], gave me never a moment’s concern! It was just to short a time....so much to see and do. I will ALWAYS remember your navigating us through the mob to the gates of Caserta when they had the 2 hour strike of the ticker takers! We would never have gotten in without you....OR.....figured out how to get tickets once we did get in......even getting through the turnstile was a challenge!

Thank you again for all your thoughtfulness to us...including a memorable visit to your home and meeting your wife! We will long remember the warm hospitality!

Good luck to you and your family!

Dee Little

Ringrazio di cuore per averci fatto conoscere la vostra meravigliosa terra. Mariano,Priscilla,Antonio-un forte abbraccio da tutta famiglia per una Pasqua piacevole passata insieme.

Renata

I would like to thank Mariano Fiorentino for the marvelous tour he provided for us in November of the Amalfi coast and Pompeii. We would never had the insight to the marvelous area if not for him. Mariano is a wonderful tour guide and I would highly recommend him for any tour of Italy. He has great insight and to the history of the beautiful country of Italy. Thank you again.

Mary Klaiber

Dear Mariano.

Adrienne and I are on the train reflecting on our visit to your beautiful country and our time with you in Naples, Sorento and Amalfi.What an amazing experience! If not for you the visit would not have been as wonderful andenlightening.You are great at what you do and a special person. We Really enjoyed getting to know you and your family through you.
Adrienne and I would like to wish you and your family all the best and look forward to seeing you again soon. We will be back!
If you ever need anything or find yourself planning a trip to California please give us a call.
We will be sure to share stories of our great experience with you in
beautiful Italy with all of our friends and family.

Enjoy your time with Family!

Talk soon.

Chow
Phill and Adrienne Markes.

Phillip Markes

Ciao Mariano,

I'm sorry it took me so long to write to you but I just got out of the hospital after surgery. I wanted to tell you that the tour of the Amalfi Coast you gave us was the highlight of our vacation for all of us. We can't express how much we enjoyed the day, the food, the information and the beauty of the Amalfi Coast and the time and care you took to present it to us in the most extraordinary way. The restaurant you took us to was wonderful,and everyone is still talking about it. Some of our people are connoisseurs of Italian food and great cooks themselves and they are also still talking about the great food, great owners and beautiful view. It is a little scary to book on the internet, but you and your sister-in-law turned out to be so much more thank we expected that I just had to write to tell you that you were exceptional and we will certainly contact you again if we are ever in the area.

Thank you again.
Maria Russo and 11 friends from USA (Oct 18, 2012)

Maria Russo

Mariano,
We apologize for the delay in sending our thanks to you for a most fabulous and fascinating tour you gave us of the Amalfi Coast area on October 3. Your energy, vast knowledge and deep love for this area and of your home country was very evident to all of us through our entire tour. A photo you took of us with your dear friend ( we are sorry to say we can not recall his name) showed us what a loving and caring heart you have as well! We all were deeply moved to meet him and to have our photo taken with him. Our tour was truly one filled with many, many wonderful memories of the people and the land. You are a remarkable guide and all of us will pass on your name to others who plan on visiting Italy.

Un grazie di cuore a voi per l'incredibile tour.
Molto Grazie!
Carolina and Jim Kane
Bob and Kathy McLain
Bill and Judy Handke

Carol Kane

Ciao Mariano,

Just a brief note to thank you for an excellent tour of the Amalfi Region. This certainly is one of the most beautiful areas to be found. I would also like to thank you for providing us a wounderful and unforgettable day. I will certainly recommend your service to friends and hope to use you again.

Charles

Charles Rebsamen

Hello Mariano

Settled back home now since Saturday afternoon. Laundry done and grass cut!!
Just wanted to thank you for a great day in Naples. Priscilla was a great guide and very informative and Antonio a very safe driver. I did apologise to her for our American friend who was rather abrupt with her towards the end of the day. I am afraid she was not appreciative of the history of the area. We Brits loved it all and I look forward to a repeat visit one day. I will write you a good review on Cruise Critic when I get myself organised.

Thank you very much for the Limoncello and the lovely bag. Very kind of you and much appreciated.

Best wishes

Janet

Janet Wakeham

Hello Mariano

Thank you for making our visit to Sorrento and Positano so pleasant. We enjoyed our drive through that beautiful part of the world.I wanted to write particularly to thank you for your kindness and support when Osie was taken ill at Pompeii. It is very much appreciated.

With best wishes from both of us -

Laxmi and Osie Fonseca

Osvaldo Fonseca

Hi Mariano,
It was an absolute pleasure meeting you and we want to thank you for taking such great care during our visit. Antonio and Priscilla are gems and they helped to make our visit to Italy “magical”.
We highly recommended you to our travel agent so she can refer you to any future clients.
Thanks, take care and hope to see you during our next visit.

Ciao.

Carol McCoy

Carol McCoy

The most amazing day of our 9 day trip! Thanks to our guide Pricilla and driver Antonio we had the best day of our entire trip when we took a private tour of Sorrento, the Amalfi coast and Pompeii. We talked with a lot of people when we got back on the cruise ship and NO ONE had the day we did. We were able to see the sights of all the towns along the Amalfi coast, eat an authentic meal with some of the best food I have ever eaten and see the ruins of Pompeii all in one day. Pricilla was so friendly and knowledgable! Very professional with no fear of missing the ship. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TOUR!

Will Froeschle

Ciao Mariano,
I hope all is well with you. I just wanted to tell you again our thanks for a wonderful Amalfi Coast trip you provided the eight of us. We had such an incredible time and it absolutely was the best part of the cruise! You were a big part of the reason it was so much fun and memorable. Your narration of the Amalfi Coast was fantastic, and the other things you taught us about Italy from how they came up with the first pizza as "pizza for the pour" and the Margaritha pizza too. You really did go out of your way to make it a very memorable day and I just wanted to pass on my thanks again from all of us for a fantastic tour. We will go on-line to cruisecritics.com and write a letter for you. The pictures came out fantastic especially you with the Italian girl on the motorcycle shooting a commercial.:) We have so many memorable pictures of the coast Sorrento, Postitano, Priano, and Ravello so thank you!

Ken Wille

Hi Mariano,

You were the highlight of our family trip to Italy a couple weeks ago. Your drive along the Amalfi Coast and your wealth of information and your kindness made our trip a family trip of a lifetime. I loved seeing where you lived, your family's farm, and of course the lemon ice! I have passed your card on to friends and if I ever get back to Italy (which I sincerely hope I do) you will be the first person I contact!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!
Here's a few pictures for you! (ah -- and you are also an excellent photographer!!!)

LuAnne Milano -
lam_swlaw@yahoo.com

LuAnne Milano

Hi Mariano, Sandra and I wish to thank you for the three days that we spent with you in and around Naples and the Amalfie Coast. Your help and assistance was invaluable, always on time professional and courteous driving, great local knoledge, a very personable experience that was real value for money. Highly recommended and would absolutely seek you out again. Thanks again for all your efforts and makeing our trip all the more exicting and interesting.Geoff and Sandra

Geoff Thomas

Ciao Mariano, gracias por su excelente atención y por el lindo y explcativo recorrido por la costa amalfitana.
saludos.

Ricardo

In September 2012 we have made a cruise visiting the cities of Naples, Rome and Firenze. In each city we were received by representives of Pleasantravel at the dock of our cruise ship. The car was every time a very comfartable salon Mercedes or a mini-van (with reason in Naples). The drivers were all good English speaking and well informed about the sights in the cities.
In all: good quality for a very reasonable price and recommendable to everyone.

Jos Bolmers

Hi Mariano,
I will definitely let everyone I know how wonderful your company is! And I'll be happy to make comments
on the travel websites! Please give our best to Sabrina, Vickie & Antonio!
We so enjoyed meeting them!!
Until next time!....
Regards, Amy

Ciao Mariano,

Pat and I want to thank you so much for a wonderful tour of the Naples area. We enjoyed every minute and your knowledge of the area made the visit special for the whole group. The lunch at a family Restaurant was a delight - thank you for ordering for the group. We are so happy that Regina and George Grant recommended you and your tour. We really appreciated the help from you and your sister-in-law when Ossie became ill at Pompeii. Thanks again. We hope this finds you well and prosperous.

Warm regards,
Dean and Pat Rabenstine

Dean Rabenstine