The Italy 2003 - The Southern Regions was a trip, as many, that started with great conversation over dinner. The dinning room table is the birthplace of great ideas!

Once the concept was in place, then the ongoing planning commenced. Chris Grant knocked the planning up a notch by make his now famous frozen floral ice-bucket. What better way to keep the champagne very very cold.

This ranked up as one of the most enjoyable travel experiences. The weather was hot and sunny, the food and wine were all outstanding. The sights memorable.

We did the extremes. From an opera in Orvieto - on a hot evening, in an even hotter Italian opera house enjoyed the sights and sounds of Un Ballo in Mascherr to the stark coldness of a walk on the upper portions of Mount Etna.

Sicily is special. Great food, wine and the people most friendly.