Italy - Design & Romance
It seems like every blog starts with sending prayers for
someone, or something, or as with this week, for a nation. I send my prayers to
all of the victims of the heinous attacks in Nice, France. As an avid traveler
who loves having lunch on the street, enjoying farmer’s markets, and all of the
wonderful sights and sounds of any place, whether here in Scottsdale or in
France, this event really upsets me as it is an attack on our way of life. 
Friday night we kicked off our 14th Candelaria Design
Tour Italy with our Pre-Trip dinner at Marcellino’s http://marcellinoristorante.com Yes – our trip and tour will continue. Will we
always be keeping an eye around the corner, and aware of our surroundings….most
definitely! Unfortunately, it is a fact of life in this unpredictable
world….whether in Italy or in Scottsdale. So we won’t give in and my travelers
are not either as we had a full house and have 18 travelers joining us on our
September 2016 trip which will depart on September 7th. 
What is exciting about this trip is that we are bringing our
SKETCH film crew and we will be filming a 14 episode series, Italy – Design and
Romance, featuring our entire Tour. The crew of Wedgie Creative http://www.wedgiecreative.com will follow the trip with 5k footage
including drone footage of our travels. The series will not only be about the
tour and its picturesque beauty, but will include the thoughts and experiences
of our travelers, and the romance and love this trip has brought Isabel and I
and many of our travelers.
So we kicked things off Friday night and I have a wonderful
group of travelers joining us. This time all of my travelers are coming from
the Phoenix metro area, although their backgrounds are from a broad spectrum
including clients who are originally from Croatia and Poland and now summer in
Calgary and winter in their Candelaria Design home in Litchfield Park. We have
several repeat travelers – seven this time, a couple builders and their wives,
a stone fabricator and his wife along with two of their friends, a lighting
designer and his girlfriend, a couple clients who love our trip and are joining
us on their third trip, and finally my associate, Rob Banach and his wife,
Kimberly!
Follow our journey right here on our blog and then later on The
Design Network https://www.thedesignnetwork.com with our
new Series Italy – Design and Romance!!!
Ok summer is half over and we have an exciting second half of
the summer coming so follow our blog as I depart for Alaska this Wednesday,
followed by filming another one of our Candelaria Design homes in LaJolla, CA,
followed by a Candelaria Design management retreat in Newport Beach. Then it’s
off to New York, Santa Fe and then our Tour Italy! So yes we will be busy and
I’ll be sharing some great sights, and dining spots along the way. Have a great
summer everyone and thanks for the shares and VOTES!
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