Wild Sage: Manu's best pics 2024

I just finished my 28th year of leading tours and it was a truly spectacular one. From the new destinations (Cuba! Morocco!) to the...

Like many Italian cities, Florence has hundreds of churches, from the massive Duomo to tiny hidden chapels, and it's hard to know which...

Cuba is one of the most fascinating and unique islands in the world. Its tropical beauty shines from behind crumbling buildings and an...

It's been an exciting few weeks for Wild Sage as we went to our first international tourism trade show (the Bit di Milano), celebrated...

Buongiorno e Buon Anno Nuovo! The new year started with a calm "Come on in" instead of the frantic alarm bells that rang in 2023, so I'm...

This year has gone by like a high-speed train, rushing headlong into the future and carrying me along -- breathless and shaken -- for the...

It's peak travel season and I've packed and unpacked my bags so many times I've got it down to a science, so I thought I'd share a few of...

Buongiorno June 1st! Summer is almost here, and with it comes a very full tour season for me -- my first year as co-boss of Wild Sage!...

Tips on navigating the airport and train station in Rome and Florence

"Prudenza!" the van warned, via a disembodied voice coming from my navigator advising me to be careful. I was cruising down a nearly...

"Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate" "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here" are the powerful opening lines of Dante's "Inferno,"...

Hello, Bonjour e Ciao! I've been SO busy these past few months (** setting up MY NEW COMPANY!! see below...) that I haven't had time to...

Hail, history fans! I've had a busy fall season with lots of travel, for work and for play. My latest trip was a ten-day voyage with my...

I recently spent a few days in the region of Lazio (the region of Rome) on a little birthday trip, and one of the most unexpected and...

Southern Italy has a totally different feel from the rolling hills here in Tuscany, or the plains and mountains of the North. Puglia...

Tuscany is so big, there are still places I've never seen in my 25 years of guiding here. So I was thrilled to have the chance to visit...

¡Hola! and welcome to Spain! I was just in Spain on business so decided to extend my stay a few days and really explore the fascinating...

Most people think of Italy as a summer destination and come for the beaches and al fresco dining, but that's also when it's hot and...

I’ve been hiking the popular trails of the Cinque Terre since 1997 and have seen frequent trail closings over the years due to...