Most Inspirational Moment
First night laid out on the grass at Braccicorti overlooking the small rows of vines and life across the valley, watching the sun gently slipping behind the mountains bathing the whole valley in an ethereal haze and listening to nothing but the birds and the occassional shout of Italian.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Sara Bull...fantastic, well organised, friendly, approachable and seemed to fulfill every concievable job role during the trip. Genuinely knowledgeable and without doubt one of the fittest and most remarkable people I've met. She won Exodus best tour leader in 2009...not hard at all to see why.
Advice for Potential Travellers
The walking was really good, well paced through some beautiful environs with plenty of coffee/ice cream stops but if you prefer a little more thigh-burning enducing exercise, then consider the weeks of this trip which are C grade instead. You will spend more time higher up and the effort will reward you with some stunning vistas.
Suggestions
Very well balanced trip for a B grade, fitted my needs at the time and I would have no problem recommending it to people who either haven't done much walking or want something a bit more mixed in terms of holiday activity. The free day options are excellent and you are so well informed about them that you can make a fair decision. I'd never been to Italy other than a late night slink from Monaco to San Remo a few years ago and didn't know whether it would be for me. But it was, it is not a week wasted. Well worth it.