Travel Review: Italy Trip, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Cinque Terre, Lake Como, 10-Day Tour

We had a wonderful trip visiting Venice, Florence, Tuscany, the Cinque Terre, and Lake Como.  This is the first time we used a travel agency as I generally prefer to make the plans myself.  However, our trip planner did an incredible job and I could not have been happier. I gave her the towns/areas I was thinking about and she came up with a marvelous itinerary--just the right amount of time in each location and tickets/reservations to the important sites to see.  In addition, she arranged all the transfers, hotels, train tickets, and rental cars which made it very easy for us to simply be on vacation.  There is real value to be had by using a knowledgeable, personable, and competent travel advisor, especially when your trip involves several legs, hotels, and modes of transportation.