Bob Kaufman, is the past President of National Travel Vacations, and for over 30 years he ran fully escorted tours to Italy. He is the author of serveral books on Italy: ITALY The Best Places to See by Rail, ITALY Made Easy for Seniors, ITALY Over 300 Critical Tips you Should Know Before you Go, and, ITALY Skip the Hotel and Stay at a Palace. Bob loves Italy and Spain. He has been all over each country. He stopped counting his trips to Italy when they reached twenty! Bob knows Italy. In fact, three two years ago he spent one month in Sicily. He likes to base himself at a city or town and take day trips by rail to other towns thus avoiding the chore of checking in and out hotels all the time. If you enjoyed reading ITALY The Best Places to See by Train, you will surely enjoy Spain The Best Places to See by Rail. It is based on the concepts in the Italy book i.e. hotels around the rail stations, etc. His most recent book ITALY Made Easy for Seniors is essentially an updated version of ITALY The Best Places to See by Rail. You don't have to be a Senior to create your trip to Italy with this book. It is heavly expanded by including rent-a-car, in addition to taking high-speed trains. It also includes a little history, and new sites to see including Puglia, Salento, Alberolbello, Matera, and Bari. Numerous itineraries have been added. It is best to start with this book, then pickup a copy of the ITALY The Best Places to See by Rail, if you intend to do all via rail.Amazon, lets you peak inside and view the table of contents and several pages before you purchase ITALY Made Easy for Seniors. Italy Made Easy for Seniors is almost selling as many copies as Italy The Best Places to See by Rail.If you are making a second trip to Italy, consider reading "Italy Skip the Hotel and Stay at a Palace".Bob's book "ITALY 300 Tips... is a real asset for any traveller who plans on visiting Italy, whether it's your first trip or subsequent trip.In May of 2022, Bob made his 34th trip to Italy and explored for two weeks the "Heel" of Italy.With all of Kaufman's books he offers "free technical support". Just email him your questions and he will be glad to help you.Bob is working on two new books:ITALY The Stocking Stuffer Edition (It's a trivia quiz with over 300 questions) for the person who has everything. This book is do out in August 2023.Since National Travel Vacations, has run numerous tours to London and Paris, Bob has decided to write a new book which is due out in January 2024. London and Paris, An alterative to the escorted tour, is packed with several itineraries and all the tips on having 7-10 days in and round these two world class cities.Bob is an Eagle Scout. In addition to loving travel in Italy and Spain, he loves two other things- Lenore and gelato!Read more about this authorRead less about this author