Hold onto you hats - this is a fun one. I've just returned from a glorious trip to Tuscany with these delightful ladies. Meet my 19 new (and 1 old) dear friends. And this is the phenomenal villa we had to ourselves for a week. Our fearless leader, Tricia Heaton of Island Hopper Adventures, stands in the center in white, flanked to the left by her daughter Courtney (Director of Operations), while my wee head is the third to Tricia's right. READ MORE