Novel Journeys is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Lisa Dalia Wilkins and Vanessa Negroni Seiger. Lisa and Vanessa, who are both seasoned travelers, started Novel Journeys because they wanted to show travelers the rare hidden treasures of Europe they had come to discover. Novel Journeys specializes in small intimate groups to many countries including Italy, France, England and Corisca.
"Traveling throughout Italy with Lisa and Vanessa was truly a life changing experience. Their knowledge combined with a unique perspective of the places we visited created an experience unparalleled by any previous travel." - Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Napoli.
New to Novel Journeys are travel packages based on your favorite books such as Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga.
Lisa Dalia Wilkins
Lisa is a former teacher with a degree in Psychology. She is currently busy raising four teenage daughters with her husband Stuart in Voorhees, New Jersey and planning Novel Journeys' next tour. Lisa is an avid reader and started reading the Twilight series of books by Stephanie Meyer with her daughters. "I fell in love with the story and feel the book transcends age," says Lisa.
Vanessa Negroni Seiger
Vanessa was born in the South of France and came to the United States to study at The University of Pennsylvania where she holds a degree in Philosophy. Vanessa is a former event and trip planner for the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Opera Company. She is currently focusing her time on Novel Journeys and raising her daughter with her husband Rob in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
How the Twilight in Tuscany Tours were born
After reading Stephenie Meyer's New Moon, Lisa called Vanessa, who also read the book, and the women decided to have Novel Journeys focus their next tour on the Tuscan region of Italy where part of New Moon was based. They flew to the area in May 2009 and were extras in the upcoming New Moon movie. While they were in the region they developed relationships with the owners of the hotels, restaurants and motor coach company and their plans quickly fell into place. Twilight in Tuscany tours are simply out of the ordinary; these exclusive journeys will be like taking a friend to Italy says Vanessa. "I highly recommend mothers & daughters, girlfriends, or grandmothers with their teenage granddaughters think about coming with us - especially if they are Twilight fans!"
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Lisa and Vanessa after a long day as extras in New Moon, standing in front of Alice's Porsche in Montepulciano's Piazza Grande. |
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