Classic Boats Venice: enjoy the lagoon Taking a trip on the Venetian lagoon by boat is one of the most fun and exciting experiences you can have when…
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“I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.” --Jonas Salk Venice Rising: Aqua Granda, Pandemic, Rebirth This is…
The last few months have been really hard for everyone, but for us in Venice, as I told you in my previous posts, the bad times started in November 2020…
Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances: Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For…
“Make your life a dream, and a dream a reality.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3am, 10th May 2020: I suddenly woke up all excited. I had the most amazing dream!…
Torrefazione Cannaregio: a dream for those who love coffee Often, walking through Venice, I emerge from the Ghetto in Fondamenta degli Ormesini when, suddenly, the scent of coffee envelops me,…
Thinking of visiting Venice and immerse yourself in Venetian cuisine? Did you know it is one of the most varied in the world, thanks to the numerous influences that have…
Palazzo Cini, in the district of San Vio in Dorsoduro If during these years I have not given you enough reason to come and stay in Venice for more…
Meeting a “Perlera” Bead maker in Venice Bead maker in Venice: in Venice, artisan craftsmanship has always been a central axis of its trading markets; so much so…
Arts & Crafts in Venice Arts & Crafts in Venice: at the beginning of the quarantine I found myself with lot of time in my hand and feeling…
"Venice meets..." Everyday at 6PMCET LIVE STREAM ON INSTAGRAM For the duration of the lockdown in Italy I will be holding a chat every day with a different guest from…
“They considered themselves free and no one will ever be free as long as there is plague, pestilence and famine” ― Albert Camus, The Plague Covid-19 in Italy - I…
#iorestoacasa I am staying at home – this is the slogan going around Italy at the moment, hand in hand with the virus. It was supposed to mean: I stay…
Cocaeta: the king of Crêpes in Venice As a food and travel blogger, I always get to try lovely restaurants all over Venice. This time 2nightVenezia sent me…
Cicchetti and luxury in Venice? Bacaromi: a luxury bacaro in Venice! When 2night told me that I should go and have dinner in a luxury bacaro in Venice, I widened…
THE VENICE CARNIVAL 2020 Venice Carnival 2020: here we go again - it is time to get all dressed up, grab some confetti and run like crazy around the small…
The Art of Glass Making in Murano Giancarlo Signoretto: a life with glass The heat… That is the first thing you notice as you enter the Murano glass furnace where…
Visiting Murano The other day my friend Venice-Addicted Stephen Killick (see his post on his love for Venice), seeing my exploit at trying to make a Venetian Glass bead…
Where to eat great meat in Venice: Regina Sconta Venice is the city by the Adriatic Sea in Italy, where, par excellence, each restaurant offers a great variety of fish.…
5 good reasons to go to the Theatre in Venice! Many people, when they come to visit Venice, book their tickets well in advance so they can attend…