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Visit The Grand Canal in Venice
The Grand Canal in Venice is one of the places in this world that many travelers have on their list of favorites (or places they wish to visit!). Th...
Visit the Accademia Museum in Venice
Venice, a city often regarded as a work of art in itself, is also home to some of the most important pre-19th century Italian masterpieces. If you a...
The Ca' Rezzonico Museum, Venice
The Ca' Rezzonico Museum is one of the major attractions that you should never miss when visiting Venice, Italy. The museum, situated on the Grand C...
This summer is great for cruise deals
Travel's taken a big beating in the last couple of years, and one of the results is that there are now deals to be found on any type of travel. Cruise...
The Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is just the thing when we need a little fantasy and a getaway from the problems of the world. Only in Las Vegas will you be abl...
St Mark's Square, Venice
There are few places in the world with a view as panoramic, historic, and artistic as the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. St. Mark’s Square a...
Ryanair expands Norwegian flights March 2010
Ryanair will open a new base at Oslo Rygge airport in March 2010, the airline's 37th destination. The company will base 3 airplanes in Oslo, and the $...
The Bridge of Sighs, Venice
“I stood in Venice on the Bridge of Sighs,
A palace and a prison on each hand;
I saw from out the wave her structures rise
As from the str...
Travel between Venice and Treviso
Almost 2 million travel from Treviso to Venice each year after taking a flight with Ryanair, Germanwings, Transavia, or Wizz Air. Here's how you ge...
Great reads #23
Time to share some of my recent travel article finds in another roundup. Here's what I've been reading and liking really a lot lately:
Starting out w...
Venice without the crowds
Venice is beautiful, stunning, and astoundingly crowded. If you rather avoid crowding yourself with snap-happy Japanese tourists, get up at the crack ...
Carnival of Cities 5 February
Caitlin over at Roaming Tales hosted the Carnival of Cities: From marbles in Kansas City to snow in London this past week, and I thought to share a co...
Now book Venice tourism services online
Beginning 1 February, travelers will be able to book tourism services for Venice online and pick dates for travel when there are fewer tourists aroun...
The cleaning up of Venice
While Venice sorts out how to stay afloat, especially given the latest record aqua alta, the mayor is working at making it a more decorous place. Ther...
Travel cheaply in Italy
Italy has become one of the most expensive destinations in Europe. Here are my tips for travelling cheaply in today's Italy.
Travel during the off s...
Pigeons aren't welcome in St. Mark's Square
From this May 7, feeding pigeons in St. Mark's Square will be illegal. Tourists that feed pigeons and are caught will be fined 50 Euros, ca $80 USD, ...
Help travelers save by gifting them your used transport tickets
Most urban public transport systems in the west can be quite expensive for a visitor. London is outrageous, but so are cities like Venice, and even Pa...
Hotels in Murano, Venice
Murano, the island where all the glass art is made, is a quiet and cheaper alternative to the Venice islands for a hotel. There are only two on the is...
Longing for Venice - eyeflare newsletter 11
Lauri and I visited Venice earlier this month. It's a fabulous city and I feel we only scratched the surface. There will be more articles coming up ab...
Glass art in Murano
Glass art is coming back in style again. There are glassworks in Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, and many other places. But there was a time when the tr...
Resources to plan a Venice visit
Great guides to plan a trip to Venice, Italy. I went to "La Serenissima" for my wife's birthday this year. Here's how to get the ideas of what to do...
Back from our Venice trip
Venice, Italy, is a wonderful vacation destination. Lauri and I returned from our trip to Venice yesterday and are having some mixed feelings about be...
What souvenirs do you bring home?
On my travels, I used to buy lots of trivial things: T-shirts, bookends, coffee mugs. Even shoes. Last year I decided to only take photos. And collect...
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