Visiting Venice in the winter months has a couple benefits even though the temperatures drop. A few reasons are that the airfares to Europe dramatically decrease, there are less tourists, and there are unique Italian holidays and activities to take advantage of! November San Martino Day – Watch children dress up and chant around the city …
Everything You Need to Know about the Biennale The Venice Biennale (la Biennale di Venezia), an international art exhibition (founded in 1895) takes place every two years, and lasts six months. The pre-opening week may be an opportunity for the art-dealers and artists to party during the Biennale vernissages, and I think that this week …
Looking for a real Venetian party? It might be tough for those of you who don’t speak Italian, but here are a few clues as to where to look to find out the latest nightlife activities if you aren’t around during the festive Carnevale or Redentore holidays which have greater scale parties. Venice isn’t known …
Why you should still visit Venice in November: Acqua Alta – Didn’t you always want to actually put your rainboots to the test? It’s a regular phenomenon here, and I don’t think there is anywhere else in the world where it’s actually fun to be flooded in (that is, if you don’t have luggage …
Looking to work in Italy, but don’t speak Italian or know where to start? I found out about a place that gives you productive mornings and free afternoons & weekends!! How does that sound to ya? Last week I had the pleasure to meet Nicola Russello, founder of Charisma Communications, a cool linguistic agency that …
Looking for Cheap Alternatives for Internet in Venice? 1) Bars and Restaurants – It may cost you the price of a beer (2€ + sit down fee), but if you see a sign for “internet” on their window display, ask if their wifi (pronounced wee-fee by some Venetians) works first, and pop in for a …
Venice for Rookies is a revolutionary guidebook that finally got published this week! 171 pages of travel tips, ways to save, fun facts and amazing restaurant and pub listings for all those travelling to Venice. Bianca Reyes, the author, is a Venetian resident and decided to put all her advice in a handy, electronic format …
Keeping it short and sweet. Wanna know my secret to finding inexpensive hotel stays for friends who come to visit me? Well, there is usually a great deal on the Venetian Groupon and you might have to use the Google translator for this, but it’s worth it. I always check out Groupon in the city …
Venice, destination city to over 60,000 tourists a month, is constantly searching for additional solutions to preserve the city and its tourism. The £3 billion flood barrier project named Moses consisting of 78 giant steel gates is not enough since it isn’t bound to be finished before 2014 and Venice is in danger of crumbling …