Transport strikes
Today there is a strike of the local transport services. You can find more details on the official transport web sites www.actv.it and www.atvo.it The English version of the news on www.actv.it is...
View ArticleMosquitoes ep.2
I thought you might like this additional image to let you see what other strategies we use to deal with mosquitoes — so over and above all the suggestions I made in my earlier post on the subject, here...
View ArticleWine in carton
Now I know there is absolutely nothing earth moving about wine in a carton these days — at least not in Italy. I also appreciate that this photo can’t make any great claims to its Venetianness, apart...
View ArticleBeating the heat
As a mother, it always distresses me to see the vast majority of young back packers and travellers in Venice, particularly at the height of the summer when the temperatures and crowds can make walking...
View ArticleVenice Travel App
UK travellers to Venice with iPhone 4 or 5 may like to download the free Telegraph Travel Guide App which has just added a Venice section. Just go to the App Store and search the iPhone section for...
View ArticleGoing green
Living where we are, it is not that easy to go green. Any benefits we might have from a “green shop” are usually lost because of the gigantic carbon footprint we leave by going out to the mainland to...
View ArticleMosquitoes
Compared to a few years ago, the mosquito situation in Venice seems to have improved tremendously. I can well remember my early years here when I would get up in the morning covered in bites with a...
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