Getting Deliberately Lost in Dorsoduro
The best thing I did in Venice was put my phone away and start walking with no destination. Within ten minutes I was completely lost in Dorsoduro, crossing bridges over still gree...
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3 Days in Venice: Lagoon Light, Quiet Bridges, and Bacaro Evenings
A detailed 3 days in Venice itinerary with San Marco, Rialto, Dorsoduro, Cannaregio, lagoon islands, vaporetto logic, cicchetti stops, and budget planning.
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A Gondola Ride at 6 a.m.
Everyone says gondola rides are touristy and overpriced, and they are right, and I did it anyway — but I went at 6 a.m. before anyone else was awake. The gondolier, a compact ma...
Murano Glass and the Man Who Made It
In a workshop away from Murano's main strip, a glassblower named Luca let me watch him work for an hour. He moved molten glass on a long steel rod as if it were something alive, t...