Thursday, February 7th, 2008
If you have ever visited Venice then you are surely aware that the area around the Rialto Bridge is the shopping hub for tourists. However have you ever wondered about where the locals go to shop? I know I have and fortunately I have discovered a few places where you can pick up the necessities [...]
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
As most of you are aware that the purpose of this blog is to pay for a trip for me to immerse myself into the Italian culture and language by spending a month in Venice Italy. While language immersion is by far the best way to learn a language there are many resources that are [...]
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Renting a car in Europe can be by far one of the most expensive parts of your entire trip. This is especially true if you want to have a convertible or a large van to carry all of your family members. So then what if I want to stay in Europe for longer than two [...]
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Finding cheap accommodations in Venice Italy is not an easy task. Let’s face it the words budget and Venice Italy are not usually mixed in the same sentence together. It is certainly not what the town is best known for that is for sure. However the following posts should help out the average reader in [...]
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Staying in Venice is an expensive venture. However I hope my recent series on budget hotels in Venice have helped some of my readers. Alas this is really only helpful if you wish to stay for a couple of days or perhaps a week. What are you going to do if you wish to stay [...]
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