Venezia Unica Our Venezia Unica transit pass got a good work out as we island hopped our way around from Piazza San Marco to the islands of Murano and Burano. The sun was out and if you could manage to stay in it, took the edge off of the bitter cold and humidity but as […]
Veneto Region
Our food and culture blog articles from our travels through the Veneto Region of Northern Italy.
Venezia Unica
Venezia Unica Our second time in Venice was sort of a do-over, the first, a few years ago, was a bit of a write off with both of us quite ill and not able to leave our hotel room for very long stints. This time we were healthy, would be staying longer and would be […]
Tales from the Table: Hostaria La Vecchia Fontanina
Reading menus I love reading menus. Whenever we travel and are staying in town to eat I make it a habit of reading as many menus as I can when walking passed restaurants. Just about every town has at least one dish that shows up on every menu. In Verona, it’s bigoli pasta, one of […]
VENICE: a photo essay
Venice The most popular city in the region of Friuli, Venice is known for its carnavale, a time of much festivities and overindulgences, and of course, its canals. The Karst Venice was built on wood platforms made with wood brought from the Karst region of Slovenia. Bridges It is made up of 177 […]