Two weeks ago, I wrote this post about overtourism in Venice. One of the things I mentioned with regards to how we can help reduce overtourism is to get out of the city center a bit in order to avoid becoming another tadpole in the human sea you’ll have to…
[Updated September 2021] Venice can be a bit of a mystery. I’ve been there countless times, and I still get lost. It can feel like one giant tourist trap in some places, with no authenticity in sight. The first time I went to Venice, my friends and I were a…
A few weeks ago, I sat down to write a post, but ended up just letting myself write freely for a while. After I read what I had written, I realized that I had the skeleton of an article about overtourism in Venice, rather than what I had originally planned…
If you’re visiting Venice, Italy over the summer, you might get the chance to attend one of the city’s most beloved festivals: La Festa del Redentore, or the Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer. What’s it all about? I’ve got all the details for you in this post, along with…