Exploring the world, one place at a time
No trip to Venice would be complete without a visit to its most famous square, the Piazza San Marco, and the iconic sites that surround it, the Basilica di San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale and the Campanile. So after cruising down the Grand Canal, we disembarked at San Marco, where we stopped to take some... Continue Reading →
We started our first full day in Venice by exploring the canals near our hotel in the Cannaregio district, snaking our way over the bridges and along the deserted canals, while soaking up the area's eerie stillness. As we got closer to the Rialto district and the Grand Canal (below), the city, unsurprisingly, became increasingly... Continue Reading →
It seems hard to believe now, but at the end of January 2020 I was in Venice, little knowing it was the last time I'd go abroad for a very long time. I'd been umming and ahhing about visiting Venice for years – on the one hand keen to see the famous lagoon city, on... Continue Reading →
Little Old World 