Earlier this year both Florence and Rome implemented a new hotel tax and now Venice is jumping on the bandwagon. Or should I say, jumping on the gondola?! Venice’s hotel tax which started on August 24th, may dissuade would-be visitors…
August 2011
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Venice is a city built on water with no car traffic, so scenes like this are a dime-a-dozen, but I still never tire of seeing them. This photo depicts the quintessential Venetian gondola dressed in his typical outfit rowing his passengers…
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I’ve spent the last few years here trying to give you tips, advice and reasons for going to Paris, one of my favorite cities. This is of course assuming that you, as a reader, actually have a huge desire to…
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A few weeks ago, I explained why I don’t travel to Europe in the summer months. I also don’t recommend it to my clients. But, I also understand that there are some people who have no choice but to travel…
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This month’s Travel Photo was submitted by Alexandra. It’s a cute photo that was taken during a trip to Australia. Alexandra writes this about her photo: “When I was backpacking in Australia with my sister. We went camping for five…
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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, I made a horrible travel mistake. Well, actually, the jury’s still out on who made the mistake, but let’s just say that regardless of who was at fault, I was…