Tag: Venice
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The History of Melted Sand
Venice is made up of 117 different Islands – many uninhabited or tucked so closely together it’s not obvious they’re islands. But today we visited two of the distinct, inhabited ones: Murano and Burano. Many may be familiar with Murano glass, the manufacture of which is Murano’s chief industry. Venice has long been a world…
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Barbarians, Bones and Bronzed Beauties.
About 1,600 years ago, angry Germans (Goths and Vandals) culminated their invasion of southern Europe by finally sacking the remains of the Roman Empire. People living on the northeast coast of the Italian peninsula started to freak out because they worried those same conquerors might head their way. So, seeing a cluster of marshy islands…
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Off Again
Traveling has helped me understand the world so much better than can be seen on a screen or read in a book. It’s the sites, the smells, the people and the vibe of foreign lands. Sometimes I wish I could spend all my time traveling the world. While that wish is a long way off,…
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