Sunday, 27 February 2011

A tale of two operas shows why music reigns supreme

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Only tourists and the ignorant rely on public transport in the UK on weekends without checking their routes in advance. Or, in my case, sil...
Friday, 25 February 2011

Da Rioba tops list of Venetian restaurant finds, but avoid eating at Hotel Dei Dogi at all costs

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As a general rule of thumb for Venice, the further you get from St. Mark's Square, the better the food will be. (With an exception for ...
Monday, 21 February 2011

Zanipolo tops new and surprising sights in this Venice trip

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Venice's glory days were the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, when the world's riches throbbed through its markets and the ensuing p...
Sunday, 20 February 2011

Venice's "must sees" are familiar, impressive ... and cleaner than they used to be

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You know it's been a while since you've been someplace when they manage to build a whole new airport in your absence. It's a bit...
Saturday, 19 February 2011

Opulent Venice works its magic ... sort of ... for a Valentine's Day break

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The challenge: you, one quarter Sicilian and imbued with the love of all things Italian, want to inspire in your Anglo-Danish, Francophile ...
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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

RIP: Joanlee Ferrara

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My mother died on 23 January. Two years after a terminal cancer diagnosis, seven weeks after returning from her last trip to England and sta...
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Monday, 10 January 2011

National Gallery brings Venetian sun to a grey London

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I had one brief weekend in London between holiday travel and getting back to St. Louis to look after my mother. Top of my "to do"...