Giampaolo Seguso Glass Master and Poet
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Redentore Venice 2022
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The weather has been hot (and humid) all week with Saturday’s high about 89+ F or 32 C. And the walk down Strada Nuova is like a walk in the desert. It cooled down a little before the fireworks at…
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Traveling to Venice in the Age of COVID
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I am delighted to be back in Venice, a little work, a little enjoying my friends. But getting here was on the stressful side. So I will share what I learned if you are coming from outside the European Union.…
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Brenda’s Top 10 Things to do in Venice
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Venice Glass Week 2019
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September in Venice is always a great time as usually the weather is slightly cooler and there are fewer tourist and best of all it is Venice Glass Week. TheVeniceGlassWeek is an international festival dedicated to celebrating, supporting and promoting…
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The Venice Glass Week
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People from all over the world gathered this last week for the Venice Glass Week, a week dedicated to art of glass. With 180 events, the days have been packed full, so I had to make choices. Even so I…
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Murano Furnaces – Vetrerie Tax Evasion Scam
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I don’t usually like to post negative things about Murano but this one is such a large scandal that it warrants publishing. First let me say that no tourist was harmed. The only harm in this diabolically clever scam was…
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The Magic of Snow in Venice
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According to me, the most beautiful city in the world is truly magical when it snows. Now I know that the snow is a nuisance to the workers, the boats and most of all to the elderly where it is…
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Italian Government to Promote Murano Glass & GAS 2018 is Announced
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As you can imagine, the island of Murano has its own politics. The line rather drawn between “artisians” and “production glass” which has supported the trademark, while artisians say it is too political, too expensive and they see little outcome…
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Celebrating Christmas in Venice and Murano
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Venetians lament that this holiday season doesn’t seem festive. The tree in San Marco is aglow in the twilight of the short days of the season. And the lights hang above Lista di Spagna, some parts of Strada Nuova and…