Campanile di San Marco
Campanile di San Marco, or St. Mark's Campanile, is the 16th century bell tower opposite the Basilica di San Marco (St. Mark's Basilica) and Doge's Palace in Piazzetta San Marco…
Payphone or Scamware?
As seen in the wild in Venice, Italy: an actual, functioning payphone, apparently with SMS texting capabilities. The screen says Temporaneamente accetta solo carte di credito which translates into English…
Venice Logistics
Planning a trip to Venice, Italy? My wife and I visited in early June and wanted to share what we learned to hopefully make your trip more successful. Note: Prices…
Italy Rental Car Fiasco
I thought the logistics were straight-forward: land in Venice, pick up the rental car, and drive to Portorož, Slovenia to speak at tech conference. Then suddenly it wasn't, and our…