We concluded our road trip to Southern California with a workweek spent in Venice. It’s usually overrun with tourists and beachgoers, but Venice without the crowds was actually quite charming, not least because we stayed in an amazing converted garage airbnb, which made for a perfect lush jungle working retreat. Breakfast from Gjiusta, the bakery…
As a quick day trip from Venice, we took a vaporetto, a ferry boat, to the neighboring islands of Burano and Torcello. Burano is known for its colorful houses and handmade lace, and Torcello is the oldest continuously populated island in the Venetian Lagoon. I made a collection of all the colorful houses! Burano is…
A city built on water. Venice is a maze of canals and winding little alleys that meet at all sorts of odd angles. It’s absolutely beautiful with its plaster and brick buildings that seem to be on the verge of falling apart. Of course, instead of being a small, charming town, it’s become overrun with tourists and…