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Europe Italy Travel Venice

13 Free and paid things to do in Venice, Italy

A non-exhaustive list of 13 free and paid things to do in Venice, Italy (plus a well kept secret).

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Europe Italy Travel vacation

Why you need to visit Venice NOW Summer 2023

Why you should visit Venice before it is too late (and no, it has nothing to do with climate change or flooding).

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China Travel Xiamen

Xiamen Tea Fair Spring Edition

A few weeks ago, I went to Xiamen on a whim to the Xiamen Tea Fair. I found out about it on my Xiamen airlines flight to Harbin in February for the winter festival. I wanted to go, then forgot about it until 1 week before it was due to start. I could just make […]

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China Shanghai Travel

Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China

Shanghai Museum in Shanghai, China, is an ancient Chinese art museum in the middle of a modern city. Perhaps the exterior gives you an idea of what lies inside. The grand stone and concrete museum is guarded by several large sculptures of Chinese-style creatures in a moat-slash-water feature. With lights pointed at these snow-white sculptures, they […]

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