Tagged With "Venetian Lagoon"
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Feb. 20, 2016: Churches of Torcello
Torcello, the most distant of Venice's islands and once a rival of Venice, has almost no residents, but two splendid ancient churches.
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Fujifilm creates a fantasy island for Instagrammers
Fujifilm's private island is being marketed as the perfect backdrop for Instagrammers and professionals.
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October 3, 2018: A Visit to Dijon
George G shares memories and photos of a trip to Dijon, France.
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Venice: High water hits historic high
High rainfall, desert winds and global climate change help push Venice's water level to a point that has happened only five times in history.
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Re: Venice again considers tourism caps, limits on ships
Venice is really a fairly small place, and definitely has limited capacity to handle tourists. I can definitely see limiting the number of day visitors here, although I don't know that completely banning all of the cruise ships is their best solution. Today the business of Venice is tourism. Without tourists, it would not survive.
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Re: Venice again considers tourism caps, limits on ships
The issue of the ships is somewhat different from the number of tourists issue. because of their sheer size, they change the currents, channels and sea life of the islands in ways that would be different if anchored on other shores of the lagoon. Plus, at anchor in Venice, they tower over the buildings.
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Re: Venice again considers tourism caps, limits on ships
Ships have lots of different ways of getting their travelers to a destination, if they can't dock there. Smaller boats to shuttle people back and forth are very popular with tourists and the cruise companies, and would work well here.
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Re: Venice again considers tourism caps, limits on ships
In this case, docking at Mestre and using bus or train to enter Venice could be at least a partial solution...
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Iceland: New way to get in hot water
Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon is about to get a competitor, located much closer to Reykjavik.
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Royal Caribbean swaps Ravenna for Venice
After months without the huge cruise ships that have sparked demonstrations, some announce they will not return.
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Dubai's over-the-top resort to open
Dubai's miniature world of hotels and resorts is close to opening its first sections.
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Shields up! Venice tests MOSE
The long-delayed barrier intended to protect the city from high tides and flooding finally gets a full trial.
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A No Tourist Trap Bucket List To Really Experience The World
Pete offers some ideas for fabulous destinations to add to your bucket list (sponsored content)
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Venetians celebrate cruise ship exodus
When cruising returns to Italy in coming months, it won't be visiting Venice, and some locals cheer.
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Venice's MOSE gets first time use
Venice's anti-flooding barriers, long-delayed and controversial, get their first real-life use.
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Disney World: Big plans for 2021
Despite a rough year, Disney is optimistically planning to open new rides and new hotels in 2021
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Touch a Shark at Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
A visit to one of the great aquariums with Samantha and friends, and some tips on the best things to see there.
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Venice: Cruise ships will move
At long last, a solution, albeit temporary, to the issue of huge cruise ships in Venice.
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The Cairns Gateway to Reef and Rainforest
Barry looks back nostalgically at a former home in northern Australia.
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Italy, Australia face World Heritage warnings
Unesco's World Heritage Committee has tagged Venice and the Great Barrier Reef for discussion as endangered sites
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A Day in Piran, Slovenia
DrFumblefinger visits the historic Venetian seaside town of Piran, the highlight of Slovenia's narrow sliver of coastline.
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Room with a View: Trying a Condo
A travel writer stays in a lot of different places, and Marilyn is always looking for the new and interesting.
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Venice cruise ban: This time it's real
Under threat to its World Heritage status, Venice finally gets a real ban on huge cruise ships.
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Hilton Hawaiian Village: Fireworks and Rainbow Tower
While on Oahu, Samantha and her husband visited the Hilton Hawaiian Village and checked out the Rainbow Tower and the Friday evening fireworks show.
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Ravenna bids to replace Venice for cruises
Historic Ravenna, Italy is getting ready to grab a share of the cruise business that's being relocated from Venice.
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Island Hopping in French Polynesia
These beautiful French islands in the Pacific have always held a particular fascination for those seeking a different way of life.
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The Art of Lego, Disney Springs
DrFumblefinger admires clever and creative people, the kind who make a living constructing the amazing Lego creations that are on display at Disney Springs in Orlando
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? #466
Here are Saturday's clues. Two vigilant constables in the local neighborhood outside the resort perimeter. Other image is a small lagoon on the resort grounds.
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New Caledonia: Australia's French Neighbour
This taste of France is only a couple of hours away from Barry Barford's Australian home.
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At home in Disneyville?
Another extension of the Disney franchise is planned, this time a move into developing new towns and subdivisions.
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The Cook Islands
Comprising 15 white-sand islands scattered across a vast expanse of clear-blue Pacific Ocean, the Cook Islands is located between New Zealand and Hawaii and until recently was largely unknown in much of the world.
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10 Top Ranked Travel Destinations to Visit Today
An interesting collection of some of the top travel destinations in the world (sponsored content)
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Fjallsárlón, Iceland
ProfessorAbe visits a glacial lagoon, where icebergs can be seen moving out toward the sea
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Venice: Day-trip tax postponed again
The turnstiles are ready, but the city is waiting another six months.
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Land-locked Madrid getting a beach
A huge artificial lagoon, beach and park area is set to open next year not far from the city.
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Mantanuska Glacier, Alaska
Measuring 4 miles wide and 27 miles long, the Matanuska Glacier is the largest glacier accessible by car in Alaska. It is situated along the scenic Glenn Highway, about 2 hours from Anchorage.
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Lord Howe Island, Australia
With daily visitor numbers capped at 400 to help protect the island’s natural environment, this is one destination where you never need to worry about crowds.
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Maldives: Involving resort guests in sustainability
A resort operator in the Maldives has created environmentally-conscious programs that guests can assist with, including coral restoration
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Venice warned on UNESCO status
Venice is being placed on UNESCO's endangered list, after barely escaping the designation two years ago.
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The Quokkas of Rottnest Island (Where Gumbo was #111)
This was a tough travel quiz but one of our travel sleuths was able to solve it! Congratulations to Jill (Jill's Scene) for figuring out the name of the animal (a small marsupial known as a Quokka) and where this was (Rottnest Island off...
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Venice dodges 'endangered' label again
A UNESCO committee overrules its experts to give Venice more time to work on new measures
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Exploring Lisbon's Oceanarium
One of the unsung highlights in Lisbon's is its fine aquarium. DrFumblefinger spends a half day exploring it and shares photos of the experience.
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Visiting Patagonia. 1) El Calafate, Argentina
While they look extraterrestrial, those aren't flying saucers or wormholes in the sky; rather, they're some of the most unusual cloud formations I've ever seen.
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Visiting Patagonia. 2) Laguna Nimez Nature Preserve, El Calafate
My first Patagonian post was an introduction to the travel hub of El Calafate . Today's post focuses on the town's best attraction.
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In the Faroe Islands, fees for sights
As the remote Faroe Islands get more visitors, some islanders are charging fees to visit famous sights that are on private land
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Speed cameras coming for Venice canals
With traffic and accidents on the canals a more serious problem, Venice is turning to a familiar highway tool: the speed camera
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Sri Lanka: A Land Like No Other (Part 11). On safari in Yala Park, with a stop in Kirinda
Yala is the most visited National Park in Sri Lanka. It’s remotely situated in the southeast corner of the country, a long day’s drive from Colombo and even from the central Hill Country, and covers almost 1000 square kilometers.
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The Dutch Fort of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka (Where Gumbo was #235)
Gumbo was visiting one of Sri Lanka's Portugese forts, this one a nicely preserved example on the country's east coast in the small city of Batticaloa.
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Signs of Sri Lanka
DrFumblefinger shares some of the signs he encountered while traveling in Sri Lanka.
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Sept. 13, 2018: Scenes from the Batticaloa Waterfront
DrFumblefinger visits some of the sights around Batticaloa's ample waterfront.