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Our policy on hotel and restaurant reviews

Hi guys today I just wanted to discuss briefly about our current policy on restaurant and hotel reviews. As we have said before, we are currently avoiding to recommend or to review any particular restaurant/bar/hotel or anything else, with very few exceptions (I think 2)....




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5 Amazing places to see near Venice

Hi guys! Today I would like to change things a little and spend a few words NOT on Venice, but on a few amazing little towns very close to it. You see, every time I get to spend some time with tourists in Venice, I...




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Films set in Venice

Hi guys! As you surely know, a couple of weeks ago George Clooney chose Venice  to celebrate his long awaited wedding. In this occasion, we thought about taking a look back at all the films set in Venice. Italian art films presented us a very...




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Top 5 things to do in Venice

Hi friends! Today with a classic shortlist of the top 5 things to do in Venice. As usual our main goal here will be to have fun and enjoy the most typical things without wasting too much money and time, so let’s get down to...




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Italian Buddy Promo Video

Hi friends! We have finally published the promo video for our project. We have been working on it for a long time (even if it doesn’t seem so), let us know if you like it! As usual we would love your feedbacks!




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Italian Buddy needs your feedbacks

Hi friends. As we have already done before, we are now trying to gather again more feedbacks from tourists who visited Venice in the past year. The purpose is to understand precisely what were the most confusing things, the problems you encountered, what information you...




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How to read an Italian restaurant menu

Hi guys! Sorry for the long absence, as I wrote on twitter, we are working very hard both for Italian Buddy and our “normal” jobs. We have an interesting news coming up next week, but let’s focus on today’s subject. I know it’s quite difficult...




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Venice Events: Regata Storica 2014

We didn’t even have time to recover from the excitement of the film festival and another major event is almost here! Next Sunday, September 7th the Regata Storica will fill the canals of Venice with races, historical parades, and much more. It is definitely one...




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Venice 71th Film Festival

Hi guys! It’s that time of the year again, and one of the most important annual events in Venice is here! Tomorrow, the 71th film festival will begin, and it will last until next Saturday (the 6th). By the way, do you know what other...




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How to Avoid Tourist Traps in Venice

Hi Guys! Everybody knows: Venice is a very touristic city. It’s not that surprising if you think that there are 20 million tourists every year, and only 56 thousands people living here… As such, it’s inevitable, there are plenty of tourist traps waiting for you....




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