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Tag Archives: Casanova
Venice, My Muse: An Interview with JoAnn Locktov
Here is the third installment of the new interview series, “Venice, My Muse.” Today we’ll hear from JoAnn Locktov, editor of the Dream of Venice series. JoAnn established Bella Figura Publications in 2014, as an imprint dedicated to publishing books … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged architecture, blogging, books, Casanova, Church of San Lorenzo, courtesans, Dream of Venice, festivals, history, italy, Marco Polo, Palazzo Venier dei Leone, Peggy Guggenheim, photos, Salute, San Francesco della Vigna, San Giorgio Maggiore, spritz, St. Mark, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Veronica Franco, writing
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Celebrating Cinquecento
No, not the century, but my 500th blog post! I started this blog in April 2012, and today you are reading my five hundredth posting. Should I name the 500 things I most love about Venice? The 500 most interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged black buttocks, blogging, blogs, Casanova, Gondolas, publishing, statistics, Venice, Venice history, writing
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The Devil Had Him by the Hair
Who did the devil have by the hair? And what did he have planned? Check out this post on Dianne Hales’ blog site Becoming Italian Word by Word. Dianne is the author of La Bella Lingua and Mona Lisa: A … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged blogging, blogs, Casanova, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, language, palace, research, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Vonda Wells
I met Vonda Wells when she ordered a copy of my book Free Gondola Ride. She was then formulating her tour company, A Beautiful Woman in Venice, and gave me the idea to write a book about these remarkable Venetian … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged aperol, Bellini, books, Casanova, courtesans, interviews, Italian men, Italian women, italy, Palazzo Bragadin, Piazza San Marco, spritz, venezia, Venice
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Meeting Albert
Do you remember seeing this before? In February 2017 I wrote about this plaque on the Calle Scaleter #2235, outside the shop of Monica Daniele. When he visited Venice, Casanovist Marco Leeflang investigated and met Monica, a maker of hats … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Albert Gardin, Bragadin, calle, Casanova, Casanovists, Da Fiore, Doge, Homer, Iliad, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, John Berendt, Marco Leeflang, Mario Stefani, Monica Daniele, Palazzo Soranzo, ponte, seductive venice, translation, venetian dialect, venezia, Veneziano, Venice, Voltaire
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