Discover Venice on a budget!

Gondolas in Venice (as seen from Rialto bridge), Veneto, Italy

Venice, once the thriving merchant centre of the world, is today considered to be a living, breathing museum. As an art historian I am fascinated by the 117 islands that form the Italian cultural heritage site. As a postgraduate student I must stick to a tight budget when travelling abroad. The city thrives on tourism and a trip to Venice

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Skiing in Breuil-Cervinia (1,524 – 3,280 m)

Skiing in Cervinia, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

In the neighbourhood of the Swiss resort Zermatt is a ski resort Cervinia. It lies in the western part of the Valle d’Aosta in the Italian Alps. Cervinia is fully connected with other resorts of Valtournenche and Zermatt, and together provide around 400 km of ski slopes in main winter season and 26 km of ski slopes out of the

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