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Issue 10: Venice Guide - Itineraries for 3 perfect days.

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Not once do I say you need to go inside the Doge's Palace.

I’m just back from a week in Venice. I think it was my 6th time there, which speaks to my love for this city. Venice is fragile and the population is now under 50,000. The city is struggling to stay alive on anything other than tourism. And yet, it does need tourists. Good ones. I think if you don’t arrive on a cruise, if you come to stay for several days, if you avoid buying tourist trinkets, if you really try to “live” in the place, and you patronize great bars and restaurants, you can contribute to the vitality and survival of the city. Venice is a city where, even if you don’t make…

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