Venere Travel Blog» Marion

3 Splendid Hiking Trails in Italy

Marion — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:28:43 +0000

Trekking in Italy allows you to enjoy both splendid natural sceneries and cultural sights. From the wild rocky Sicilian shoreline to the breathtaking Turin Alps to the romantic Tuscan hills,

the "Italian boot" offers a large variety of trekking trails, hiking paths and itineraries

Rome Hotel, Adventure Holiday, Singapore Art

Marion — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:41:25 +0000

Adventure Travel in Spain Wild Junket recommends a holiday in El Berguedà, a mountain area situated a half hour away from Barcelona, Spain, including a trekking trip through Rasos de Peguera and quad biking in Berga. Singapore Art Walk Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia lists eight public sculptures that can be found in the Central [...]

New Year’s Travel Resolutions on Twitter

Marion — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:00:14 +0000

We wish you a happy 2010 full of joy, love and great trips! And for those of you who need some inspiration, here are some cool tweets about New Year’s travel resolutions : Travel Writing : Martyn Taylor shares a link to a nice blog post from A Traveler’s Library entitled “10 Travel Literature Resolutions [...]

5 New Year Recipes and Tips by our Twitter Friends

Marion — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:00:12 +0000

Check out these five New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day recipes and food tips shared by out Twitter friends: A to Z Recipes shares the Vasilopitta recipe, a bread recipe from Greece flavored with cinnamon, anise seeds and orange peel. Laurie Stasiuk shares some nice tips on how to create a New Years Eve [...]

Happy Holidays from the Venere.com Team!

Marion — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:00:41 +0000

The Venere.com team wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy 2010!

Top 5 Green Travel Tweets

Marion — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:23:54 +0000

As the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit concludes, we want to share some of this week’s best eco-friendly travel tweets: EcoEinstein shares a video showing how to travel the eco-friendly way and help hotels cut down on the waste. WomenGreenForum mentions an article from VisitBritain.com entitled “10 Green Travel Tips“. James Blessing mentions an article from [...]

Photo Contest, Photographer’s Rights, Holiday Gifts

Marion — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:00:27 +0000

Travel Photography If you like traveling and taking pictures, check out the Lonely Planet Community Blog and learn more about the travel photographer’s rights. Another info for the fans of photography: Solo Traveler is running a “Stop & Stare” travel photo contest. The prize is a $150 gift certificate from Hotels.com. Holiday Travel Gifts If [...]

Weird Stuff, Travel Gear & Strange Hotel Rooms

Marion — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:33 +0000

Looking for holiday ideas? If you’re looking for a holiday destination but still can’t make up your mind, visit the Venere.com fan page on Facebook, take our quick test and find out where you should go for your next getaway trip. Step out your daily routine and live like hamsters Check out The Guardian Travel [...]

Stollen Bread, Gay Christmas Market, London Guide

Marion — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Christmas Tradition The Hungarian Girl invites you to attend the 16th Stollen Festival in Dresden, Germany. In occasion of the festival, a giant stollen bread will be baked and paraded through the Old Town towards the Dresden Christmas Market. Gay Christmas Market Patroc.com gay travel guide announces that Amsterdam will host a special Pink Christmas [...]

Happy Halloween from the Venere.com team!

Marion — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:00:29 +0000

We wish you a Boo-tiful Halloween ! Photo Credit base10

Halloween, Día de los Muertos, All Souls’ Day

Marion — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:10 +0000

Halloween Events in New York Walking Off The Big Apple lists some of the best things to do for Halloween Week in New York. This year’s special events include ‘Halloween Wonder Cabinet’ at the New York Institute for the Humanities, ‘Talk to the Dead with Concetta Bertoldi’ at the Gramercy Theater as well as All [...]

Sexy Hotels, New Air Routes, Frida Kahlo Museum

Marion — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:28 +0000

Beautiful Design Hotels Mr & Mrs Smith have chosen the luxury Life Gallery Hotel in Athens, Greece, as ‘Hotel of the Week‘. Their last week’s pick was the Jupiter Hotel, a trendy boutique hotel in Portland, Oregon. More Great Boutique Hotels Hoosta Magazine shows pictures of the newly renovated Hotel Elysees Mermoz, a boutique hotel [...]

Long-Term Travel, Lisbon Holiday, Day Trip from Nice

Marion — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:31 +0000

Isabelle’s Travel Guide shares some holiday tips for the travelers planning to visit Lisbon, Portugal. She also recommends to stay at the Hotel Borges, a 2-star hotel conveniently situated in the heart of the historic center. Enchanted Traveler likes Fondation Maeght, a beautiful Museum of Modern Art is Saint-Paul de Vence, South of France, featuring [...]

Waiting for Blog Action Day 2009

Marion — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:00:36 +0000

Next Thursday, October 15th, is Blog Action Day and the Venere Travel Blog is happy to take part in the event. Blog Action Day is a global initiative which aims at raising awareness and create discussion about an important issue by inviting the whole blogging community to focus on the same topic on the same [...]

Art Kit, Sexy Hotel & Reggae Party

Marion — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:00:54 +0000

Win a stay in Barcelona, Spain Italian Flashpacker Andrea Di Tonto invites you to enter a contest to win a poem body writing set and a 2-night stay at the luxury Hotel Omm in Barcelona, Spain. Party in Palm Beach, FL Tomorrow night the trendy Hotel Biba, West Palm Beach, Florida, is holding a reggae [...]

Travel expert interview: Mirko Behnert

Marion — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:05:05 +0000

Today we are interviewing travel industry rockstar Mirko Behnert, our newly-appointed Director of Marketing, Analytics and Corporate Development here at Venere.com. Before joining venere.com, Mirko has worked for Expedia, Hotels.com, ebookers and Avis Europe. You have started recently in the marketing role at Venere. What are you bringing to Venere.com and what exciting new things [...]

One-Night-Stand Video, Dark Places, Creepy Sewers

Marion — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:44 +0000

Danish Tourist Board Hoax What do you think about the Denmark tourism video campaign showing a Danish girl seeking the father of her child, a baby conceived on a drunken one-night-stand? Do you find this hoax video funny of tasteless? Does it make you want to visit Copenhagen? Dark England Looking for a spooky holiday [...]