- WiFi & Cellular Phone Service. You can stay connected for a lot less money than an international mobile plan would cost you...
- Tips & Tricks. Learn about all the surprises that Venice will throw at you and master some tricks for going with the flow like a native Venetian.
- Transportation. Unless you can walk on water, you'll want to know about boat services in the lagoon!
- Food. Forget everything you've heard, it is possible to eat very well, even on a very tight budget, in Venice.
- Necessities. It is much more difficult to find a hair dryer in Venice than it is to find a priceless work of art. But OG Venice can help you find just about any seemingly ordinary thing that can be seemingly impossible to come bye in Venice!
- Our Bars & Nightlife Section features local-favorite bars in each district of Venice. Now, Venice has a lot more bars than just those listed here. But those listed here are bars wherein I am absolutely certain that everyone who walks through the door will be treated well and honestly, and where we tourists have a chance of mingling with some real Venetians.
- Our Shopping Section proudly features more than 60 contemporary Venetian artists and artisans engaged in crafts ranging from jewelry to glass work, from sculpture to clothing design to leather works. All of these shops are Venetian owned and many of the artists you will meet in these shops create their contemporary pieces using traditional Venetian methods and materials. These are places where you can find the new treasures in Venice.
- Our Excursions Section and our Lido Beaches show some of the myriad options there are for exploring all of the different worlds, environments and lifestyles there are to be found in the lagoon. All of these places an easy and inexpensive to reach. And, as incredible as it may seem, they are also all really Venetian.
- Experience providers. Believe it or not, it is possible to go to Venice, stay for for three days, and still never actually meet a Venetian. (The percentage ratio of Venetians to Tourists is truly shockingly small.) Yet, the best way, perhaps the only way to really see Venice, is in the company of Venetians.
- Local Tourism Sites and Key Resources. OG Venice provides links to the most useful and informative local tourism sites. Through these links you can buy boat and museum passes, learn about eco-friendly tourism initiatives, read local news…or just book a taxi from the airport…
- The OG Venice Trip Planner. The very steps I use to plan my own travel to Venice, updated to include the services of some amazing startups - Hopper.com & AllTheRooms.com - Which have made travel planner so much easier not just for Venice, but the world.
So… It may be a little quiet around the OG Venice Blog for a while as I focus my energy on improving OG Venice Travel Guide. But hey! That's exactly what I am here for: To continue to create the first, only and very best city guide to Venice, Italy.