Rick Steves’ Pocket Venice includes the following walks and tours:
St. Mark’s Square Tour
St. Mark’s Basilica Tour
Doge’s Palace Tour
Frari Church Tour
St. Mark’s to Rialto Walk
Rialto to Frari Church Walk
St. Mark’s to San Zaccaria Walk
Gene Openshaw is a writer, composer, tour guide, and lecturer on art and history. Specializing in writing walking tours of Europe's cultural sights, Gene has coauthored 10 of Rick's books and contributes to Rick's public television series. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera (Matter), a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. He lives near Seattle with his daughter, and roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.
1. Stick to a one bag limit: Rick’s self-imposed limit is 20 pounds in a 9" × 22" × 14" carry-on-size bag, which fits in an airplane's overhead bin!
2. Do a tourist test in town: Before flying to Europe, do a tourist test. Pack up completely, go into town, and practice being a tourist for an hour. Fully loaded, the goal is to be able to enjoy window-shopping. Can’t? Stagger home and thin things out.
3. Scrutinize: Spread everything out on the living room floor. Pick up each item one at a time and scrutinize it. Ask if the item is needed enough to justify carrying it around all summer.
4. When in doubt, leave it out: Don't pack for the worst-case scenario. Pack for the best-case scenario and simply buy something abroad to get out of any jams. Bring layers rather than taking a heavy coat. Think in terms of what can be left out—not what will be handy on the trip.
5. Pack light and bring the right guidebook: Whether traveling for three weeks or three months, pack exactly the same. Go casual, simple, and very light. Bring the right guidebook for your trip. Remember, there are two kinds of tourists—those who pack light and those who wish they had.
Anonymous
Posted Sun Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2013
We used this book as we weaved our ways through the sights of Venice. It had great, common sense tips. The walks were great to navigate us through great streets and sights. The size was great for the purse, to not have bulk of larger book or the need to have the phone out for reference book.
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Rick Steves? Pocket guidebooks truly are a ?tour guide in your pocket.? Each colorful, compact 280-page book includes Rick?s advice for prioritizing your time, whether you're spending 1 or 7 days in a city. Everything a busy traveler needs is easy to access: a neighborhood overview, city walks and tours, sights, handy food and accommodations charts, an appendix packed with information on trip planning and ...