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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
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Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:10 pm
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"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 16874 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:35 pm
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7721 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:05 pm
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It says they struggle with over tourism too. If they brought this time to the Enchantments it might solve that and the FS budget problem too.
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9512 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:11 pm
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catsp wrote: | From the article:
"New rules include fines for urinating in public..."
Does big brother have to invade every aspect of our lives? |
Taking a leak hiking in the forest is a bit different than letting it go in Times Square-- which is about how crowded Venice is.
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Navy salad Member
Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 1865 | TRs | Pics Location: Woodinville |
Anne Elk wrote: | Don't try any part of your backpacker routines in Venice |
Well, having been in Venice just 2 months ago, one backpacker routine that came in useful was navigating/route-finding! Easiest place to get lost ever! I brought a small compass that was surprisingly useful.
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Schenk
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Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:08 pm
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catsp wrote: | From the article:
"New rules include fines for urinating in public..."
Does big brother have to invade every aspect of our lives? |
Oh my...what a rebel you are! pissing in public makes such a profound statement...
I must have missed the sarcasm...or not?
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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joker seeker
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 7953 | TRs | Pics Location: state of confusion |
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Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:15 pm
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These folks picked a fairly dumb and rude spot for setting up their stove. That's the heart of a super bustling pedestrian tourist Mecca. There are plenty of better choices across Venice for that where I'm sure they wouldn't have been hassled.
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Randito Snarky Member
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Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:06 pm
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joker wrote: | These folks picked a fairly dumb and rude spot for setting up their stove. That's the heart of a super bustling pedestrian tourist Mecca. There are plenty of better choices across Venice for that where I'm sure they wouldn't have been hassled. |
Yes, but I'm now wondering whether this was intentional-- perhaps they live streamed their coffee making and arrest in an attempt to build viewership for their instagram/facebook/YouTube presence.
Or perhaps they were making instant coffee, which I believe is a gross misdemeanor in Italy.
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catsp Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2017 Posts: 223 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:54 pm
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Schenk wrote: | Oh my...what a rebel you are! pissing in public makes such a profound statement...
I must have missed the sarcasm... |
Maybe...
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contour5 Member
Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 2963 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:31 pm
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In 1977, when I was 20 years old, I spent a week in Venice. After being politely rousted from cathedral and station, I found that the ideal sleeping location was a small amphitheater on San Giorgio island, served by passenger boat several times a day. I left my backpack at the train station in the daytime and just wandered around eating and drinking really good coffee all day until the last boat. One morning I woke up in the open air theater with a group of actors rehearsing. They didn't seem to mind my being there. Sometimes I feel like I lived my life just in the nick of time.
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Snowdog Member
Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 1028 | TRs | Pics Location: on (& off) the beaten path |
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Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:39 am
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I agree with needing nav in Venice! After my Alta Via 2 trip in the Dolomites, i stayed in Venice for a night. I walked 11 miles the day I was there, and might never have found my way back to my hotel if not for running a GPS track. The streets and walkways are narrow & look similar. I was more tired after that walk than any day in the Dolomites!
'we don't have time for a shortcut'
'we don't have time for a shortcut'
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kbatku Questionable hiker
Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 3330 | TRs | Pics Location: Yaquima |
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Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:53 am
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Remember when the people made tea on a jet and set it on fire, killing everyone on board? Could be worse, all I'm sayin...
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Washakie Member
Joined: 18 Aug 2010 Posts: 402 | TRs | Pics Location: Ann Arbor, MI |
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Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:45 pm
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Venice is like an older version of Disneyland....with lame water rides.
"What is the color when black is burned?" - Neil Young
"We're all normal when we want our freedom" - Arthur Lee
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"What is the color when black is burned?" - Neil Young
"We're all normal when we want our freedom" - Arthur Lee
"The internet can make almost anyone seem intelligent" - Washakie
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