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  • Copenhagen paddle

    Copenhagen paddle

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    These photos are from a short paddle in early January in Copenhagen, with our friends Per and Lise. Many thanks to Kajakhotellet for lending us the boats.

  • Lonely Planet video

    Lonely Planet video

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    Lonely Planet visited Venice Kayak a while ago, and produced this little video.

  • A Roman boy in 1912

    A Roman boy in 1912

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    I’m currently listening to a podcast on the Byzantine Empire, which is very interesting. An episode discussing the identity of the people of the Byzantine Empire mentioned a story of a little boy on an island that had been part of the Ottoman empire but was passing to Greece. A Greek soldier met a small…

  • New Year at Tivoli

    New Year at Tivoli

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    We spend New Year’s evening in Tivoli in Copenhagen, with a handful of Italian friends.

  • High tide in Venice

    High tide in Venice

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    We’ve had several days with high water lately here in Venice. Not extreme high water, but enough to be a burden for the locals and an amusement for the tourists. The city canals are very quiet when the tide goes above a certain level, as most boats can no longer pass under the bridges, and…

  • Reflections in Venice

    Reflections in Venice

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    Throughout October we’ve had some fantastic reflections in the water. Less traffic and a different light are probably the main reasons.

  • Photography classes II

    Photography classes II

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    I did a basic level photography course back in the spring, and in September and October I did the next level course. The teacher was Marc De Tollenaere. This course covered several themes which all build on the basics from the first course, requiring manual adjustments to ISO, aperture and shutter speed to get the…

  • Photography classes

    Photography classes

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    This year I have taken a couple of photography classes, for the first time ever, and I have learned a lot. Like so many others I have just relied on the automatic settings and shot without thinking too much. While it mostly works, it also only mostly works. Both classes were taught by Marc De…

  • Guaranteed for Life

    Guaranteed for Life

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    I’ve been using a Tilley hat ever since I started paddling and I’ve been very happy with it. However, after some 8 years of heavy use, and at least a thousand days kayaking in all sorts of weather, my hat was severely worn. This summer it has literally been coming apart. Since Tilly Endurables promises…

  • Contorted Venice

    Contorted Venice

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    In the 1960s a deep canal was dug across the Venetian lagoon to give access to bigger ships to the commercial harbour at Marghera, and since then Venice has been flooded by ever more frequent and ever higher tides. To counter this threat to Venice’s existence a system of mobile flood gates was devised at…

  • Killing Venice Slowly

    Killing Venice Slowly

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    The Italian government has decided to dig a new deep canal through the Venetian lagoon to give the next generation of cruise ships, even bigger then the current ones, a passage to Venice. Please consider signing the online petition against this next assault on Venice. This decision was taken in Rome without any kind of…

  • The Redentore Feast

    The Redentore Feast

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    The Redentore Feast is probably the most important popular celebration in Venice. Dinner down in the calle, fondamenta or in barca, ended by huge fireworks in the bacino afterwards. We celebrated in Riva de l’Arsenal, and enjoyed the fireworks from the nearby Ponte della Marina Veneta.