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Some people think Italy is for lovers—you know, all that romantic nonsense about gondolas and A Room With A View.

 

Me? I think Italy is for eaters.

 

Mmmmm, pasta.

 

Singles Travel International agrees with me and is offering a culinary vacation in the form of a movable feast across the country that gave us Parmesan cheese and the inspiration for perhaps the best movie sequel of all time, Godfather Part II.

 

Hook up with Singles Travel International and enjoy amazing pastas and mind-boggling cheeses, not to mention Roman ruins and Renaissance palaces, on its “Taste of Italy Tour.” Singles are invited to cruise the canals of Venice and savor Tuscan wines from Aug. 15 to 22, 2009, with prices starting at $1,999.

 

This singles travel opportunity offers seven nights of first-class hotel accommodations in Rome, Florence and Venice, as well as 11 meals, including a special welcome dinner in Rome and a farewell dinner in Venice.

 

Ah, Venice. The last time I was there, I was most decidedly single. I don’t qualify for singles travel anymore, but if you do, hurry up and visit Singles Travel International for more information.

 

And have some gelato in Piazza San Marco for me, would you?

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Recently, graphic novels have gained recognition as legitimate literature thanks to such groundbreaking graphic novels as Watchmen and 300. They have inspired many Hollywood films, and now, they’re inspiring us to travel.

 

Pixar artist Enrico Casarosa’s newest book, a graphic novel entitled The Venice Chronicles, is part travelogue, part graphic novel and part love story. The 144-page book is filled with drawings, watercolors and inner-dialogue that detail the author and his girlfriend’s humorous adventures during their few weeks in Venice. Casarosa takes the reader on a stroll through the narrow streets of Venice and through its emblematic canals in his native country of Italy.

 

The Venice Chronicles: a Travelogue in Pencil, Watercolor and Varying Shades of Silliness will hit comic book stores in November 2008. A teaser for the book gives readers just one warning: “It’ll make you want to jump on the next flight to Italy with your significant other … or in search of one.” For more information on the book or Enrico Casarosa, visit www.enricocasarosa.com.

 

Read more about Venice, one of this week’s featured destinations at TravelMuse.com.

 

 

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