In the March issue of Elle published a travel report from Venice. There are fashion blogger Camilla Pihl who share their best addresses and tips to town she calls magical. I could not agree more with her. Town S magic.
It’s just a shame she is not able to convey a single bit of magic to the readers. She guides them however from tourist trap tourist trap, St. Mark’s Square to Harry’s Bar. Moan. Heath fashion blogger! This is like granulated sugar and cinnamon in a creamy risotto that deserves exclusive parmesan sprinkle and sea salt.
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The report rebel me. Not just because she ‘guides’ readers to Venice’s worst dump, but also because the vast majority of readers probably did not notice that the report is based on a collaborative Camilla Pihl has with Louis Vuitton. She says this in blog their posts in October when she was there. In Elle they are also aware that Pihl was sponsored by Louis Vuitton, and the information you will find if you lean your head ninety degrees to the left and pick up the magnifying glass.
Hello! Dear Elle readers: THIS IS PRODUCT PLACEMENT. You know that, right?
Do you head to one side and try to find the magnifying glass, you may get with you that the report is sponsored by Louis Vuitton.
This is unfortunately not a story that is about Venice real treats. It’s rather about the collaboration behind the scenes: Most possible visibility for Louis Vuitton and Camilla Pihl, versed disguised as a travel reportage. There are two images of the blogger in the reportage. In both pictures she wears Louis Vuitton trunks clearly visible. (I should like to see the sums that have changed hands in connection with this story.) At Elle with its international reputation has placed one of Norway’s top bloggers with Louis Vuitton bags on editorial column space is mildly not doing ok. Have the editors forgotten the Code of Ethics?
It is evident, and says:
2.2 editor and the individual editorial employee to safeguard its independence, integrity and credibility. Avoid double roles, tasks, assignments or linkages that may create conflicts of interest or lead to speculation about a conflict of interest.
Sorry, I buy just not this ‘guide’. Had it proved to be a good guide to Venice, would not I have resorted to forefinger. On the contrary. I think it would be really cool to read about Camilla Pihl ‘secret’ Venice addresses. I have, after all, spent many days travel and money from his own pocket to gather my own favorite addresses, and it would be interesting to read about the places Camilla Pihl’s internal radar had identified. But when this guide is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a so-called travel reportage, which neither reveals secret addresses or good tips, I will be critical. This is copy-paste journalism (from TripAdvisor?) Which misleads more than the guides.
But it is perhaps not surprising. Camilla Pihl defense it should be said that in reportage introductory paragraph says that this is her first trip to Venice. She was there the whole three days. Obviously perfect foundation to create a ‘Guide to the secret Venice’. I can write a correct long post about this here and pick Elles report apart as a Legokit. And you know what? That’s exactly what I’ll do. For without concrete examples it is certainly easy to dismiss me.
But listen here:
Elle says:
DIGG dRINK: Take a drink at Harry’s Bar, which is known for having the best Bellini, but which can also pride itself on serving an entirely raw Dry Martini. This is a fairly popular and small place, so plan on having to hang a bit in the bar the first few minutes.
I say:
TURISTHØL: Would you like to sit side by side with bælfeite Americans and drink world’s most vaunted drink, so go at Harry’s Bar. It was here that they invented the Bellini (pureed peaches with prosecco), but it tastes just as good elsewhere in the city. And is far less expensive.
Elle says:
Budget tips! Stop by the local supermarket! Here you get the best and most amazing cheeses for a pittance. Buy with you a fresh bread and some ham, sit on a bridge and enjoy a delightful utelunsj!
I say:
Saving tips: Insert a few meters away tourist track and enjoy a three course lunch for 150 kroner. Sit by all means not on the bridges with a picnic. Locals hate this turistuvanen that block their routes, leaving piles of garbage in the canals.
Elle says:
Bro, Bro Brille : the city is full of beautiful bridges. On the list of the ones you certainly should get with you is småbroene Ponte dei Pugni and Campo San Barnaba, in addition to a couple of the most popular Ponte dell’Academia and Rialto Bridge.
I says:
Campo San Barnaba is NOT a bridge. It is an open space, so here reveals you either lousy sense of direction or, worse, lousy desk journalism (for those of you who do not know: Desk Journalism is work to be done at home in Oslo using Google).
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Ponte dei Pugni, however, a very charming bridge. But why should readers go here? It says ingesting the Elle. I’ll help you. Because it translated means ‘fist Bro’, and was the most emblematic place of the clan fights in the 1600s. When applied it to get as many direct hits as possible (with fists), thus easing opponent clan in the canal.
And why tipping you about Ponte dell’Accademia? It is quite rightly one of the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal, but you will not find picturesque history, but underwhelming construction in wood from 1985. Sorry, this fragrances ignorance and a thorough underestimation of travel habitual readers and not least by the World Heritage Venice.
And did you know you could have shopped sumptuous jewelery in Venice’s gem business? Where glass bead art is alive and well even 600 years after they first started making glass on Murano.
Did you an evocative gondola ride in the moonlight? Were you drinking local Venetovin? Sto you channel along and ate cicchetti?
Hardly. And if you did, why tip you not readers about it?
Sorry girl, When You mess with Venice, you mess with me.
Are you interested in real treasures in Venice, so you can rely on Bort Best shows the way:
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Folks, drop for God’s sake tourist trap Harry’s Bar! This corresponds bar Scotsman in Oslo, and is in no way representative of Venice’s treasures.
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And not least: How to save Venice?
Vibeke Montero is a journey happy freelance journalist who has Venice as their favorite place.
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