Stephen Brewer stepped off a train in Venice many years ago, took one look at the Grand Canal, and decided he agreed with Marcel Proust in thinking “When I went to Venice, my dream became my address.” He enjoys many other beautiful places, too, and often writes about them. He is the coauthor of Frommer’s Best Day Trips from London and The Unofficial Guide to England and the forthcoming Unofficial Guide to Ireland, both published by Wiley, as well as other books and magazine articles.