Free???

What would you do if someone asked you to go to Venice, Italy with them? Most people would say, “Yes!” then, follow with a frown and a slightly lower pitched, “How much?” 

“How much?” is usually the reality check moment. All of a sudden you see dollar signs flashing before your eyes or your bank balance showing up in red. How much does it even cost to go to Europe these days? Isn’t their economy failing?



Now imagine if all of that didn’t have to go through your head. What if the answer to that question was, 

“Free”. 

Yesterday, my grandmother offered me a trip to Venice, Italy. Let me clarify, a free trip to Venice, Italy. Although, I’ve been to many countries around the world, I’ve never really considered going to Venice. So what does anyone in the 21^st century do? 

I Googled it. V-E-N-I-C-E, I-T-A-L-Y. 

And, in true Google fashion, I received about 38,300,000 results in 0.35 seconds. After reading the first page of wiki this and that about Venice, I wanted something more. I wanted something written from the point of view of someone my age (hovering around mid to late 20’s). So I Googled, “Venice, Italy Blog”. Still, nothing really caught my eye. In the age of rapid, ADD speed, technology, I figured, what the hell, might as well write my own blog. 



This is the journey from zero to Italy…