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Venice guide for ordinary travelers

24 March 202019 June 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Italy, Travel Guide for ordinary travelers, VeniceTagged Italy, things to do in venice, travel guide, Travel Guide for ordinary travelers, Venice, Venice guideLeave a comment

Wanderlust Wonderland brings you: a travel guide for ordinary travelers, with must-sees, tips and tricks and the most delicious food, for ordinary travelers, like you and me.

The corona virus has a strong hold on all of us. A lot of countries are in lockdown or in only-go-out-when-you-absolutely-have-to mode. I’m working from home, only going outside to do groceries and though I love being home and being able to spend time with boyfriend and the kitties, I also really want to travel again. And I’m struggling with this blog, because I don’t have that much content to write about.

I was thinking what I wanted to post about and then I remembered the pictures I saw from last week. Because all of us are staying home, because lots of companies have shut down, because of less and less flights, nature is flourishing and on a small scale, we are seeing polluted areas of nature recover. I’ve seen so many pictures of blue channels in Venice, with actual fish, dolphins and crocodiles swimming in it! I really hope those are not photoshopped, because it made me really happy. And it made me want to go back to Venice. So, time for a travel guide, in hopes we will be able to travel again soon!

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Why I fell in love with Venice

13 June 201919 June 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Italy, VeniceTagged Citytrip, Italy, things to do in venice, venezia, Venice, why i fell in love with veniceLeave a comment

I absolutely fell in love with Venice. The city has been on my bucketlist forever but we decided to go there only a week before we actually did. And it was the most romantic trip. We walked in the rain at night, saw some of Venice’s highlights and took a gondola ride. In this post I’d like to share some more stories and photo’s from this mesmerizing citytrip.

I’m not sure if I can describe why I fell in love with this city. I feel like it just has everything. Though it sometimes rained (which can actually be quite romantic, we all know the scenes in movies where a couple kisses or dances in the rain), it was still warm and I could walk around in a cute dress. The whole setting with the canals and the bridges is the most romantic setting I can think of. And the buildings are just so gorgeous. The city really has a wonderful architecture that is a combination of gothic and the renaissance.

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A gondola ride and the most beautiful bookshop in the world

11 June 201919 June 2020Posted in Bucketlist, Citytrip, Europe, Italy, VeniceTagged acqua alta, bookstore, Bucketlist, bucketlist goals, gondola, gondola ride, Italy, libreria acqua alta, most beautiful bookshop in the world, things to do in venice, veneziaLeave a comment

For our four year anniversary, we decided on a romantic getaway weekend to Venice. We went for a short trip and unlike other trips, we hadn’t planned a lot. There were only two things that we really wanted to do, and that was take a gondola ride and go to ‘the most beautiful bookshop in the world’…

After we did some sightseeing and had lunch, we decided to go for the gondola tour. There are a lot of place were you can go aboard, most famously of course the Grand Canal. Most people start there, so if you’re visiting Venice in the high season, make sure to find another spot so you don’t have to wait (too long) in line. You can find the boarding points easily, because you can recognize them by the red and white striped poles at the sides of the canals.

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Veni, Vidi, Venice!

9 June 201919 June 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Italy, VeniceTagged Italy, most romantic city, things to do in venice, venezia, VeniceLeave a comment

For our fourth year anniversary last year, we wanted to do something special. About a week before, the thought occured to me that we could go away for the weekend, to a romantic city abroad. And what city is more romantic than Venice?

We left Thursday night. After work, I drove home to pick up Boyfriend, who had packed our bags. Then we drove on to the airport and a few hours later, we were in the most romantic city I have ever seen.

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