Living in Venice: How We Make it Cheaper Than the UK (200+ Day Guide)

Living in Venice: How We Make it Cheaper Than the UK (200+ Day Guide) Can you actually live in Venice for months at a time without spending a fortune? After spending over 200 days living here like locals, we’ve discovered that Venice doesn't have to be an expensive tourist trap, in fact, for us, it’s often cheaper than living in the UK. In this honest budget guide, we share the exact "nomad hacks" we use to keep our costs down while enjoying everything this beautiful city has to offer. From the Venezia Unica card secret to finding €2.69 wine at the local supermarket, we’re showing you how to do Venice properly on a shoestring. Expert Budget Hacks Included: -Transportation: How we pay €1.50 for a water bus ride instead of the standard €9.50 tourist fare. -Grocery Secrets: Shopping at "Pre" on Lido for fresh produce and local wine that actually tastes great. -Free Culture: Where to find the "biggest painting on the planet" for free. -Local Dining: Finding €3 giant pizza slices and knowing where the locals go for a €2 spritz. -The Apartment Truth: Why we choose the Lido sandbar to make long-term stays affordable and -manageable. All of the music in our videos is original and composed by us. However, this episode includes one licensed track, credited below. MUSIC CREDIT Music licensed from Lickd. This Is My Life (La Vita) by Shirley Bassey License ID: BbRggmqDRqg https://lickd.lnk.to/kbjOuIID!The+Flo... If you want to use mainstream tracks legally in your videos, try Lickd: https://go.lickd.co/soundtrack-your-v... Who are The Floating Nomads? We are Rick and Adam. After ditching the 9-to-5, we decided to use our backgrounds in marketing and music production to document our journey as slow travellers. We don’t just visit places; we live in them. Whether we are on our UK narrowboat, Serenissima, or spending 200 days in Venice, our goal is to provide you with the most honest and practical guides possible. Subscribe for more honest, practical travel advice and narrowboat adventures. #venice #budgettravel #italyonabudget #travelhacks #thefloatingnomads #slowtravel Video Chapters: 0:00 Can you afford Venice? 1:19 The Rick’s Birthday water taxi treat 4:16 Why we call Lido "Home" 5:56 Living in Venice for months: The Plan 8:37 Supermarket Hacks: Wine for €2.69 11:39 Our tiny Venice apartment tour 13:18 The Venezia Unica card secret (€1.50 rides) 14:16 The "Car Ferry" view hack 19:01 The free "Surprise" inside San Pantalon 20:35 Venetian bar crawl starts 21:44 The €3.50 Spritz vs UK prices 22:53 Why there is only one "Piazza" in Venice 24:35 €3 Pizza: Avoiding the seagulls 26:14 The Banksy mystery 30:31 Venice on a shoestring 32:05 The best view of the Rialto (for free) 33:57 San Marco at night