A Month In Venice

As you are probably aware I have not been updating this site as often as I should and want. The reason is that I have been expanding my blogging influence by starting up some other Italy related blogs. Some might still be aware that the whole purpose of this site was to help pay for me to spend a month in Venice Italy in order to learn the Italian language. Since I am fully aware now that I cannot do this with just one site I have chosen to expand to a multiple blog strategy. The goal with each site is to give valuable information for the budget traveler or student traveler that wants to spsnd some quality time in Italy.

My site on Naples, Italy for instance has only begun but it still gets some traffic even though it has a measly one post. I do plan on expanding the information on that site to cover all of the attractions around the area such as the Island of Capri, the city of Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and do not forget the volcano Vesuvius. it should be a great resource for those interested in spending time in that area whether they are on honeymoon or just vacationing there.

I have another site on the city of Rome called Viva Rome. Now this site I have been expanding on and have included some of the foundation articles that I hope to later expand on. If you need to know the top ten sights to see in Rome then I have you covered. Right now I am doing a series on those sites so please read my blog if you want to know the nitty gritty about the city.

One final site I have just started on Florence, Italy also is turning out pretty well. I have already got some traffic on that site and again I hope to start a series on some of the top sights to see in Florence.

So yes I am sorry I have been neglecting this website but I have expanded to many other cities in Italy so hopefully you will still be able to find out useful nuggets of information regardless of which site you choose to visit.  And yes I do plan on updating this site as well. Sometime this week I should have some good insights on the surrounding areas of the Dolomites and the various activities you can do when you are there.

Finding cheap accommodations in Venice Italy is not an easy task. Let’s face it the words budget and Venice Italy are not usually mixed in the same sentence together. It is certainly not what the town is best known for that is for sure.

However the following posts should help out the average reader in saving some money on their stay in Venice. It should certainly help out those students looking for budget accommodations as well.

Budget Hotels in Castello

Budget Hotels in San Croce

Budget Hotels in Cannaregio

Budget Hotels in San Marco

Budget Hotels in Dorsoduro

For those that want a longer stay be sure to visit my post on student apartments in Venice Italy. It is certainly worth a look in my opinion.

Okay I have now just started to monetize my blog. Even though I have only a  few posts I believe it is never too late to start getting some sort of return on investment. The first thing I did was insert the buy me a coffee plugin by Ankesh Kothari. Actually it is a buy me a beer plugin but since I do not drink at the moment I made it into a buy me a espresso plugin. The primary reason for doing this was to see how many people would help contribute to my trip to Venice, Italy so that I can immerse myself in the culture and learn the language.

So the question is how many cups of espresso will it take for me to go to Venice, Italy? Well at this time I am budgeting a trip cost of $7000.00 dollars so at 5.25 per cup of espresso so that is roughly 1333 cups of espresso. So either I will be extremely wired if I take all that coffee or I can have a trip to Venice. I would rather have the trip to Italy so if you do contribute rest assured that is where the money is going.

Anyways I hope to write some killer content down in the future to justify this plugin.

Now I have never been published in the field fo travel writing. Perhaps it shows in this blog. However, I am working hard to improve my skills and I regularly read some really great travel blogs. One of them, the TravelMinx, just created a great article on how to write killer travel articles. If you are new to this particular type of writing then I would highly recommend you read this nugget of information.