Women-Only Hospitality Exchange in Venice

Solo travel

Venice was a city I’d been dreaming about visiting since watching casino royale, and visiting it actually exceeded my expectations and hopes! I went in November and lucked out with a beautiful sunny day, with basically no crowds (visit Italy in November everyone). There were times I wandered down entire streets that were totally empty, such a cool experience for a place that’s often overwhelmed by people! The food was amazing and my hotel was great, because it was the offseason I scored a 4 star hotel for just over $100 a night. As far as safety goes, during the day I felt incredibly safe. Venice is a hard city to navigate, especially if you’re like me and don’t have any cash for the water taxis and are too cheap to buy the day pass. As I was walking around I kept wondering how people got anywhere before Google Maps existed (if you haven’t noticed I am not directionally inclined). Thanks to Google maps and an AirPod shouting directions at me I was able to get from place to place, with lots of dead ends and turn arounds. However, at night the quiet alleys of Venice feel a bit scarier as a lone female. In a practical sense there’s little to no danger but it is a bit eerie to walk down poorly lit empty alleys at night. I’m a nervous night walker in general, so I will always be a bit wary walking alone at night, but definitely keep in mind if you go in the offseason it will be very quiet after dark.