Venice Italy is famous for it’s canals. Well, if you want to have beautiful canals but don’t want to have to fly for 8 hours or more, you can head to this amazing city of 7,500 people living along the eastern side of Tampa Bay. When you arrive at Tampa International, the drive to this western Venice is only half an hour along the shore. If you want to avoid the toll roads the trip will take 45 minutes. Given the price of fuel, you are better off taking the toll road. The view is also better.

Housing prices in Apollo Beach are slightly higher than average, but you get more than you pay for, especially if you are a sea going ape. If you want to save a little, you can look at homes without direct access to the canals. The other advantage is that you don’t have to put up with the dolphins that area occasionally seen in the area. We don’t have anything against dolphins, but they talk way too fast and high pitched. They need to cut way back on the caffeine.