Venice, the city of the Doges. The city of gondolas. The city of love... ok. Love. It's not so much for me. Not my cup of tea, sorry. Not envy, just not found the right one, other plans, full of excuses. ‘Dad, thank you for the gift, seeing couples smooching, that’s exactly what I need! Hugs, Lena’ He wanted to spoil me for my twenty-first birthday. It was really, really nice of him. And the choice of destination, of course, was due to chance ... absolutely no connection with the fact that Dad still worries about my travels in countries where security is a bit... questionable. Rather than see me fulfil my dream down the Mekong, he preferred to offer me a very comfortable stay in a luxury hotel in Venice. I smiled a little ironically discovering the destination on the airline tickets tu

