Venice FL Travel Guide | A Must See Florida Beach Town

[@Explorcation]

Hey everyone, thanks for checking out Venice with us! What do you think, would Venice be on your list of beach towns to visit in Florida? Oh and did anyone else see the lifeguard getting in a bit of a workout 💪😆

[@jesswnukow]

This one was so fun. Close to me! TFS. ~Jess

[@Explorcation]

@@jesswnukow thanks so much for watching, Venice does have a lot of great spots to check out!

[@chrispham7064]

Thank you so much for another great videos ! Just makes me want to move to Florida. Looking forward to your next video already. Thanks again. Have a wonderful weekend.

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for the kind comment and continued support, Chris. It seems like just yesterday when we were living in the midwest dreaming of living in Florida. Perhaps someday the dream can become a reality for you as well!

[@jenniferjohnson6559]

We loved the weekly video as ALWAYS! Thanks for sharing the fun fact. My husband and I enjoy our visits to Venice, we learned one thing about Sharkeys, get there as soon as they open lol. Enjoyed the segment from Fins as we haven’t eaten there….YET!

[@jenniferjohnson6559]

I forgot to ask, how long on average do the scooter batteries charge last?

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for the continued support, Jennifer! Yeah, we knew that place was going to be busy, but were still a bit surprised by the amount of people. We were just thankful there was only two of us and we were able find a seat by the bar quickly!

[@Explorcation]

That's so funny you ask because we literally answer that exact question in the video that we just filmed this last weekend! The answer is 15 miles per charge, although we've never actually tested them that far. We did go at least 10 miles (probably closer to 12) last weekend and they did not run out though, so we were pretty happy with that. The video from last weekend will hopefully be posted this coming Saturday, and we hope you'll like it!

[@jenniferjohnson6559]

@@Explorcation As always, we look forward to them, every Saturday! Lol about the scooters, well you know….great minds think alike! lol. Have a great week.

[@ralphkeith2905]

I transferred to Florida for work in Oct. My daughter and grandsons came out to visit. Of all the things we did the week they were here, including two days at Universal Studios, the highlight of the trip for my grandsons (aged 5 and 8) was shark tooth hunting at Casperson. Within an hour we found 4, with two being at least an inch long and in really good condition. My son-in-law enjoyed fishing from the pier while my daughter and I had adult beverages at Sharky's.

[@Explorcation]

That would be such a fun activity for kids. I know that my nieces and nephews could spend the entire day searching for them, and we would gladly spend an entire day just relaxing on that beautiful beach or at Sharky's! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Ralph!

[@davidkieltyka9]

Great to see the Tikka shoutout! My favorite restaurant in the Venice area.

[@Explorcation]

We compare all Indian restaurants to Tikka now. And so far, none of them compare! Thanks for watching, David.

[@vintageguy6520]

Venice is awesome

[@Explorcation]

We agree 😊🙌 thanks so much for watching!

[@vintageguy6520]

@@Explorcation you need to spend more time there and the great shops and restaurants. Get some Gelato. Then head south to Englewood and then a little more south to Boca Grande. You’ll love that beach.

[@Explorcation]

@@vintageguy6520 thanks for the suggestion! We will definitely plan a return trip to Venice. And we have discussed working our way south to Englewood and Boca Grande. I have a feeling we'll be making it down there within the next month or two!

[@princessgracesmom]

Venice Florida is so beautiful, thank you for sharing your day

[@Explorcation]

We're so glad you enjoyed the video, and we agree that it is an amazingly beautiful place! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@theb4122]

Really great travelogue! We call Venice home! Love it so much and not everyone is really old!! You MUST go back to North Jetty and watch the Sunset! It will bring you to tears! So amazing! Loved your video, great job!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. We could 100% see ourselves living in Venice someday, even before we reach our elder years 😂 We'll definitely have to make our way to the North jetty for a sunset one of these weekends. We appreciate the recommendation!

[@BobCarlson]

I was telling some new friends who are heading there next week how much we enjoyed it. On our visit there was a huge festival downtown with rocking music and plenty of dancing in the street. Considering most everyone was 10+ years our senior it was pretty darn impressive.

[@Explorcation]

I believe it! We hope we are as active and healthy as the majority of older people we saw in Venice when we get that age. Quite impressive indeed!

[@LucasWorldTravel]

I love the way you describe the sand Jaime. I've never heard anyone call it salt and pepper sand. So descriptive. That closing sunset shot is amazing too! You guys really sold Venice Beach well in this video! Great work!

[@Explorcation]

Believe it or not I actually stole that description from Skylar😅. It really was exactly what it looked like though! Thanks for the kind comments, guys!

[@chrisbellomo2763]

Another great video. Love you guys and love your travel guides. Going to be visiting in June so these will really help make our trip extra enjoyable!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel, Chris. June will be here before ya know it!

[@andreabennett3985]

Love all your videos and all the helpful tips like how you show the sand up close and whether beach shoes are needed which is very helpful! I’m a new subscriber and my list of places to visit is very long since watching your channel..keep up the great work!

[@Explorcation]

Thank you so much for the kind comments and helpful feedback, Andrea. We love to hear what our viewers do and don't find to be helpful in our videos!

[@LifeInVeniceFlorida]

We're glad you loved the city, too. The first time we visited Venice we fell in love with it. Excellent video top to bottom 👏☺️

[@Explorcation]

We definitely understand why, and could totally see ourselves living there someday. Thanks so much for watching!

[@jonkrispeterson6678]

North Jetty beach has been getting a lot of dolphin activity lately. Plus a cool video of someone with a go pro and an 8ft shark right by the north jetty.

[@christinenickels7870]

Love you guys! Thankyou for all of your informative and fun videos. Super helpful! We plan on moving to Venice in a few months! You guys give us so many great road trip ideas for when we live there. Keep em coming!

[@Explorcation]

That's so exciting! We lived in Sarasota for 6 years and have no idea why we didn't spend WAY more time in Venice. It's such a charming and beautiful town. Thank you so much for your support, Christine. We hope your move goes smoothly and that you enjoy living on the Florida gulf coast as much as we do!

[@TheMapPinners]

Your Indian food experience had us drooling by the end of it 😮 That looked delicious! Now we'll have to go get Indian food tonight

[@Explorcation]

It really was amazing. We aren't blessed with a lot of good Indian Restaurants in our region, so we are always so happy when we find a good one! If you haven't tried that Malai Kofta dish, we'd definitely recommend it. It was sooo good!

[@claudiahansen4938]

Great video. Have spent a month and a half in Venice, total, and wanted to check out Tikka. Next visit! The sweet brown dipping sauce might have been a tamarind one. Love Indian food and will be living in Venice next year!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting Claudia, we hope you enjoy Tikka as much as we did when you visit. How exciting you will be living in Venice next year :)

[@ramunegaizutis1286]

You guys make such great videos! Very interesting and informative....aaaannd you always spotlight my favourite things...beach, food, cocktails, and coffee! Looking forward to the next video 🙂 Oh, and where's the lifeguard working out??

[@Explorcation]

How are those 4 things not EVERYBODY's favorite things?! Thanks as always for the kind comments, Ramune! And the lifeguard is at 7.28. My mom just texted me saying that she couldn't find him either 😂

[@ramunegaizutis1286]

@@Explorcation, found him! Lol! 😆👍

[@Explorcation]

@@ramunegaizutis1286 wohoo! Next time we will pick something that's not so difficult to find 😆

[@ramunegaizutis1286]

@@Explorcation , this can be a new thing for your upcoming videos...."where's Waldo?" 😆😀

[@Explorcation]

@@ramunegaizutis1286 😆🤣

[@TheMapPinners]

Wow, Venice looks very pretty! So many beautiful beaches to choose from. Also, we love taking scooters too! They save so much hassle with parking and they are always super cheap. Also, I love that there is golf cart parking at the beach. That is so Florida 😂

[@Explorcation]

Yeah electric scooters are the best! The golf cart parking at the beach was pretty funny. We would definitely own one if we lived in Venice (or any other Florida city where they are road legal).

[@TravelInteresante]

I had no idea that there is a Venice Beach in Florida too (only knew the one in LA!) Love the artsy spirit there! Love the beach vibes! Love the sandy beach and the sunset is looking amazing. 😍 perfect way to end the perfect day, love Indian food!

[@Explorcation]

Yeah anyone outside of Florida likely thinks of California when they hear "Venice Beach". We've been to both and can say they are pretty much polar opposites. We enjoyed them both, but always prefer the warmer Florida waters!

[@jonkrispeterson6678]

There are no homeless camps at Venice FL

[@vansmack4972]

5 years ago I looked over Venice. I wanted to move there for retirement. Unfortunately I’m still living up north. Late March and its still in the upper 20s here.🙁

[@Explorcation]

It's never too late to do what you wish you would have 5 years ago! 20s in March is way too cold. We usually get back up to our home towns in the midwest once or twice per winter, and each time it makes us more thankful for our beautiful winters here in Florida!

[@joansidor3409]

Very informative! Thanks!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for the kind comment, Joan!

[@momandwarrior47]

You guys are just too cute! Thanks to your channel (and thanks to Skylar/er? for introducing Jamie to the beaches) we were able to discover the existence of Anna Maria Island and plan our beach day! We even signed up for a family run beach concierge service on AMI. I am so excited to see the gorgeous waters! Even though I wont get to head to Venice this time around, I watch all your videos to think of new ideas for a trip later on specifically to go to beaches! :) Thanks again, you two!

[@Explorcation]

I (Jamie) actually made it to Florida a few years before Skylar, but I never actually considered moving there until he brought up the idea. I think he was a bit surprised when I was actually receptive to the idea! Five months later we had sold our house (and 90% of our belongings), quit our jobs, and moved into a hotel Sarasota. Sounds pretty crazy in retrospect, but was one of the best decisions we've ever made! We hope you have a great time on your beach day and love AMI as much as we do. Thanks so much for the support, Tara!

[@gunk7907]

I live near croissant and co and it’s so good!

[@Explorcation]

Nice. We would probably be there several times a week if we lived close!

[@nathaliec1492]

Hi Jamie & Skylar!!! Love your videos, thank you so much for all your work!! Also wanted to say: the little cake that Skylar ate at the French bakery is called a Madeleine 😍 I am French 🇨🇵 living in Gainesville, and I also love Florida!!! 💙

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for the kind comment, Nathalie. We really appreciate it! That's great to know the name of that cake. We were just up in Gainesville visiting friends about a month ago. It was our first time in the area and we really liked it! It was one of the few weekend trips that we didn't film; however, I'm sure there's plenty of things to do there to make a great video!

[@joansidor3409]

Great video!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks, Joan. It was a really fun one to make!

[@BeingBedingfield]

The croissant place looks like a must visit 🤗 really like how you guys can use your scooters to get around! Aww, so cool that you’re living in your childhood holiday destination 🥰 Your shots of the beach are stunning..from the fluffy clouds in the sky to the beautiful colour of the water 🤩 Like the name Sharky’s and Fins 😊 the crawfish potato nachos looked really delicious and unique 🤤 Caspersen beach seems like the perfect spot for sunset 😌 Yay for Indian food for dinner 🤗 one of our favourite cuisines, and your food looked absolutely yum!!

[@Explorcation]

We've really been lucking out with our beach days the last few weekends. The water and the sky has been gorgeous, especially in the morning hours. We've been having pretty good luck with sunsets too, and we agree that Caspersen Beach is a perfect place for sunset. Every time someone mentions that Indian food it makes us want to go back. We so wish we could get amazing Indian food like that closer to home!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

We love seeing you guys nipping around on your scooters, such a great way to get around especially in your part of the world with beautiful beaches but limited parking. We also love that you guys moved to Florida, great life choice guys! 😍 Love the walrus teeth Skylar 🤣

[@Explorcation]

We were just talking about it the other day that our scooters were probably the best purchase we've made over the last couple of years. They are almost a necessity for us when traveling to the beaches anymore. And we agree the move was a good life choice. We haven't regretted it once! The "walrus teeth" may or may not have actually been walrus teeth (or any kind of teeth), but they sure looked the part! 😅

[@ScottCooperOutdoors]

What brand Scooter do you guys use?

[@DavidandSarah]

Florida looks so so beautiful! This place is definitely high on our bucket list. We will be doing a road trip to the USA from Canada this year and are looking forward to ticking Florida off 😊 Great vlog and great information!

[@Explorcation]

That's so exciting, guys! One of these days we'd love to do a road-trip up to Canada. There's still a lot of the east coast of the US we've yet to explore plus all of Canada outside of Toronto and Vancouver!

[@mondo6725]

Great as always guys. My man, you look so different without the beard. Better.

[@Explorcation]

Thanks, Mondo. Yeah I like to switch things up now and then... keep things interesting!

[@mondo6725]

Looking forward to moving back down there. I use to have a place in Madera Beach. You guys are keeping me motivated and pushing.

[@Explorcation]

@@mondo6725 ahh Madeira Beach is such a fun area, that is really cool you have lived there. We hope you are able to move back soon and enjoy all these great spots again :)

[@summerlinpublic5673]

Great vid! Venice just does not get a lot of play. It will after this vid.

[@Explorcation]

We certainly think it deserves to be more well-known than it is. Our channel is small and probably won't move the needle on Venice tourism to much, but we hope that a few people might be encouraged to visit from our video 😊. Thanks so much for watching!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Ok so this is my place. I am so ready for retirement and a retirement community 🤣 The sand at the beach looked really nice to me, but we don't have ocean beaches where I am. At first I thought your scooters really were going that fast 🤦‍♀️ Casperson Beach seemed so nice. The walrus teeth 🤣🤣

[@Explorcation]

Yeah we had a feeling we were going to really like Venice, and it did not disappoint, especially Casperson Beach. Yeah, we always speed up our scooter footage b/c it would be pretty boring otherwise (they only go like 15 mph). Thank god they don't go as fast as it appears in the video, as 15 on those little tires is scary enough 😆

[@gicelacolon517]

Love this video! I have a question where you guys rent those scooters? ❤️

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much, Gicela. We actually own the scooters and we love them. They fold up really compact so we can easily take them with us in our vehicle whenever we travel.

[@AviKabani]

A video on how you travel from place to place would be great! Do you use escooters or ebikes? Which one's are the best and what are the laws and best practices in Tampa/St. Pete and surrounding areas? Thank you all the amazing content! Can't wait to visit myself :)

[@Explorcation]

Thanks for the kind comment, Avi! We both have foldable e-scooters. The model we have is known as the Glion Dolly. I don't believe they make this model anymore, but they have a newer model that folds up and rolls like a suitcase just like ours does. They easily fit in the trunk of a car and can be rolled into restaurants if you don't want to lock them up outside. You can even take them on public transportation. We love them.

[@LeBoof]

No water packed? That sounds like a Live Life With a View kind of move. Lol. Such a beautiful town and the over 70 crowd is actually very appealing.

[@Explorcation]

😂 Isn't that the truth!! We certainly see the appeal of the over 70 crowd as well. It literally felt like the safest downtown of any city we've been in in our life!

[@krystalanderic]

Oldest beach town, as in age 😂I guess people over 60 spring break too! haha That water on the beaches looks incredible - we may have to make this a stop on our next FL road trip (and hopefully when the weather is more like this too 🤣)

[@Explorcation]

Yeah, we thought it was important to clarify that right off the bat😂! I think the people who live in Venice FL are basically on permanent spring break. Venice would be a great spot to visit on your next FL roadtrip, and with any luck at all your weather will be much more like what we had for this video!

[@krystalanderic]

@@Explorcation That sounds great to us!! We'll definitely hit the Gulf side of FL the next time we come down!

[@Explorcation]

@@krystalanderic yeaa so glad to hear that 😁

[@genehinders9639]

😅😅walrus teeth😅😅 That had me chuckling 😅

[@Explorcation]

😆 I (Jamie) forgot about that part!

[@OurTravelPlace]

Are those scooters quite a popular way to get around where you live? They do seem very convenient! I never really seem people on them around here. Great video, it's always fun vicariously beach hopping with you guys 😀

[@Explorcation]

They are getting to be more popular in some towns. We were actually the only people on scooters that we saw in Venice. But in St Pete where we live you can rent them from little kiosks all around town, so you literally see them everywhere!

[@lewisblack3053]

You can park in the downtown Venice area and walk to Venice Beach.

[@Explorcation]

Great to know, Lewis. We appreciate the tip!

[@eprohoda]

love it! total interesting -

[@Explorcation]

Thanks! We're so glad to hear you enjoyed it.

[@drsearles]

Love your videos! What type of scooters do you recommend and do you have a link? Thanks!!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much, Dave. Our scooters are Glion Dolly 225's and we absolutely love them. I don't believe that Glion makes this model anymore, but they do have a new model that also folds up and can be pulled like a suitcase. I think they might have a patent on the (suitcase like) feature, because I have not seen any other scooter brands offering it.

[@loydvlogs592]

We’re coming to Clearwater next weekend. Are there any family friendly beach themed restaurants you would recommend? Thanks!

[@Explorcation]

In Clearwater Beach we really enjoy Frenchy's Rockaway Grill and Palm Pavilion. We've also heard really good things about Clearsky Cafe!

[@tituspullo3946]

See...that's a nice beach. I'm thinking about moving to Sarasota. But my experience and love is Hawaii. Those white crystal beaches just look fake and boring to me. Guess I'll find out when I visit soon!

[@Explorcation]

Some of the beaches around here are fake... they haul in the sand from miles away, or pump it in from out in the gulf. But many others are 100% natural (although many natural ones are still groomed for that almost too pristine look). The good thing about our area is that there are a good variety of beaches. Some have more of a natural secluded feel, while others are highly manicured and very touristy. Which is better is a matter of personal taste, but I'm sure you'll be able to find some that you enjoy here in Florida, although none of them are going to make you feel like you're in Hawaii (no mountains or even hills to speak of here).

[@tituspullo3946]

@@Explorcation Thanks for the insight! Have found your videos very helpful while I've been researching the area.

[@shawnaustin8957]

👍👍

[@Explorcation]

Thanks again for watching, Shawn!

[@ScullyPop]

If you love traveling, you'll feel the same about this channel.

[@Explorcation]

Your comments are always the best, Scully. Thanks for the continued support!