Grandma Backpacks Venice: Italian Comedy Memoir Adventure Story (Under the Tuscan Blunder Book 5)

What happens when you mix Venice, a baby, and a Grandmother who’s not afraid of getting lost?Grandma Backpacks Venice is a sharp, laugh-out-loud travel memoir about one unforgettable family adventure through Italy’s most seductive and chaotic city. When Grandma joins Richard, Stephanie, and baby Charlie in Venice, the city does what it does best: unravels intentions and replaces them with magic, confusion, and stories you’ll be telling forever.Getting to Venice meant early mornings, multiple trains, a strategic pause for lunch in Bologna, and trusting the flow of a city that refuses to be navigated. There were narrow streets that tightened without warning, bridges that appeared exactly when your legs least wanted them to, and moments where the phone stayed in a pocket because following instinct felt more honest. Charlie slept through transfers, clapped on command on a film set he never auditioned for, and took in gondolas with wide, curious eyes. And Grandma—steady, open, and quietly brave—walked every step without hesitation, surrendering to Venice instead of trying to control it, proving that wonder doesn’t fade with age—it deepens.Told with fast pacing, vivid detail, and the signature warmth of the Grandma Backpacks series, this story isn’t about perfect travel—it’s about the joy that shows up when everything goes sideways. Gondolas, gelato, near-misses, and moments so small they sneak up and become permanent.Because in Venice, the wrong turn is the adventure. And Grandma? She’s just warming up. Read more