Venice is already a fairytale of a city, but our stay at Paolo's little yellow cottage on the island of Burano made our adventure in Venezia lovelier than I thought possible! As three girls travelling around Europe alone, we were a little wary about booking an apartment with AirBnB for the first time. Our doubts were expelled immediately - Paolo was incredibly helpful with addressing our millions of questions, replying straight away. He gave us the most specific instructions on how to get to Burano, so even bumbling buffoons like us couldn't get lost! The cottage was the quirkiest apartment. There was a ground floor with a fully-equipped kitchen and clean bathroom, a second floor with a comfy living space and a double bed in the cute loft area. We explored Murano and Torcello but decided that Burano, with it's quaint coloured houses, was our favourite island in the lagoon. It took about 40 minutes to get from Burano to Fondamente Nove by ferry, and then another 20 minutes on a second ferry to get to the train station. However, everything is so close and so interesting in Venice that you can easily walk from Fondamente Nove to the main sights. We thought the ferry ride would be a boring commute, but it was relaxing and absolutely gorgeous in the evening! We were cut up about having to leave Venice but when we return we'll definitely be keen to book Casa Gialla again!