I remeber venice, you will spend a fortune just for a cuppa and of course the Marcus place is famous of its waiters :) You are right in biger touristic places nothing is for free, but living in a smaller cities may be it is a privilege because people are happy to offer you a sit on beach and even to take for a ride.I am glad that there are some places where you really enjoy the nature, people and beauty of town, it leaves nice memories and people will definetely come back :)