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About Tim and Joanne Joseph

Hi and welcome! We are Tim and Joanne Joseph and we have just embarked on our latest adventure. We hope you will join us!

Venice, Italy ~ Water Taxi, San Marco, Doge Palace, Gondolas and Cannoli

Saturday May 10th ~ Venice, Italy (Mother’s Day Weekend) Venice is made up of 118 small islands and linked by bridges and canals.  We had booked a hotel on Lido Island which is about a 10-15 minute ride via water … Continue reading

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Bled, Slovenia ~ In the 5 top most beautiful places I have ever been!

Thursday May 8th ~ Bled, Slovenia Located in the northwestern portion of Slovenia, the city sits on the bank of glacial Lake Bled.  Any one of the major tourist attractions in the area would make this a favorite destination. When … Continue reading

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Yugoslavia History, 45th parallel, Postnoja Cave and bald islands

Wednesday May 7th ~ Traveling from Croatia through Opatija and Postnoja to Bled, Slovenia And one more day primarily on the bus.  We are covering quite a bit of territory on this itinerary.  Our guide, Alex, provides us with some … Continue reading

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Croatia ~ Trogir and Plitvice Lakes National Park ~ both UNESCO sites

Tuesday May 6th ~ Croatia Trogir Our morning walking tour through Trogir would have been enhanced by having a local guide.  We had a little over an hour to explore on our own.  I felt that we missed out on … Continue reading

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Bosnia for a moment, Along the Dalmatian Coast, Makarska and Split

Monday May 5th ~ En route to Split, Croatia Departing from Dubrovnik we traveled along the Dalmatian Coast line of the Adriatic Sea. This area is known for their sea food especially the muscles and squid.  It is also some … Continue reading

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Dubrovnik ~ An ancient walled city

Sunday, May 4th ~ Dubrovnik, Croatia Dubrovnik “Dubrovnik is among the 10 best medieval walled cities in the world.” ~ Wikipedia One of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, and a stopping point for many cruises, this ancient … Continue reading

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Montenegro to Croatia ~ in the rain again

Saturday, May 3rd ~ Starting in Montenegro traveling to Croatia Our day started out beautifully with a pinkish sunrise and quickly went down hill from there as it once again started to rain and then rain some more.  By now … Continue reading

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Montenegro ~ Fifty shades of GREEN, a photo selection

Friday, May 2nd ~ Montenegro Where to start.  The name Montenegro translates to “Black Mountain”, but in reality Montenegro is green, green, green and then more green.  It is also stunningly beautiful country that I would put up against many … Continue reading

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Albania in the morning ~ Montenegro in the afternoon

Thursday, May 1st ~ Travel day on the bus from Albania to Montenegro Rain, rain, go away Departing Tirana to Shkodra we finally have our entire group of 41 passengers together for the first time.  The remaining 11 arrived the … Continue reading

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Tirana, Albania ~ Our next Gate 1 tour begins

Wednesday April 30th ~ Tirana, Albania Tim and I arrived in Albania on Monday afternoon to rainy, soggy conditions.  I had a cold that was fast settling into my chest producing an obnoxious cough.  I had booked one early night … Continue reading

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