Category Archives: Croatia

30 Remarkable Bridges From Around the World

What makes a bridge remarkable? Well in some cases, it is simply because it is famous, beautiful or unique. But in other cases it is due to the location, purpose, size or design. All of these bridges we have walked … Continue reading

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Recap – A trip around the world in pictures

On March 13th, we flew out of Los Angeles, with a change of planes in Beijing, which brought us to New Delhi, India. This was the starting point for our seven month around-the-world dream trip. Picking out a favorite or … 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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