Despite a sagging economy, increased issues involved in air travel, and juggling a host of responsibilities, I still managed a fair amount of travel this year. Here’s how my travel resolutions stacked up for the year: Visit two new countries – I accomplished this with visits to Switzerland, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Visit two new states [...]
Ancona is probably not one of the cities that would have been on my to-visit list were it not for its deep water port. Located on Italy’s eastern coast,, smack dab on the Adriatic Sea, it is both an industrial port (cargo and commercial shipping) and a visitor port (ferries and cruise lines). You’ll see [...]
I picked up this matchbook earlier this summer when I was visiting Croatia. There is still a fair amount of smoking is this country, and it is not looked down on as much as it is elsewhere. Since many of the restaurants where we ate were outdoors, it didn’t seem too overwhelming, however it was [...]
One of the highlights of my vacation has been the opportunity to visit Dubrovnik, Croatia. I’ve been interested in Dubrovnik for years, long before Croatia separated from the former Yugoslavia. The area was, at least I was led to believe, the area the maternal side of my family hailed from. I have lots of restaurant, [...]
With only 4 sleeps before flying off to Europe, I’m busy with last minute packing and doing some final organization with my guide books and information. As part of my travels, I’ll be spending a number of days in Croatia, primarily in the city of Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik is know as the Pearl of the Adriatic, [...]
A few weeks ago, I twittered about an upcoming trip to Croatia. I’ve never been, and I was just putting the word out, hoping that one of my travel blogging friends, or soon to be friend, might have some information that would help me make some travel decisions. I very quickly had a bunch of [...]
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