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Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar May 1st 2008

Dobra Utero (Good morning) from Vbroska on the island of Hvar Fortunate for us, we have been able to find some more internet connection relatively quickly compared to our previous island hideaways. We are now tucked in nice and secure against the town wharf of a little village called Vbroska which is on the north side of the Island of Hvar. As the regular blog readers know, we last blogged from Korcula Old Town and were making plans to leave the next day being the 26th of April. There were murmurings amongst the crew that another day in Korcula might be in order so we decided to let Mother Nature take her course and see what the actual visible weather and weather forecasts brought in the morning. We awoke to a howling north easter and decided ... read more
Coffee shop and cocktail bar Korcula
Well I thought so
Korcula

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik April 26th 2008

Dubrovnik is amazing, but it has changed so much in the last year. It has suddenly become a tourist trap! There are groups of white haired English people roaming around on their rascal scooters and it is impossible to walk around without being in someone's photo. It's kind of too bad because last year it really felt like we were exploring the undiscovered. I suppose this is what happens, but I was really astonished to see how much it had changed in just 11 months. Nate and I have a really relaxing 2 days. We're still catching up on sleep and sanity from the boat, and we've had some of the best food. Today we literally slept until 1 and were back inside at 9...I kind of felt guilty for spending most of the day inside, ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Korcula April 25th 2008

Hello from Korcula Town on Korcula Island Sorry we have not blogged for some time, I think in fact it is the longest blog break of the trip. Simple fact is we have been unable to get decent internet access since we left Trogir and arrived in Korcula Town. So, just to jog your blog memories, we last wrote to you at length from Trogir which was on the mainland just north of Split. Our last day/night in Trogir was spent bunkering down out of the cold and wet and we left very early on the morning of the 16th heading south for the Island of Vis. The girls were still asleep and Debs and I got underway as we had a 30+ nautical mile passage ahead of us. We had a terrible fright with a ... read more
Alsy and his jolly rodger
Vis Town Harbour
Vis Harbour Berth

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik April 25th 2008

We left Verona yesterday morning and took a 1 1/2 hour train to Venice. Nate and I did some talking and realized we would have to make a couple of sacrifices to our schedule to please the budget and timetable we are trying to adhere to. Unfortunately, Venice had to be a part of that sacrifice. That means instead of spending the 2 or 3 days as we originally scheduled, we ended up with 6 hours to do the reader's digest version of Venice. We walked from the train station to San Marco square (I think that's what it was called...correct me if I'm wrong), which Nate's mom told us was a must do. We basically spent the entire day map-less just getting lost amongst the canals and bridges. Venice is a gorgeous town and the ... read more
gondola!
me in venice

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Korcula April 24th 2008

Helloooo everyone, now in Korcula on the island of Korcula, will do new blog very soon for last 10 days. Have had no internet for that time. My phone wont receive calls but will receive and send text, if you need to call us please use Debs number 0403051800. Debs can also receive and send text. Debsy's birthday tomorrow, our time, and we are hoping the weather stays as nice as it is today. Blog later Alsy... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik April 23rd 2008

Sorry it's been a while since the last update, but I am actually working, in addition to having fun. Duvrovnik is expensive!!!!!!! The Bars have prices that rival NYC.....:( but that is probably good because I haven't been spending much time in them. This Saturday I am going to Montenegro, in 2 weekends I will be going to Sarajevo, and the end of May I will be going to Vienna and Prague just before I head back to Rochester. Ok enjoy the pictures. Ted... read more
Komin
Dubrovnik
DubrovnikII

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik April 20th 2008

We woke in Split finally to rain (it was never going to last I suppose!), and the clothes we had washed previously in our cold little room were still very much damp. So on decamping to the car to drive to Dubrovnik there was various (I'll leave it to your imagination) garments hung (I use the term loosely) around the car!!! What a sight my little car must have looked! The aim was to contiune down the coast road to Dubrovnik and this we nearly achieved. The views had become even more dramatic and the sea an even more wonderful colour. We drove past Hvar, Brac and Korcula Islands and through little towns and harbours, and despite the rain it was still awesome views. Then it had to happen, the best laid plans of mice and ... read more
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split April 19th 2008

The first task of the day in Zagreb was to extract some money from a cashpoint, so we headed off from the youth hostel in the direction of some local shops! This was no more than a 5 minute walk which took us through typical east european housing blocks. One quite understood during the war how easily the people living here were picked out and targeted by snipers. Although we appreciate it maybe less of the case here than in Sarajevo, it does bring it home to you. So after our first attempt of getting some money out and failing on our second attempt we were a little bit more lucky! We walked to the end of the road and caught the tram back into town. We were very naughty at this stage and didn't buy ... read more
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Trogir April 15th 2008

Hello from Trogir (Just north of Split) Tuesday the 15th of April. Well I am sitting in my nice warm saloon with the heater running, nice hot cup of coffee, Debsy is tucked up in bed with her coffee and her book and the girls are sound asleep and it is ten past nine in the morning. Any idea what the weather might be like outside?? Listen intently and you can hear the wind howling through the rigging and the sound of rain falling onto the deck, if you try hard you might also feel the boat rocking beneath you. All in all, not one of the nicest mornings we have had. Being very fair though, we are looking out over the very famous town of Trogir, a UNESCO World Heritage Listed site, but more of ... read more
Overlooking Marina at Skradin
Old Clock Tower - Belfry - Skradin
Skradin streets

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Sibenik April 11th 2008

Hello from our new home, our yacht ‘Paulina’ Well it is now Friday the 11th of April and I haven’t put up a blog since the 4th. Simple reason is we have been out in the boonies and the internet is still thought of in the same vein as putting man on mars!!. So, since we last posted….. that was the morning after we left Dubrovnik and caught our bus from Dubrovnik to Sukosan, about 400 klms to the north where we picked up our boat. The bus was a reasonably old style coach, quite comfortable and another travel experience for the girls. As we suspected, the road wound it’s way along the coast for almost all of the way and the coastal scenery, as you would expect, is pretty spectacular. There were a lot of ... read more
Getting on the uncle gus
Just about to board the Paulina
Recognise the caps?




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