One month! That is how long we have been in this one location where we thought that we might stay for four or five days. We had wanted to do a little hiking in Triglav National Park. The phenomenal biking trails, among some of the highest mountains we have been …
One day, instead of bike riding, Mike and I went touring in the mountains. We ended up on the highest road in Slovenia going up the third highest mountain in the country, the Mangart Mountain. You actually drive up to Mangart Saddle, which is a dip in the side of …
“Unexpected” best describes our first week in the northeast corner of Triglav National Park. We came here to do quite a bit …
We have just spent a couple of weeks exploring the area around two capital cities that we visited last year; Zagreb, Croatia …
Mike and I love Ljubljana and the surrounding area. Ljubljana is a very attractive city. The buildings and architecture, the pedestrian areas, …
Although we visited Zagreb on three different days last year, I really didn’t appreciate it as Zagreb was in the middle of …
Like much of the rest of Europe gasoline boat motors are not allowed in much of Bosnia. Europeans are much more careful …
Mike and I have just spent 10 hot days in Sarajevo. Sarajevo has a strong Muslim culture. It is interesting that in …
Below is a summary of the most unusual, weird and somewhat fascinating political system that I have ever heard about. You can …
We are now visiting the country with the most unusual, strange and confusing political system in the world. I wanted to discuss …
As you know by now Mike and I did get our camper out of the tiny village of Virpazar at 8 PM …
The panoramic Durmitor Ring, what a spectacular route. Montenegro’s Tourist Department has identified five “panoramic” routes throughout the country. They are slowly …
HELP! Mike and I are famous, or should I say infamous here in Virpazar because we basically shut down the entire village …
Montenegro has its own alternative version of the Creation myth. Apparently, when God was busy creating the world, he carried a large …
As many of you know, Mike and I were invited to visit Elin and Helge and their family in Norway this last …
Let me start by saying that Montenegro is mountains, sea, stunning fjords, medieval towns and walled cities and is just gorgeous. While …
George Bernard Shaw, visiting Dubrovnik in 1929 said: “If you want to see heaven on earth, come to Dubrovnik.” Lord Byron coined …
This short note was basically written by Mike. I stole an e-mail that he wrote and have reproduced it almost verbatim. Our …
Mike and I have just spent the last 9 days on the Pelješac Peninsula next to the tourist island of Korčula. Although …
As always, Mike and I think that we can do more in a day than we actually can. We recently visited the …
Mike and I have been staying near Split for the last week. It looks like we will be here even longer. The …
Croatia has quite a few national parks that Mike and I are enjoying visiting. We have just spent five nights in the …
Mike and I are staying next to the Island of Pag. It is the 5th largest island in Croatia and it has …
Plitvice Lakes National Park The two most visited places in Croatia are the city of Dubrovnik and Plitvice Lakes National Park. Mike …
Mike and I have just spent the last 10 days on our first of the many islands we will explore in Croatia. …
Mike and I have just left Rijeka and Opatija a couple of days earlier than we wanted. We lasted 9 days wild …
I ended the last article telling you about our hassles trying to find somewhere to park our camper for a week or …
I am afraid that there are no interesting historical facts or information about interesting towns in this entry. This is just an …
