Communidad de Andalucía: Granada We continued our journey inland to Granada, arriving in early afternoon. Alan had to drive through some very tight alleyways, looking like they might be too tight, but he navigated his Opal across the cobbles and into the very tight parking garage associated with our hotel …
Communidad de Andalucia: Nerja (region of Malaga) About 90 minutes across the southern coast of Spain from Almeria, in a region referred to as the Costa del Sol, you find the town of Nerja. It sits atop rocky cliffs, and is called the “Balcony of Europe” since it juts into …
Andalucia – Almeria Road trip! John and I are continuing our travels into the Communidad de Andalucia – the central southern portion which includes some of the most popular tourist areas of the country – such as Granada, Seville and Cordoba. Our first stop is the beautiful town of Almeria. …
Communidad de Valencia / Costa Blanca Yes, I said I was going to do a food and drink of Croatia, but I prefer to write about what I am currently seeing and experiencing – so you’re off to southeastern Spain. Part one of the journey took us from Zagreb to …
Croatia: Dubrovnik You can get to Dubrovnik from Split either by plane, car, bus or ferry. We decided to take the bus down and the ferry back. Since we were going from Split, in Croatia, to Dubrovnik, in Croatia, I did not grab my passport, leaving it in the safety …
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mostar The journey from Split to Mostar involved a 5- hour bus ride, mostly along the beautiful Dalmatian coastline of Croatia, then a left turn after the bridge to drive along the Neretva River, where the delta creates a natural mountain pass, then onto the border crossing. On the …
With some nice weather on Friday, I was able to start my day with a jog along the waterfront, being reminded that the Dalmation coast is one of the most popular areas for sailing in the world. The jog took me up a hill to an overlook. We had only …
Croatia: Split Getting here from Zagreb was supposed to be a 4 ½ hour bus ride. The bus was 45 minutes late leaving. And as the modern-looking bus struggled to crest the mountain passes, with “beeping” from the driver’s area suggesting we may have an issue, we limped along. At …
Croatia: Zagreb The top 5 reasons to visit Zagreb (and make it part of your European tour) It’s a vibrant city, with active nightlife and music Its budget friendly (nice hotels and AirBNBs in central locations for $50-75/night, most meals for two for less than $30 including wine or beer, …
Salzburg Salzburg is a city of music. It is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the shops are filled with candies named after him (quite delicious little things), and many nights of the week quartets and small symphonies play his music at several venues throughout the town (but apparently, …