by Dian Turner | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024, CROATIA & BOSNIA, EUROPE, LATEST POST
On the ferry ride over from Hvar, we were surprised to learn there are 1244 islands in Croatia. All beautiful! Dubrovnik has a population of about 42,000 and is not as old as Split, BUT still very old in USA terms🤪. This “old” town has been surrounded by a rock wall...
by Dian Turner | Feb 15, 2024 | 2024, EUROPE, LATEST POST, SICILY
Bonjourno Our time to explore Sicily included 3 days in Taormina and 3 days in Palermo….opposite sides of the island. It’s the largest island in the Mediterranean, but by Texas standards it’s a small island…you could probably drive around the complete coastline in 7...
by Dian Turner | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024, EUROPE, LATEST POST, PORTUGAL
Bom Dia (good morning) Our warm welcome in Lisbon was another attempt by a taxi driver to rip us off….BUT we know the trick now … we had been told it would be approximately 8 to €10 to get from the airport to our hotel for the night, so when we dropped us at what...
by Dian Turner | Jan 15, 2024 | 2024, EUROPE, LATEST POST, PORTUGAL
We made a couple of stops on our way to our final lodging. Amarante was a quaint little town that is often called “the city of love”. I would agree the old town section was romantic with the majestic Serra do Marão mountain range rising above the town and the river...
by Dian Turner | Jan 10, 2024 | 2024, ECUADOR, LATEST POST, SOUTH AMERICA, The Amazon
The Amazon…finally here! I have always wanted to experience what some refer to as one of Mother Nature’s “masterpieces”… the rainforest. Since Connie and I had been given a free cruise in Galapagos ….due to me being food poisoned last year on our boat… I felt like...
