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 | Feb 15, 2024 | 2024, EUROPE, LATEST POST, SICILY
Buona giornata (good day) Leaving the beautiful town of Taormino, headed for Palermo, we knew there was one place we had to visit on our way across the island. What would a trip to Italy be without seeing Corleone? …. The small village of 11,000 in the heart of the...
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...
