Posts in Category: Europe
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Korcula Town – Walking in the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Originally I had planned to describe our time on Korcula island and in particular the town as part of the previous post, but realized that this charming little place deserves it’s own entry. When we left off, we were just leaving the island of Hvar on the Azimut to make the passage to Korcula island and specifically Korcula […]
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Hvar Island Croatia – Cycling from Jelsa to Sucuraj
This is the second full day of cycling on a Dalmatian odyssey with Canadian travel company Pedal and Sea Adventures. After yesterday’s debacle whereby I managed to accidentally extend the first full day of cycling by an extra 22 kms. (14 miles) because I wasn’t listening to our guide Mario’s instructions, I fully expected to […]
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Hvar Town – Cycling to the Dalmatian Island’s Capital by Mistake
In the last post I described a really delightful and historically informative cycling trip between Stari Grad, Jelsa and Vrboska on the Croatian island of Hvar. After returning to Stari Grad we boarded our boat, the Azimut, for a nice lunch and listen while our guide Mario describes this afternoon’s ride which is going to be […]
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Hvar Island Croatia – Cycling Through an Ancient Landscape
We’ve just spent our first night on board the Azimut in the small village of Milna on one of the Dalmatian islands, Brac at the beginning of a week long cycling trip through the Dalmatian islands with Pedal and Sea Adventures. As I wrote in the last post there is only Alison and me and one […]
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Dalmatian Islands by Bike and Boat with Pedal and Sea Adventures
In the last post I described how and why Alison and I ended up sailing the Dalmatian islands on the motor yacht Azimut with a crew of seven and only four passengers. This Dalmatian odyssey is organized by the Nova Scotia based Pedal and Sea Adventures which offers six different Croatian itineraries. We dropped our luggage […]
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Trogir Croatia – Start of A Dalmatian Islands Odyssey
It’s finally here. After months of anticipation we are finally going to start our cycling trip of the Dalmatian coast by boarding our ship, the Azimut, this afternoon in the nearby city of Trogir. By way of background, Alison and I landed in Split, Croatia three days ago and have been enjoying that wonderful city, particularly […]
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Sibenik Croatia – Visiting St. James Cathedral and Its Amazing Faces
Earlier on this day trip from Split, Croatia we visited the water wonderland that is Krka National Park and now we are headed for the coastal city of Sibenik, Croatia, not far away. The idea of visiting Sibenik (pronounced Shi-ben-ick) came from our guide Dino Ivancic who wanted to know if we were interested in seeing a […]
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Krka National Park – Croatia’s Amazing Waterfall Wonderland
It’s the morning of day three of our Dalmatian odyssey and I have a full day of activities planned thanks to the assistance of the Vestibul Palace where we are staying. Yesterday they arranged for a private guide to take us through Diocletian’s Palace and today we have a guide and driver to take us on an […]
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The Marjan Peninisula – Split’s Beautiful Adriatic Green Space
We finished up our walk through Diocletian’s Palace with our guide Dino Ivancic about 12:30 and said goodbye to him until tomorrow when we will go on a full day excursion to Sibenik and Krka National Park. It was too early for lunch after the big breakfast so we decided that a good walk was […]