Enkhuizen has been one of my favorite places to take guests to in the Netherlands, but never visited with B – this was the occasion to fix that. My fourth visit, but the first time I really understood its purpose: to honour the communities swallowed up when the Afsluitdijk turned the Zuiderzee into a freshwater…
An Easter long weekend at Rursee lake in Eifel NP, Germany. 3 hrs from Amsterdam. A 15-km hike that ended in getting lost, and B felled by a lung infection, coffee-smuggling priests, and a solo castle detour in a hailstorm.
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6th Jan, 2023 We decide that this, our last day in Dubrovnik, we shall spend unhurriedly wandering in the Old Town, seeing some museums on our checklist. But first, I want to see the fish in the old port that we have so far only seen at night. We walk there directly after breakfast, and…
5th Jan, 2023 When we go places, I am slightly obsessed with experiencing the public transport there. So far in Dubrovnik, we got there by taxi from the airport, walked everywhere local, and did a day outing by cab. Then this was to be the designated public transport day. We get day tickets at the…
A day trip from Dubrovnik into Bosnia to see two main attractions: Kravica waterfalls and Mostar. Went via Ston, a picturesque little Croatian town and over the new Chinese-built bridge.
3rd Jan 2023 Having got milk for coffee in our grocery shopping yesterday, I have a morning routine now. The apartment had a coffee maker and proper (not instant) coffee, and single use filters. Fort Lovrijenac (St. Lawrence) stands a bit apart from the wall, outside the Pile Gate, but it is also included in…
2nd Jan 2023 Early in the day, we step out to the grocery store (the main chain is called Konsum market here) to get some supplies. Usually on our travels, we stay at hotels with breakfast included, but this was a departure from normal, as we booked fairly late and only the exorbitantly priced hotels…
1st – 7th Jan, 2023 Croatia | Hrvatska A week’s winter break, to a small but famous city of Croatia. To me, the name “Croatia” sounds very evocative, like it is a faraway place full of adventure and undiscovered joys of travel. There’s so much written about traveling to and living in Croatia, and Dubrovnik…
1st Jan 2023 Getting there We fly on New Year’s Day, 2023. Less crowds, smooth flights even with a layover. A layover, I am surprised to learn, is a rare and slightly anxiety-inducing way of travel for the B! You think you’ve travelled a lot together, you know someone well, and then you learn something…
