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Croatia Sucks. Sorrowful, Sick, & Shameful Split And Its Hajduk Hooligans
/24 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanToday I wake up late. Perhaps I should train better for these all-nighters and hanging with locals until 4:30 AM evenings. I pull myself out of bed and down the stairs a little after noon. The sleep served me well. I feel good, energized and not slow at all. When I walk over to my […]
Riding Dalmatia, The Croatian Coast to Split
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanThough I would later regret my decision, I take the ferry from Trpanj to Ploce and ride to Split along the coast. Someone talked me out of taking the ship to Korcula, and then from there take another ferry to Split. “Are you here to ride or get ferried around in boats?” the local guide […]
The Dingac Tunnel & Beyond
/1 Comment/in Croatia, Europe, lost, Travelogue /by allanFor a small country, Croatia has so much for me to explore—and learn. Leaving Orebic in my rearview mirror behind, I head toward Dingač, the infamous and inhospitable wine region southeast of here. With my eye on research for my new book, I cannot leave the Peljesac peninsula until I’ve seen Dingac and its steep […]
From Postup To Orebic & The Boutique Adriatic Hotel
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanI usually travel with no plans, no reservations, and no itinerary. So today after packing up, at the suggestion of Antonio and Sabina of the Holiday Adriatic Resort and Mikulic Boutique Winery, I motored my way northwest toward the end of the peninsula to Orebic where the Mikulic family operates a bouquet hotel and a […]
Finding Treasures and Possibilities on the Pelješac Peninsula in Croatia
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanMikulic Boutique Winery & Adriatic Holiday Resort Traffic and big trucks torment me as I wind my way back north to the Pelješac peninsula. Yesterday I connected with a young winemaker whose family for three generations crafted wine from the venerable Plavac Mali, a grape varietal only found here in Croatia. Since breaking through the […]
What A Difference A Day Makes—The Old Town Dubrovnik Amusement Park
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanI catch the earliest water taxi to Dubrovnik. On the way, I pass the remnants of the Kupari Resort a former Yugoslavia military retreat that catered to the elite of the Yugoslav People’s Army. Built sometime between the two World Wars on prime real estate on a secluded beach just south of Dubrovnik. It was […]
Do I Need To Go To Dubrovnik?
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, lost, Travelogue /by allanLast night, the battery was still too weak to crank the engine after dinner. The good news is that there was a slight charge as the instrument and operating lights work. After breakfast, I recruited two bellhops who helped me push and jump start the bike. I didn’t need two, as with both pushing unevenly, […]