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Forum: Europe
Jul 1st, 2022, 04:06 AM
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Posted By dcd

pknaster, here you go and we highly, highly...

pknaster, here you go and we highly, highly recommend it. I posted my review on the VRBO website. https://t.vrbo.io/ww5vA8h8irb
Forum: Europe
Jun 23rd, 2022, 05:52 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

plufmud, looks good! Can’t help you with Mostar. ...

plufmud, looks good! Can’t help you with Mostar.

Some thoughts.

You might consider visiting Krka NP after you leave Zadar en route to Split. We very much enjoyed our morning there, but if the...
Forum: Europe
Jun 18th, 2022, 01:34 PM
Replies: 86
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Posted By dcd

plufmud, just now seeing your post. September...

plufmud, just now seeing your post. September will be perfect. Crowds greatly diminished and the water temps perfect.

Random thoughts.

I'd skip Zagreb. Full of graffiti (it's everywhere!) and...
Forum: Europe
Jun 4th, 2022, 08:16 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Judy, we took two back to back tours with 3 days...

Judy, we took two back to back tours with 3 days between them. The first one was a Road Scholar “Hiking the Adriatic coast” and the second was an Odyssey Unlimited which started in Zagreb, went to...
Forum: Europe
May 31st, 2022, 10:09 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Adey, Croatia and Slovenia really exceeded our...

Adey, Croatia and Slovenia really exceeded our expectations. Beautiful scenery, fabulous food, sparkling clear waters, safe country, friendly people and very good local wines.

Thanks yestravel!
Forum: Europe
May 30th, 2022, 12:12 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Thanks for the nice comments, Percy, thursdaysd,...

Thanks for the nice comments, Percy, thursdaysd, and anyone I missed.
Forum: Europe
May 29th, 2022, 01:19 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

More photos from Hvar. ...

More photos from Hvar.


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Wine tasting! ...
Forum: Europe
May 29th, 2022, 01:09 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

The magnificent Croatian Island of Hvar!!! A 2...

The magnificent Croatian Island of Hvar!!! A 2 hour ferry ride.

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Forum: Europe
May 29th, 2022, 01:02 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulle...

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Trogir, Croatia ...
Forum: Europe
May 29th, 2022, 12:54 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia. They had an unusually...

Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia. They had an unusually dry winter so unfortunately the waterfalls were not particularly magnificent….. Oh well.

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Forum: Europe
May 29th, 2022, 12:40 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

The Istrian Peninsula is on the northern...

The Istrian Peninsula is on the northern Dalmatian Coast in Croatia very close to Italy and is definitely worth visiting.

So many wonderful small towns, including Opatija, Rovinj and Pula, home to...
Forum: Europe
May 29th, 2022, 09:26 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

In addition to Ljubljana and Lake Bled, Slovenia...

In addition to Ljubljana and Lake Bled, Slovenia is also home to the world famous Postojna Cave. (All photos posted in this thread were taken with an iPhone.)

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Forum: Europe
May 25th, 2022, 08:04 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Point of clarification. The last batch of photos...

Point of clarification. The last batch of photos were moved from the lounge and do not depict Croatia. They were taken in Slovenia.
Forum: Europe
May 25th, 2022, 01:11 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

We miss Croatia! But many other countries to...

We miss Croatia! But many other countries to explore!


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Forum: Europe
May 25th, 2022, 12:47 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Hi everyone!!!! So far, 3 weeks in, no one...

Hi everyone!!!!

So far, 3 weeks in, no one on either tour has been sick, knock on wood. So strange to not wear a mask for 3 straight weeks outside of our flight from Dubrovnik to Zagreb and on an...
Forum: Europe
May 23rd, 2022, 07:30 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Funicular when you can walk?????? Percy, you...

Funicular when you can walk?????? Percy, you don’t know Joyce, lol. Feel free to name the Opera/Theater/Music hall, etc!

We went to Lake Bled today. Cloudy but no rain. It is beautiful...
Forum: Europe
May 23rd, 2022, 06:33 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Zagreb has more than 40 museums, many closed due...

Zagreb has more than 40 museums, many closed due to the 2020 earthquake. One that’s open is the small Museum of Broken Relationships started by a couple in 2006 who had broken up but are still...
Forum: Europe
May 23rd, 2022, 06:24 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Gruezi, I felt so bad about your fall (how are...

Gruezi, I felt so bad about your fall (how are you today?) that I shot these flowers in Zagreb’s Botanical Garden for you. And for Adey and everyone else here not feeling so good.

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Forum: Europe
May 23rd, 2022, 06:19 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Greetings my fellow losers from Ljubljana, the...

Greetings my fellow losers from Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia! We arrived yesterday from Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

Zagreb is inland and has a little over 1 million people, which is one...
Forum: Europe
May 20th, 2022, 10:24 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

gruezi, our tour leader said there was a name for...

gruezi, our tour leader said there was a name for all the Croatian men/boys who preyed on young, innocent and beautiful girls: seagulls!

Thanks everyone for the very nice photo compliments. But...
Forum: Europe
May 19th, 2022, 12:37 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Yesterday we took a 10 minute ferry ride over to...

Yesterday we took a 10 minute ferry ride over to Lokrum Island, the one we see immediately off our balcony. Has a long history going back to Maximilian who bought it. Very pretty with lots of trails....
Forum: Europe
May 19th, 2022, 12:27 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Thanks, sunbum! After dinner last night, the...

Thanks, sunbum!

After dinner last night, the old town was lit up. Wish I had brought my good camera. But the iPhone does a pretty good job.

BTW the walls date from the 1400s and 1500s. But some...
Forum: Europe
May 18th, 2022, 10:04 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Photos from inside the beautiful walled city...

Photos from inside the beautiful walled city where walking around the ramparts (little less than a mile) is probably the most popular thing to do.

If you come here, just make sure you don’t come...
Forum: Europe
May 18th, 2022, 09:35 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

Joyce and I have fallen in love with Croatia and...

Joyce and I have fallen in love with Croatia and Dubrovnik is our favorite, so far. We fly to Zagreb this afternoon where the second tour starts in a couple of days.

Some of my favorites from...
Forum: Europe
May 15th, 2022, 08:46 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,731
Posted By dcd

We do a tour of Dubrovnik’s walled old town...

We do a tour of Dubrovnik’s walled old town tomorrow and Joyce and I will walk the ramparts on our own afterwards.

Time for dinner!
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