Europe

Dubrovnik was awesome. The entire old town is a UNESCO world heritage site. I found the history of this city to be the most fascinating of all the places I had seen on this trip. A local expert came on board the ship and presented a lecture to us about its history. While Dubrovnik has […]

On Friday after breakfast on the ship, we boarded a bus for Mostar. For many years, I have seen pictures of the Stari Most bridge in Mostar, in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar is about an hour from the Croation border-once you are across the border. After touring through some of the Dalmatian […]

On Wednesday morning we departed Stari Grad earlier than planned and headed to Hvar Town, our second stop on the island of Hvar. Hvar town was originally supposed to be an overnight stop, but due to the upcoming weather, the ship departed Stari Grad immediately after breakfast. We had a tour from a local guide, […]

At about 5pm on Sunday, our bus dropped us off at the promenade in Split right in front of our ship, Motor Yacht Barbara. This was the start of a truly special journey. The ship was fantastic. A link that has some info about the ship is https://www.barbara-cruising.com/my-barbara/.  Our group of 22 participants, our group […]

Since I arrived in Split six hours before the start of the group tour orientation meeting, I explored the old town on my own. Split is the second largest city in Croatia. The hotel location was perfect, right on the edge of the old area of town that was a retired Roman emperor’s palace (from […]

The long layover When I booked my outbound flight, I knew I had a long layover at Helsinki. Rather than spend 7 hours at the airport, I had made plans to take the 30-minute train that goes from the airport into central Helsinki. For me, walking and staying active is the best way to fight […]