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June 29, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
..unusually for me...flying Jet 2 from Leeds Bradford..the start of the now annual trip to Croatia..and it's scorching out there..like it is across all Europe currently.🌞
Trogir
June 29, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
..a town on central Adriatic coast..along from Split..a preserved old town...a mix of Renaissance ..Baroque and Romanesque buildings..lying on an island connected to the mainland...first impressionsRead more
Adriatic vibes
June 30, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
..in the lovely old town of Trogir...first full day on this trip..so just wandering ...enjoying the sunshine...recording some great old buildings...Croatia never disappoints..🇪🇬
30/6..#2
June 30, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
....got a really old door in here...a nod to my friend Klaus...who introduced me to taking pics of interesting old doors..
..travel day>>>Vela Luka
July 1, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
..on the Jadrolinija ferry "Korcula"..aptly named.. as am heading over to the island of Korcula for 2 nights...you get fantastic aspects of Croatia's coastline and numerous islands from a ferry...oneRead more
Vela Luka
July 2, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
..a small town on the western end of Korcula..and a hike today along the coast...it's hot even at 9am..but pleasant walking...and some great pictures .did 17 km in all today...more than enough in thisRead more
Korcula to Hvar
July 3, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
..on Jadrolinija Oliver this time...back to Split..then out to Hvar on Krilo fast Catamaran...another 3 hours to relax on the sundeck...now I remember why I like ferries☺️
Hvar and Velo Grablje
July 4, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
..why I don't load up footprints on the day is still unknown to me...this is a joint Hvar and a village where they harvest lavender..except..when we got there...the harvest had already happenedRead more
Pokonji Dol
July 5, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
..a coastal walk on the South side of Hvar...out of Hvar Town ..and another early start..13k..and met a man en route who it turned out worked for ICI back in the day...the same place my grandfatherRead more
Hvar>>>Sibenic
July 6, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
...and another travel day comes around...this is part of the journey back up to Zagreb..on a Krilo Line fast Catamaran...and then a Flixbus..Sibenic is one of the oldest self governing cities on theRead more
Zagreb
July 7, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
..back in the capital of Croatia..just enough time to get some pics of the main parks...and some decent architecture ..as an early train tomorrow...staying opposite the magnificent Zagreb GlavniRead more
Zagreb to AMS..by train
July 8, 2025 in Croatia ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
26 hours on trains ahead of me ..through Croatia..Slovenia..Austria..Germans..and Netherlands...I wish I could go around Germany...to avoid the anticipated Deutsche Bahn problems...😂
Amsterdam
July 9, 2025 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..yes...as anticipated...my DB train train #2( yesterday).. terminated 2 hours before Mannheim...where it was scheduled to run to ..luckily...the helpful train manager advised us to go to Platform 5Read more
Eurostar
July 10, 2025 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
..arguably the best train on this trip...AMS>>>LDN...I got a good deal on this ticket...as Eurostar has got really expensive...this is the final footprint of this trip...so...until next time👋👋
...and...finally
July 10, 2025 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
..a final footprint...as this exit customs stamp from Amsterdam is stamp #92 in my passport...8 to go...till the target of 100..there was a bit of confusion...as the border operative couldn't find aRead more
