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- zondag 11 augustus 2019 om 14:03
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Hoogte: 278 m
SloveniëGabrje46°11’51” N 13°41’7” E
No Soca fields
11 augustus 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The town is Kanal ob Soci as it lies on the Soca river and Slovenian names change their endings according to unfathomable rules.
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- zaterdag 10 augustus 2019 om 14:03
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Hoogte: 237 m
- SloveniëSveta Gora45°59’2” N 13°39’42” E
A bridge too far fetched
10 augustus 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Had to include this rather uninteresting bridge just outside Gorizia as it claims to be the longest stone arch in the world. It was built by the Italians after the first WW.
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- Dag 283
- dinsdag 6 augustus 2019 om 14:03
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 164 m
- SloveniëLoke45°57’45” N 13°41’9” E
Trad folk
6 augustus 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Here at Grad Kromberg concerts are held periodically. Since Manca and Sebastian, my hosts, had performed there quite often, they knew exactly where we could sit in the adjoining vinyard to hear andMeer informatie
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- Dag 280
- zaterdag 3 augustus 2019 om 14:03
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 1.635 m
- SloveniëStol46°16’42” N 13°27’9” E
Stohlen moments
3 augustus 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Stohl mountain (1668m) rises from Breginj and I popped up to see the view one day. The ascent was by a 45 degree slope from the valley to the summit as you can see. No trick photography.
The viewsMeer informatie
Which of course was just down the road from where we were (altopiano del Montasio) for ferrata Leva.
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- zaterdag 3 augustus 2019 om 12:03
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 518 m
- SloveniëSedlo46°15’27” N 13°25’58” E
Breginj
3 augustus 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The mother of my host has a small wooden house - technically a food drying shed to avoid building permissions - in the mountains at the head of the Soca valley. We spent a couple of weekends up thereMeer informatie
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- Dag 278
- donderdag 1 augustus 2019 om 12:03
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Hoogte: 72 m
- SloveniëŠempeter pri Gorici45°55’16” N 13°38’47” E
Wrongly Racked
1 augustus 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Initially I thought this paperwork had been filed in the wrong part of the supermarket but after much careful anal ysis I determined that this was not some sort of rap mag as the header explainedMeer informatie
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- Dag 272
- vrijdag 26 juli 2019 om 12:03
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 560 m
- SloveniëVelika Pristava45°40’6” N 14°11’25” E
Pivka Barracks
26 juli 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
were built by the Italian army but rose to fame on the so-called 'Day Before'. On 26 June 1991 the first tanks of the Yugoslav People's Army left from here to suppress the independence of Slovenia,Meer informatie
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- Dag 271
- donderdag 25 juli 2019 om 16:00
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 1.068 m
- SloveniëMašun45°37’24” N 14°21’40” E
Found in a Slovenian trunk
25 juli 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I know - its a bit of an old saw.
Check out the two man chainsaw and the gate.
The old castle was actually built as a forestry protection station rather than as a fort.
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- donderdag 25 juli 2019 om 16:00
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 1.068 m
- SloveniëMašun45°37’24” N 14°21’40” E
NRA nightmare
25 juli 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
In some countries you do not have the right to bear arms.
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- Dag 271
- donderdag 25 juli 2019 om 10:00
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
KroatiëLuka Veli Lošinj44°31’26” N 14°30’5” E
Dummy spit
25 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
No Mr. HereWeGo, I am not driving down that road.
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- Dag 268
- maandag 22 juli 2019 om 14:00
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- KroatiëOsor44°41’35” N 14°23’33” E
Between 2 islands
22 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The little town of Osor where the bridge linking the 2 parts of Losinj lies, is really quite charming and usually bypassed.
The citizens were holding a music festival week whilst I was there and theMeer informatie
Tony HammondWhen it came to listening to opera in Croat you must have found yourself between a rock and a hard place....
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- zondag 21 juli 2019 om 12:00
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- KroatiëLuka Veli Lošinj44°31’26” N 14°30’5” E
Cape Leva
21 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
They even buried the old folk with a good view of the sea
Tony HammondFascinating but a pity you couldn't find an official to say those immortal words "Don't you know who I am?" considering you are part of the Leva family....
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- zondag 21 juli 2019 om 11:00
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 124 m
- KroatiëGrošulja44°56’22” N 14°25’23” E
Old and new
21 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Tony HammondInteresting info too that the Leva family owned large ocean-going sailing ships. The harbour has scrubbed up nicely....
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- zondag 21 juli 2019 om 10:00
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 124 m
- KroatiëGrošulja44°56’22” N 14°25’23” E
The house the gggggrand parents built
21 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The GPS offered to take me down Ulica Vladimira Gortana to no 11 where the Leva house was to be found. As you can see, I took one look and decided to walk.
The house was only 50m or so from theMeer informatie
Many Italian families & there are still about 11,000 left ( after natural depletion) have not yet received any compensation. The Italian state owes Italian citizens between €2.4 & 4.2 billion -since 1947. Basically Italy paid its war debts with jugoslavia using those properties etc which belonged to Italian citizens! Van
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- zondag 21 juli 2019 om 09:00
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 3 m
- KroatiëLuka Veli Lošinj44°31’21” N 14°30’0” E
Big lozenge
21 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The Leva family were one of the principal families in Veli Losinj and this is the inner harbour which is now flanked by one restaurant after another. Its one of the prettiest harbours I've seen on theMeer informatie
Adam Hammond
Such a beautiful spot. I have fond memories of jumping into the sea from the rocks at the mouth of the harbour!
Tony HammondGood to know that the Levas were part of the 'rich upper class'. You should have applied LEVArage and insisted on being let into the cemetary to visit your ancestors....
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- zondag 21 juli 2019 om 08:00
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 140 m
- KroatiëLuka Sveti Martin44°31’21” N 14°28’55” E
Lozenge for the soul
21 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Took the 20 minute ferry from Brestova to Porozina on the island of Losinj in order to visit the ancestral (maternal) homelands.
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- donderdag 18 juli 2019
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 549 m
- KroatiëPlitvica44°53’47” N 15°36’34” E
Crowd funding nature
18 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
I counted about 20 buses and estimated about 200 cars on the day I visited the Plitvicka National Park. At 40 Euros admission and another 20 or so for parking, I had to do a little work to enjoy theMeer informatie
Tony HammondA lovely place although it seems people have more money than sense....
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- woensdag 17 juli 2019 om 17:00
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 234 m
- KroatiëButišnica44°2’15” N 16°11’45” E
Knights of Knin
17 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Haven't seen a decent castle for at least 20 km so here is one. Settled since the Neolithic times, its first mention as a city was in Strabon's Geography in the 7th C Before the Common Era. And theMeer informatie
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- woensdag 17 juli 2019 om 17:00
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 480 m
- KroatiëKijevo43°58’37” N 16°21’21” E
Phoenix in Kijevo
17 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Spotted the towers and thought maybe it was from the series "Twin Peaks".
But no, this time no Hollywood connection. The Crkva SV Mihovila was first built at the beginning of the 13thC and is now inMeer informatie
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- woensdag 17 juli 2019 om 15:00
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 410 m
- KroatiëGornji Radošić43°41’55” N 16°35’56” E
Every hill has one
17 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Walked around Sinj.
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- woensdag 17 juli 2019 om 11:00
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 295 m
- KroatiëKnin44°2’4” N 16°11’38” E
Feeling the squeeze
17 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Some roads are a little narrow.
Best pub so far!
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- dinsdag 16 juli 2019 om 13:00
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 50 m
- KroatiëTresteno Arboretrum42°42’45” N 17°58’28” E
Arboretum Trsteno
16 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Trsteno is a charming little harbour good for an afternoon swim; but the house is empty and falling down. Probably the owners can't afford fixing it and want too much money to sell it.
In 1494 one ofMeer informatie
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- dinsdag 16 juli 2019 om 10:30
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 178 m
- KroatiëSrđ42°38’59” N 18°6’12” E
Dub
16 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
How did I avoid the masses?
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- dinsdag 16 juli 2019 om 10:00
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 17 m
- KroatiëUvala Danče42°38’48” N 18°5’35” E
Game of marketing
16 juli 2019, Kroatië ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Separated from the main part of Croatia by a tiny Bosnian finger pointing to the Adriatic, the area around Dubrovnik seems just like Montenegro to me. I felt obliged to brave the hordes of sightseersMeer informatie
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- zaterdag 13 juli 2019
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 21 m
MontenegroVeliki Potok42°30’48” N 18°41’52” E
Risan from the sea
13 juli 2019, Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The Romans had their capital here but everything has gone except a few mosaics in the museum: there are no visuals of ruins.
I took the photo from the huge concrete hotel which has been abandoned forMeer informatie
Tony HammondIt looks like nobody in authority has Risan to the challenge of giving this place a facelift....
Did you swim there? Van
Tony HammondI suppose SOCAcretes never went there?