The start of our next adventure.
4. toukokuuta 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Waiting in Moorabbin for the Peninsula Skybus to take us to the airport ✈️
Overnight in Singapore.
5. toukokuuta 2024, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Spending the night in a hotel (in one of the airport terminals) after our arrival in Singapore last night was a good idea. We are all refreshed and after breakfast heading off on the first of 2Lue lisää
The day started well!
5. toukokuuta 2024, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Day 2 proved to be quite a day. It started well in Singapore. We arrived in Frankfurt late after a very long flight - over 15 hours due to head winds. Our 2nd flight was delayed anyway so that wasn'tLue lisää
Our unplanned day in Frankfurt, Germany.
6. toukokuuta 2024, Saksa ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
It's 7pm Monday night and we are back at the Frankfurt airport expecting to finally fly to Ljubljana, Slovenia at 9pm. The day was a wet one but we still had fun. We caught the train into the city andLue lisää
Ljubljana is magical.
7. toukokuuta 2024, Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After more plane dramas we finally arrived in Ljubljana very late last night. Reached our apartment at 12:30am this morning (Tues.7/5)
We had a wonderful day. It drizzled all day (again) but thatLue lisää
A day in the Slovenian countryside.
8. toukokuuta 2024, Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
It was a full day of 11 hours of sightseeing. Russell and I, 2 women from the UK and a tour guide called Peter headed to the Bled and then Bohinj areas. We visited the Castle at Bled, walked throughLue lisää
Ljubljana to Zagreb.
9. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The sun shone on our last day - not an umbrella in sight. We spent our last hours walking around the old town, touring in the tourist trolley bus, popping inside the Cathedral of St. Nicholas beforeLue lisää
A slower paced day.
10. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We decided we needed an easy day today. For us that means a sleep-in, no rushing, no set plans. We did our washing while in an apartment with a washer. We finally left the apartment around noon, didLue lisää
Upper and Lower Zagreb.
11. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
There are 2 main areas in central Zagreb. The upper town is the older town, the lower is newer but still old by Australian standards. We caught the supposed shortest (but very steep) funicular in theLue lisää
A picturesque Sunday drive.
12. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We skipped the walking tour of Zagreb this morning as we'd already been everywhere they were going, plus a bit more, over the past 2 days. We were able to catch a tram for about 30 minutes into one ofLue lisää
Postojna Caves, then Opatija.
13. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We left Zagreb this morning and popped over the border into Slovenia to visit the Postojna Caves. It's a massive subterranean world of stunning stalactites, stalagmites, columns and curtains. We'veLue lisää
Pula and Rovinj.
14. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Our day started with rain as we drove along the coast to Pula but cleared up. Pula is the biggest city in the Istrian Peninsula. There we visited the well-preserved first-century arena, scene ofLue lisää
The Plitvice Lakes.
15. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The Plivice National Park is one of the 2 most visited places in Croatia. Dubrovnik is the other hotspot. The National Park has a series of lakes, waterfalls and caves and is incredibly beautiful. OurLue lisää
Zadar and Trogir.
16. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Today we drove to the area of Croatia called Dalmatia. The countryside has changed. We visited 2 cities.
Zadar. It is known for the Roman and Venetian ruins of its peninsular Old Town.
It's alsoLue lisää
Split and a ferry to Hvar.
17. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We have booked into our room in the town of Hvar (on the island of Hvar). We will be here for 2 nights and will explore tomorrow. Soon it will be dinner time. The view from the hotel (first photo andLue lisää
The Island of Hvar.
18. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We toured much of the island of Hvar this morning. In mid 20's sunshine we enjoyed a walking tour of the town of Stari Grad. We spent quite a bit of time there. The town has an incredible history andLue lisää
Next stop, Korčula.
19. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Today was a beautiful sunny day, not too hot but quite hazy. We have left the island of Hvar but experienced a bit of a roundabout journey to get to the town and island of Korčula.
First off weLue lisää
Korčula continued.
20. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Until 3:30 it had been a free day. As I have a ticklish throat and am feeling a little off colour today we had a restful morning then made the short walk into the old town. We enjoyed a pleasant lunchLue lisää
Ston and Dubrovnik
21. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
We are in Dubrovnik. This city is why we decided to come to Croatia. Why? ... It's because I was captivated by a really huge painting of this walled city while attending the Croatian Hall in Geelong.Lue lisää
Kotor, Montenegro.
22. toukokuuta 2024, Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
It rained last night and we woke to a clear sky, no haze and a beautiful blue Adriatic Sea. It has been a long day. We left early for Montenegro. It's not all that far away but as it is not in the EULue lisää
The Walls of Old Dubrovnik
22. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We arrived back in Dubrovnik late afternoon. Russell and I decided to return to the old town and walk around the top of the walls. It's a 2km walk with 1080 steps. We didn't consider the distance toLue lisää
Cavtat and the end of our tour.
23. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We enjoyed some great picture postcard stops, or 'Kodak Moments', this morning as we drove to and from the lovely village of Cavtat. The views from up high overlooking the old city of Dubrovnik wereLue lisää
Goodbye Dubrovnik, hello again Split.
24. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
There's nothing too exciting to write about today. After a final look at the lovely sea view at breakfast, we left Dubrovnik early this morning and travelled by bus back to Split. Whilst a very niceLue lisää
Another day in Split.
25. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Another day in the lovely city of Split. We found the cutest little supermarket hidden away in the palace section of the old city. It is UNESCO protected and has Roman columns in part of the storeLue lisää
Marjan Park - the lungs of Split.
26. toukokuuta 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Sunday. We woke to rain and grey skies again. So far it has drizzled all day. We like to attend a local church when we are able. We planned to do so here in Split but there is a special conference inLue lisää






































































































































































































































































