Dubrovnik, Croatia To many, it may seem that we wander (or sail) aimlessly, from place to place. But we really do have a plan, at least a very loose plan. This year, Venice was a goal, and Dubrovnik, Croatia was also always part of the plot. So, like Venice, sailing into Dubrovnik was a milestone […]
Central Daimatia, Croatia A big part of the cruising life is the search for ideal anchorages. Small, isolated bays where you can enjoy peace and quiet. During the August cruising and charter boat season, these bits of paradise can be difficult to find. Croatia is better than most countries, as there are a lot of […]
14 May 2013 | Marina di Regusa Sicily, Italy What was your favorite place? When we return home for the winter, our landlubbing friends and family typically ask this impossible question. Last year, we visited 75 ports, in 7 counties, not to mention all of the cities that we saw by land. There just isn’t […]
Corfu, Greece We had about two weeks left before we needed to start looking for a weather window for the trip back to Sicily, so we decided to pop down to Greece. When we left Montenegro on a 24-hour passage to Corfu, in the Ionian Islands of Greece, there were a few clouds in the […]
Montenegro Just a day sail from Croatia, Montenegro is a country of great contrast. Rugged, dramatic cliffs in the interior give way to a long sparkling coastline. Trendy beach clubs and restaurants share a view with rustic towns. Super yacht marinas and tacky seaside resorts border internationally recognized historic sites. Montenegro has something for everyone. […]
Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina While in Dubrovnik, we decided to venture outside the box and see another part of the former Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina. So we hired a guide and took a drive to Mostar. Bosnia-Herzegovina has a six-mile section of the Adriatic coastline that actually divides Croatia just north of Dubrovnik. This means that anyone traveling through […]
Ston, Croatia Ston has the distinction of being the town with the longest wall in Europe, often referred to as the Great Wall of Croatia. It is some three miles long, over a very high rugged terrain. We wondered why a small unassuming town would require such heavy fortification, and the answer is its strategic […]
Central Mediterranean We’ve had several friends ask us to write a food blog during our travels, but we already had the sail blog and we wondered who would really want to see pictures of the food we eat. We’ve never considered ourselves to be “foodies.” We like to cook food and we love to eat […]
Southern Dalmatia, Croatia When planning to cruise in Croatia, we worried about how difficult it would be to learn the language. We looked at translation books, mastered the basics: “Dobar dan” (hello); “Koliko?” (How much?); “Govorite li engleski?” (Do you speak English?). Once we got there, we realized that everyone in Croatia speaks English. Perfecto! […]
Split, Croatia I am frequently reminded that I only like to talk about the good side of our cruising life in the blog, showing pictures of beautiful islands and writing about exotic foreign ports, so here is an example of the other side. We have bad days too. Having put off some boat maintenance projects […]
