Trip: Italy & Croatia 2008
There are [20] stories from my trip: Italy & Croatia 2008
ITALY | Sunday, 4 Sep 2011 | Views [314]
Marcelle and Cheryl are travelling again and in the last stages of preparation and anticipation at what will be another great adventure - both relaxing and invigourating. Here we go on 7th September. Keep tuned for highlights.
ITALY | Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Friday, 6 Jun 2008 | Views [440]
We finally said goodbye to our little car in Orvieto (after Marcelle's frenetic ssss steam clean)and headed for Rome by train Italy and our stay at Il Rosario. But not without a 2.5 hour train delay! ah well that's Italy. Very frustrating, but Cheryl ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 6 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Sunday, 1 Jun 2008 | Views [391]
We drove slowly down the mountain from Campiglia on the Sunday morning, passing by Pisa and Livorno and turning right into Tuscany via Volterra and Siena. The high points were the beautiful Tuscany scenery, very green at this time of year with the vines ... Read more >
CROATIA | Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | Views [359]
This was a beautiful unspoilt little village at the entrance to the Cinque de Terre UNESCO protected park on the Ligurian Sea - directly across the large bay from Monaco, but on the Italian Riveria. It was extremely high on an escarpment that overlooked ... Read more >
ITALY | Monday, 26 May 2008 | Views [352]
26th May Val and Cheryl are up and jostling with the crowds to be early off the ferry and cab rank for the Ancona station. We make the 8.15am train to Bologna but without porta rizervazioneCheryl plays musical seats all the way. We are misdirected re ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Views [316]
The pictures tell the story!! Marcelle doing some seriously overdue R & R on Hvar. This island is 50 minutes by cat from Split (large ferry variety, only $5 fare one-way) Booked into a little pensione ($50 a night, no advance booking required) with ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Views [356]
This was the name of our craft,and we all felt a little sad to wave her goodbye from Split harbour on Saturday morning 24th May.This is not 5 star travel (obviously) and is expressly for the fit and the young at heart! But we all agreed we felt safe ... Read more >
CROATIA | Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CROATIA | Monday, 19 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CROATIA | Monday, 19 May 2008 | Views [889]
These islands (Korcula, Mjlet & Hvar) hold the popluar vote for their beautiful white stone buildings and churches, blue green transparent waters and scenic coastline. Makarska was the coastal town of the wedding (never ending procession of hooting ... Read more >
CROATIA | Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [488]
Left on 17 May Marcelles birthday from Split, gifts to open, flowers for our cabin and getting to know or crew and fellow sailors. We loved the city SPLIT, UNESCO protected and you can see why, its just so old and precious, especially the Diocletian ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [320]
We left Venice for Verona, and spent the morning having brunch and taking a walk around Verona. We left at midday for our train down to Rimini, and were ushered into the first class dining car by a waiter who must have thought we were all rich americans ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
Dodging the car race
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ITALY | Monday, 12 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
Gadding about
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ITALY | Monday, 12 May 2008 | Views [343]
Hi there from Lovely Venice. We are trying this site out and not sure what is saving at present! Photos tell the story, we enjoyed the blue skies and the picturesque canals, shopping and eating out (well, while food not good at one place, exceptionaly ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Views [291]
HI there from us, this place was so hot we could hardly breathe!. The general vote is that Dubai has no natural beauty, only expensive hotels and malls. The sky was covered in dust haze and quite oppressive. Our hotel was quite executive in style (Hilton ... Read more >
