August 24: Our Favorite Places in Greece: We have been in Greece for more than a month, and as we depart, I thought I’d share our favorites from the Hellenic Republic. Bet you can’t guess! They are not what we expected.
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July 17: A Sarajevo Food Adventure! Jean and I traveled to Sarajevo to explore the history and culture. We decided to hire a local guide, Džana, for a food tour. She introduced us to unique blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian traditions that define Bosnian cuisine. Oh my…
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July 2021 Greece – Greece birthed Western civilization: architecture, sculpture, philosophy, math, science, democracy, literature, and epic mythology. Warm temperatures, bright skies, and azure seas draw tourists to the islands. That is where we are headed, but first we will see the rugged interior as explore for the next ~50 days.
So, why Greece?
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July 15-19: The Land of Blood and Honey: supposedly the word “Balkan” comes from Turkish “Bal”, honey, and “Kan”, blood. When the Ottoman Turks conquered this land in the 1300’s they found it rich, but hard. We found that still true today.
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July 2021: The Dalmatia Coast. Jean and I explored Sibenik, Dubrovnik, Hvar, and Split in the past couple of weeks. For highlights, read on!
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June – July. We are day-hiking several Croatian National Parks on our journey. Strange and exotic names beckon: Ucka, Velebit, Paklenica, Plitvice, Krka, Mljet, and Kravica. How do we rate them? Read on and see!
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July 3, Day 13: Jean and I enjoyed 4 days and nights in Luka Ston, on the Croatian Peljesac peninsula an hour or so north of Dubrovnik. The area remains a bit off the beaten path, and is rich in salt, oysters, seafood, olives, and wine. Is it our favorite Croatian place so far?
Definitely maybe. 🙂
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2021 Istria, Croatia: Mark and I set double alarms to ensure we did not miss our opportunity to learn about truffles in Istria. We laced up our boots and met our Eat Istria guide, Goran. Hopping into his car, we headed north towards Motovun with great anticipation.
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June 26, Day 8: Our last day in Rovinj was perfect: a savored sunrise over the sea, an amazing run, a lazy wine lunch, and a sunset walk on the shore together. Perfect.
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June 26, Day 8: After savoring the sunrise with Jean, I begin running Rovinj to collect a new city. The blessedly cool breeze lightens my steps as I explore the Aegean shoreline opposite the old-town harbor in the bright morning.
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