Dec 9, 2019 | Hiking in Montenegro, Travel Montenegro, Vagabonding
Located in the stunningly beautiful Bay of Kotor, the fortified city of Kotor is framed with a backdrop of mountains that rise dramatically from the Adriatic Sea. Most visitors to Kotor climb the 1355 steps to St. John’s Fortress (also called San Giovanni Fortress)...
Dec 1, 2019 | Hiking in Croatia, Travel Croatia
Date: November 24, 2019 Vagabonding Day: 55 Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia Elevation Gain*: 1255 feet (382 meters) Distance*: 4.25 miles (6.8 km) *Both distance and elevation are provided from Pile Gate rather than the trailhead Most visitors to Dubrovnik spend the bulk...
Nov 27, 2019 | Travel Croatia, Vagabonding
Date: November 19, 2019 Vagabonding Day: 50 Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia After island-hopping along Croatia’s coast, Daniel and I wrapped up our tour of Croatia with a visit to the city of Dubrovnik. We’d visited several grand fortified cities during our...
Nov 23, 2019 | Travel Croatia, Vagabonding
Thursday, November 14 to Sunday, November 17 Vagabonding Days 45-48 KorÄula, Croatia KorÄula. Built on a promontory jutting out from an island, the town of KorÄula has magnificent stone walls that run all around it. Like the other islands we recently visited, it is...
Nov 21, 2019 | Travel Croatia, Vagabonding
Flashy, trashy Hvar. This is how Lonely Planet: Croatia describes the town of Hvar. With 2760 hours of sunshine a year, Hvar is the sunniest place in the country and a magnet for the yacht set – as well as a day trip from Dubrovnik. When we visited Hvar in the...
Nov 19, 2019 | Hiking in Croatia, Travel Croatia, Travel Destinations
Date: November 7, 2019 Vagabonding Day: 38 Location: BraÄ Island, Croatia Elevation Gain: 2300 feet (701 meters) Distance: 6.75 miles (10.5 km) Located on BraÄ Island, Vidova Gora stands majestically above the town of Bol and provides sweeping views of the Adriatic...
Nov 17, 2019 | Travel Croatia, Travel Destinations, Vagabonding
Wednesday, November 6 to Saturday, November 9, 2019 Vagabonding Days 37-40 Bol (BraÄ Island) Croatia Rugged and beautiful, the islands along Croatia’s coastline are a favorite destination for travelers. A comprehensive system of ferries and catamarans link the...
Nov 15, 2019 | Travel Croatia
Saturday, November 2 to Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Vagabonding Days 33-36 Zadar, Croatia After exploring Plitvice Lakes National Park for a few days, Daniel and I next headed to the coastal town of Zadar. We picked the city due to its proximity to Paklenica National...
Nov 13, 2019 | Hiking in Croatia, Travel Croatia, Vagabonding
Paklenica National Park is a gorgeous wilderness area in central Croatia about an hour’s drive east of Zadar. Located at the southern end of the Velebit mountain range, the park is famous for its dramatic canyons of Velika and Mala Paklenica as well as...
Nov 11, 2019 | Hiking in Croatia, Travel Croatia, Vagabonding
November 1, 2019 Vagabonding Day 32 Plitvice Lakes (PlitviÄka Jezera) Read the posts about my first two days at Plitvice here: Day 1: Plitvice Lakes in the Off Season: A Misty Watery Paradise Day 2: Plitvice Lakes National Park: Lower Lakes Loop Trail Plitvice Lakes...
