Hvar Island
(pop 11,200)
Adriatic Sea
Republic of Croatia
June 2, 2015
Hello,
On Hvar, the hills are alive with the sound of motor scooters. Automobiles are impractical given the steep and narrow cobbled lanes,
I stroll down the floral-forested path from my hilltop guest house to the shoreline and the pebbled beach.
Luxury hotels replete with lagoon-sized swimming pools and spas face west to the gleaming sea. (Thai Massage anyone?)
On the Road
Into the Mountains
Iceland
September 3, 2015
My group tour in Iceland was a short extension of a much longer tour in Greenland.
The goal of this brief Iceland tour was to avoid the well-traveled coastal route and to visit the mountainous areas with few visitors.
The sites are so remote that we rode in a large, four-wheel drive vehicle along bumpy unpaved roads and across fast rushing streams.
On the Road
Iceland
September 2, 2015
For my first travel letter written on my first day in iceland, I have posted photographs as an Introduction to this very special country.
The photos are of the unique Icelandic horses as well as typical scenery of mountains, lava fields. lakes and waterfalls.
One series of lakes is called Fishing Lakes.
Split
Croatia
May 30 2015
I adopt three distinct strategies to avoid the teeming hordes streaming through the streets of the Old City of Split.
The first strategy is to avoid them altogether by wandering towards the port and then up the cobbled streets and stairways to the hills above the city. Great scenery…well worth the climb....
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Zadar Region
Croatia
May 27, 2015
Plitvice Lakes lies midway between Zagreb and Zadar.
A pocket guide published by the Zagreb Tourist Board, Zagreb and Surroundings posts this description of the Park:
The Plitvice Lakes National Park, a magical world of lakes, forests, waterfalls, moss, water and sunlight is a true natural monument, a unique phenomenon under the protection of UNESCO.
My guidebook has more detail:
