There is a hedonistic pleasure in cruising. It starts from the moment one stows one's suitcase away, luxuriating in the freedom of having unpacked for an entire seven nights. Then there is the comfort of the gentle rocking , like being a child nestled in the arms of a loving parent. "Not everyone enjoys that … Continue reading Cruising to Omis and Split
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M/S Adriatic Pearl – Dubrovnik to Dubrovnik
Astute readers will have noticed a certain lethargy in the text of recent posts. I have been coming down with an unspecified illness (details not for publication) and ended up more or less losing the last twenty-four hours. I am happy to report to you now from the upper deck of the 'Adriatic Pearl', … Continue reading M/S Adriatic Pearl – Dubrovnik to Dubrovnik
Dazzling Dubrovnik
You know you are in a well trodden tourist town when the female attendant in the public toilets speaks perfect English. Dubrovnik has shaken off any obvious signs of the war, and is back in the tourist business in a big way. It deserves to be. This is a place of outstanding beauty, both in … Continue reading Dazzling Dubrovnik
The Reluctant Retiree 