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Peloponnese (Nafplio, Kalamata, Patras) April 2-4, 2019 Rio-Antirrio Bridge (officially Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge). At 2,880m, this monster is one of the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and the longest of the fully suspended type (the continuous, fully suspended deck is … Continue reading →

On my way north from Naples in mid March, 2019, I saw some of the few things I had missed in my previous two trips in Italy in Lazio Province (Rome and area), Umbria, Tuscany and Emilio-Romagne before heading to … Continue reading →

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Italy VENETIAN WORKS of DEFENSE BETWEEN the 16th – 17th Centuries – Land and Sea This is the official denomination given by UNESCO to six defensive walls built by the Republic of Venice on its mainland domains and its Domains of the Sea. Fortified City … Continue reading →

Farfa Abbey (Abbazia Benedectine di Farfa) 4kms NW of the town of Castelnuovo di Farfa, Google Maps had its greatest failing yet in navigating to this monastery. I descended a very narrow single lane road and should have presaged what … Continue reading →

BERAT The Historic Centre of Berat is a World Heritage Site occupying the top of the mountain east of the modern city. It is a fortified castle presently with an active medieval village with tiny medieval lanes on the east … Continue reading →

NOMAD MANIA Slovenia – Eastern (Maribor, Celje, Novo Mesto, Postojna) DO AUSTRIA ZAGREB AREA Tentative WHS: Classical Karst (in Slovene language: Klasicni kras) (25/11/2015) Sights: Logar Valley Landscape Park Postojna Cave Predjama Castle Islands: Kostanjevica na Krki Borders: Austria-Slovenia Croatia-Slovenia … Continue reading →

Croatia General  Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Croatia Intercity Railway Experience Experiences: Participate in maškare  Play/hear tamburica  Taste brodet NOMAD MANIA Croatia – Slavonia and Baranja (Osijek, Sisak, Bjelovar) Tentative WHS: Frontiers of the Roman Empire Croatian Limes (01/02/2005)  Historical-Town … Continue reading →

Croatia – Dalmatia (Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Knin, Brač, Hvar, Makarska) March 24, 2019 ZADAR Oštri Rat Lighthouse (Puntamika Lanterna). At the far north end of Zadar, this small (~20m high) round, stone lighthouse has a spiral staircase on the outside. It … Continue reading →

Croatia General  Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Croatia Intercity Railway Experience Experiences: Participate in maškare  Play/hear tamburica  Taste brodet NOMAD MANIA Croatia – Central, Međimurje (Zagreb, Karlovac, Lika-Senj) World Heritage Sites: Plitvice Lakes National Park Tentative WHS: Burg – Castle of … Continue reading →

Croatia – Istra and Primorje (Rijeka, Pula, Krk, Pag) March 22 Tips for Croatia. 1. Currency. Croatian kuna HRK. At the end of March 2019: 1€ = 7.38 kn; 1US = 6.53 kn; 1 Canadian = 4.87kn After making sure … Continue reading →