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Berat, called the White City, is thought to be the prettiest town in Albania. This World Heritage site boasts more than 1,000 windows on Ottoman style homes built into the hill side along the Osum River. It is thought that the windows were built to add more light inside of the dark homes. The...
North Macedonia North Macedonia was simply a name on an itinerary when I signed up for a photo tour of five Balkan countries. Somewhere near Greece, I thought. Actually its name is connected to Greece. It used to be called simply Macedonia but the Greeks protested since they have a region...
I was really blown away with the beauty of the Bay of Montenegro. I visited this part of the world on a photography trip last September. Wow. It is fantastic. Where is it? Just south of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. Croatia gets a lot of attention because of Game of Thrones filming and all...
For many of us the name Sarajevo conjures up images of an awful war so I didn’t know what to expect when I signed up for a Photo Tour that started in this Balkan city. What I found? Peaceful and pleasant. It is a blend of East and West cultures and religions all living comfortably. […]
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger In December, 2024, there came seven nights and six days spent crossing the Atlantic Ocean the old-fashioned way—on an ocean liner. Instead of hopping “The Pond” in a few hours by air, our ship, the Queen Mary 2, glided steadily to our destination, churning her...
So, if you are following my blog, you know I’ve written about Ljubljana, Caves and Castles, Lake Bled, Lake Bohinj and Piran. If you haven’t read these, do catch up. I think Slovenia is a country worth knowing about. I’m going to finish my tour of Slovenia with this blog post...
I really enjoyed two weeks in Slovenia in September. Truly, I think with all the over tourism in so many places in Europe and the fact that this tiny country is charming from end to end, it’s time has come. So what is to do there. Why go? I’ve already reported on the capital […]
Recently I read an article in a travel publication that extolled the virtues of Slovenia with the headline Sudden Slovenia. I loved it and am adopting it for my theme of this blog post. I think Slovenia’s time has come. I visited Slovenia in September 2024. Recently I did a blog about the...
The Christmas Markets River Boat Cruise we took November 2022 was so much more than eating and shopping at the Christmas Markets. We learned about and experienced the many towns and cities along the way. Düsseldorf, Germany Our first port was Düsseldorf, a name I think is fun to say. I...
Before going to Ljubljana I read the the capital city of Slovenia has been called The Paris of Eastern Europe. It’s actually in an area often referred to as the Balkans, named for the mountain range. Nestled between Croatia, Italy and Austria, the small country—about the size of New Jersey—is...