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Be seduced by the Croatian river port of Skradin

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An equal hour south of Zadar and north of Split on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia, the tiny town of Skradin shelters a diverse fleet of vessels in it’s Krka river harbour. Fishermen tend their nets in the town, their catch coming from the rich mix of ocean and river waters, while mega yachts moor …

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Sicily’s Scenic Southern Corner Revealed

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Driving in Sicily can be challenging. Much to my dismay as chief navigator, I discovered how easy it was to become lost, even when using a GPS as well as a paper map. Keeping in mind that trips can take much longer than anticipated, it is a most enjoyable way to explore and reveal this scenic …

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Australia is a bloody big country

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Marty and I have travelled around Australia.  Not in one long drive, but a bit here and a bit there, mostly in Queensland because that is where we live. We’ve lived in Perth the Capital of Western Australia, but those were pre-blogging and pre-digital days so the photographic proof is sketchy to non-existent. Landing there …

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Over the border into Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor

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Sitting at the cafe on Crkvina Hill in Trebinje in Bosnia (BiH), savouring the last of our coffee and the view, we cajoled ourselves into moving.  It was time to leave Bosnia and East Herzegovina and head to the Montenegro Border and that day’s destination in the Bay of Kotor. But there was one last thing …

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Following the Yellow Bus to Trebinje BiH

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Updated May 2018. Like Dorothy in the Land of Oz, we followed the yellow brick road bus from Ljubinje to Trebinje BiH (Bosnia), in the far south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. BiH Country Code What does BiH mean in Text? Most foreigners say Bosnia, others Bosnia and Herzegovina, but BiH is the official three letter Country …

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Trinity Beach Cairns and Beyond in Tropical North Queensland

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Updated May 2018. Imagine absorbing the sights and sounds of a world heritage rainforest, stalking Nemo through a myriad of brilliant coral formations, or wiggling your toes into golden grains of sand at Trinity Beach Cairns and beyond. This and so much more awaits in Tropical North Queensland. Palm Trees, Blue Skies and dreamy Aqua …

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The Surprising Neretva River in Bosnia

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Before crossing the border from Croatia into Bosnia on our 10 Weeks in Europe 2015, we stopped for supplies in Metković. We’d driven our rental vehicle south from Split along the Croatian coastline to Ploče where we left the coast and headed toward Metković. It was an surprising landscape of water, land, crops and more …

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Townsville to Gold Coast by Caravan and WikiCamps Australia

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We arrived home from holidays and instead of moping around for weeks afterward like I usually do, I was quite excited. As you may have guessed there were travel related reasons for this behavious. We took delivery of a brand new caravan just before we went overseas and there it was, all tucked up in …

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