[Note: if you’re looking for a knowledgable linguistic or phonological discussion here you would do well to skip this post.] Croatian spelling is, to an American eye, missing something. Like vowels. This could be because it’s characteristic of the Eastern … Continue reading
The sun was rising over the water again on Thursday morning as we ate breakfast and caught another ferry—the 8:30 AM ferry across the narrow straits from Orebic to the island of Korcula. We drove to the little town of … Continue reading
On Wednesday we had a ferry to catch at precisely 12:30 PM in Sucuraj on the far end of Hvar Island, and a 52 km bike ride to get there, so we packed, loaded and transferred out of Hvar Town … Continue reading
Post by Betsy Jack and I talked about a European vacation with cycling friends. One option —- river boat or mini-cruise ships going island-hopping —- didn’t appeal to me with my propensity for motion sickness and claustrophobia. A linear bike … Continue reading
We woke up at the Adriana Hotel to another day of picture-perfect weather and stumbled downstairs to one of the classiest and most complete breakfasts we had ever seen—6 kinds of granola, 6 different milks, fruit smoothies, etc. Mike promised … Continue reading