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Day 21 6 June 2023. Korcula – Wine Tasting Smokvica & Lumbarda

We had a wine tour late morning/early afternoon, the timing turned out to be a good thing. Just after we finished breakfast the heavens opened up and the wind began to blow and visibility reduced dramatically. We were in our … Continue reading

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Day 20 5 June 2023. Korcula

We had, yes you guessed it, another slow start to our day. After breakfast we went for a walk along the foreshore away from the old Walled town, around a point just to the north of us. It was mostly … Continue reading

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Day 19 4 June 2023 Dubrovnik to Korcula

0We were picked up at 2pm and were at the wharf by 2:15pm. There was no signage anywhere, and 3 catamarans tied up at the wharf. One was loading, the other two were deserted. I asked at a ticket kiosk … Continue reading

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Day 18 3 June 2023 Dubrovnik

Another slow start to the day. Breakfast around 8:30am. Deb decided she wanted a slow day with her book, yesterday was a pretty big day. We had planned, today was a designated leisure day, or do whatever we wanted sort … Continue reading

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Day17 2 June 2023. Montenegro and Kotor

An early start today. Breakfast 6.30am, picked up 7:30am by Baldo and on our way to Montenegro. During the trip we were given a bit of information about Croatia and Montenegro. • In Croatia everyone refers to the Covid-19 pandemic … Continue reading

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Day 16 1 June 2023 Athens to Dubrovnik

I had a restless night with not too much sleep, Deb did a lot better than me. We had our alarms set for 5:15am, I hate alarms, can never sleep when we have them set. Anyway…… , we awoke at … Continue reading

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Day 15. 31 May 2023. Santorini to Athens and “Our Thoughts on Greece”

We had a very slow morning, a long breakfast, took in the last of the view, pack, checkout and wait for our ride to the airport. We couldn’t get a late checkout, so we waited in reception from 11am for … Continue reading

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Day 14. 30 May 2023 Oia, Santorini

A lazy day, we woke late, had a late breakfast and then relaxed, enjoying our surroundings. The cruise ships continue to visit down the coast at Thira, the sea is deep blue, the temperature is warm, blue skies with a … Continue reading

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Day 13 29 May 2023 Santorini and a Wine Tour

We had a quiet day, our food and wine tour didn’t start until 3:30pm. So we had a late breakfast, I added photos to yesterday’s blog post (was way too late to do it last night!), and then I went … Continue reading

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Day 12 29 May 2033 Santorini & Sunset Cruise

You may not know it, but Santorini is said to be the location of Atlantis, if you want to find out a bit more I have tried to distil the myth and origins of the story. See the end of … Continue reading

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