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The Show From Lightning Laced Komiza Skies To Crazy Konoba Locals.
/2 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanThere’s not much to do in Komiza, save day trips by boat to nearby islands, eating, drinking, and wandering the maze of walkways that creep up the hillside. Tour operators tout a short trip to an uninhabited island that has a unique ‘blue cave.’ I make a note to consider this excursion tomorrow morning. After […]
Get Me Far Away From Split. The Ferry to Vis and Ride To Komiza.
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanLast night during my last supper here in Split, I honed down the growing grudge forming in my psyche. With Bokeria manager Marko shouting down the walkway after being turned away by the hostess, “fully booked.” They find a lone stool and seat me at the bar. Moments later, with a glass of chilled posip […]
From Paganism To Catholicism: What A Long Strange Split It’s Been
/4 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanI’m moving on and soon away from Split. With fewer kilograms to carry on my bike, I’ll feel peppier, more agile, and free. Right? So, F••k the hooligans who stole my things, it’s time to journey on. But before I motor on, I want to explore one of the most important and surviving Roman-era buildings […]
Croatia Sucks. Sorrowful, Sick, & Shameful Split And Its Hajduk Hooligans
/24 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanToday I wake up late. Perhaps I should train better for these all-nighters and hanging with locals until 4:30 AM evenings. I pull myself out of bed and down the stairs a little after noon. The sleep served me well. I feel good, energized and not slow at all. When I walk over to my […]
Riding Dalmatia, The Croatian Coast to Split
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanThough I would later regret my decision, I take the ferry from Trpanj to Ploce and ride to Split along the coast. Someone talked me out of taking the ship to Korcula, and then from there take another ferry to Split. “Are you here to ride or get ferried around in boats?” the local guide […]
The Dingac Tunnel & Beyond
/1 Comment/in Croatia, Europe, lost, Travelogue /by allanFor a small country, Croatia has so much for me to explore—and learn. Leaving Orebic in my rearview mirror behind, I head toward Dingač, the infamous and inhospitable wine region southeast of here. With my eye on research for my new book, I cannot leave the Peljesac peninsula until I’ve seen Dingac and its steep […]
From Postup To Orebic & The Boutique Adriatic Hotel
/0 Comments/in Croatia, Europe, Travelogue /by allanI usually travel with no plans, no reservations, and no itinerary. So today after packing up, at the suggestion of Antonio and Sabina of the Holiday Adriatic Resort and Mikulic Boutique Winery, I motored my way northwest toward the end of the peninsula to Orebic where the Mikulic family operates a bouquet hotel and a […]