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Croatia: the Dubrovnik wall: “Matching hats ….”, Napoleon

There were a couple things scheduled for our first day –Walk the gigantic wall surrounding the old city of Dubrovnik. (Game of Thrones fans, take note.) –Take the cable car up to the top of the cliff over Dubrovnik, where … Continue reading

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Croatia: Arrival, Dubrovnik

My cousin Rachel and I started discussing going to Croatia at a Thanksgiving about 15 years ago. Then the economy crashed, I lost my job, moved into freelance, and there went THAT plan. (We’ve joked ever since, “We should have … Continue reading

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What Country, Friends, Is This?

It’s Croatia. Or … Illyria, in answer to the question in the subject line, Viola’s question at the start of Twelfth Night. I’ve wanted to come here my whole life. So here I am. Tooling up the Dalmatian Coast. Swimming … Continue reading

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