MarkFeb 11, 20196 minVerdun - and the surrounding WW1 sitesThe beginning of November and we pull into Verdun, a city known most for the battle of Verdun, the longest of all the battles of World Wa...
MarkJan 27, 20193 minInto France - Colmar & StrasbourgAfter visiting family in Germany we made our way back into France. This was the end of October and perfect fall timing for us to schedul...
TinaJan 14, 20191 minFamily Visit - Part II - TettnangWe left Switzerland to head north to visit relatives from my mom’s side in Tettnang, Germany. Visiting Tettnang is always special for me,...
TinaJan 11, 20193 minBetween Family Visits - Liechtenstein and SwitzerlandAfter our family visit with my cousin and headed south instead of East, as Mark wanted to see Liechtenstein and I thought he should see a...
TinaJan 9, 20192 minFamily Visit - Part I - MunichA nice part of the year long travel is knowing we will stop and see family/friends along the way and Munich was just that, a nice welcome...
MarkJan 6, 20193 minThe Grossglockner and then onward through AustriaFrom touring the battlefields of the Isonzo front of WWI we felt that needed a break before we headed into France and Belgium for what wo...
MarkJan 1, 20193 minFrom Bled to the dead, the WW1 sites of the Julian AlpsLeaving Bled we headed north, the plan to spend a bit of time touring the memorials and open air museums left over from the first world w...
MarkDec 18, 20183 minBled and a few bottles of wineBled in Slovenia is one of those perfectly lovely locations that really needs to be visited to grasp just how amazing it really is. I kn...
TinaDec 5, 20184 minLjubljana, a very worthwhile city to visit.A city I have wanted to visit for a while and although somewhat new in terms of tourism from North America, it has gained quite the momen...
MarkNov 25, 20182 minPostojna CaveIf you're going to Slovenia changes are that you'll hit Ljubljana and Bled, but a location that shouldn't be missed is heading down to Po...
TinaNov 19, 20183 minRovinj - a little gem in IisteriaWhen I first heard about this area it was years ago from a dear friend Lidia Varesco who had visited this area with her family. When we t...
TinaNov 14, 20183 minZadar - A week to stop, take a breath and enjoy CroatiaAs much as we keep saying we will slow down from our travels we haven’t quite mastered it yet. So, we decided Zadar seemed like a place w...
MarkNov 12, 20186 minKrka and Plitvicka - 2 of Croatia's National ParksCroatia is known for a few things, an amazing coastline dotted with old walled cities, beautiful islands to get away and potentially part...
TinaNov 6, 20183 minSplit, Croatia - You can see it in a dayDriving from Jajce, Bosnia to Split took about 3 hours and luckily the border crossing was quick seamless. This is the third time we have...
MarkOct 31, 20184 minHidden Bosnia - Travnik and JajceWe left Sarajevo heading north to spend a few additional nights in Bosnia & Herzegovina. There is a lot to see in this country, we barel...
MarkOct 21, 20186 minSarajevo, where it all beganSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - the capital of the country. The city that I would have said was the city best know as the flashpoint ...
MarkOct 13, 20183 minPlužine - leaving MontenegroA real quick post on heading out from our 5 nights in Kotor, Montenegro. Our next stop was in Bosnia and Herzegovina, destination Saraje...
TinaOct 10, 20185 minKotor- Everything we hoped it would beNot counting the 5 days we enjoyed with friends Elaine and Sharon, after Budva we felt it seemed appropriate to have another 5 days to ta...
TinaOct 6, 20182 minBudva, Montenegro - a city worth visitingMontenegro was a fascinating country, part of Yugoslavia before the Homeland war, and a country we had wanted to visit. Similar in some w...
MarkOct 5, 20182 minThe vacation holiday in KupariAfter we left Elaine and Sharon in Dubrovnik, we headed south to Montenegro, but first we felt that we deserved a stop in the luxury reso...