International Guests at Stara Vila
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We meet our fellow guests at the villa over a long and leisurely breakfast in the garden and we truly are an international crowd: Francois and John from Paris (John via the US),...
In This Special Garden
Our breakfasts continue long and leisurely in this special garden and courtyard here at Stara Vila. Duscha serves up lovely food starting at 10 and unless anyone has anything pressing to do, we all linger until 11:30 or so,...
Lounging on the Dalmatian Coast: Around Primošten, Croatia
Thursday, August 5th, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We awake to rain this morning which forces our courtyard breakfast into Duscha’s kitchen. The cloudy rain blows away around noon and leaves a sunny, warm day. We begin to do a little...
A Day In Split: On the Steps of Diocletian’s Palace
We decide to drive to Split today to see the city, and if we can, to try and update followsummer.com. It has been 8 or 9 days since we updated and I am feeling a little guilty. We have been able to pick up and send email, but...
No Hotel Reservations on a Friday Night in Istria
Friday, August 13th, 2004: Opatija, Croatia N 45 E 014 Primošten to Opatija: 338 kilometres We are travelling along the Croatian coast line in the area known as Istria. This is a beautiful peninsula that reaches south from the...
Traveling on a Whim and Without Direction
We have no certain travel strategy for the next few days other than a very rough plan that brings us to Trieste, Italy and our flight to London on August 18th. I realize that this puts some additional and undue stress on our...
A Last Minute, Surprise Hotel Booking
Sunday, August 15th, 2004: Poreč, Croatia N 45 E 013 Pula to Poreč: 68 kilometres Yesterday in Pula, Greg updated the website while I did research on various things, such as where the airport in Trieste is (it isn’t – it’s...
Typical Tourists: A Walkabout in London
Friday, August 20th, 2004: London, England The sun is shining – clouds briefly flit across it, but the umbrellas we carry as we walk southwest from Islington are not used today. Greg says that he has never been to Buckingham...
London: The Flower and Plant Stalls of Columbia Road
Today is our last full day in London. We sleep in, then linger over the Sunday Times and coffee. Much to our surprise, we find an article by Barbara Amiel, our own Lady Black. We ask Neil if the Blacks have been “rehabilitated”...
A Stop Over in Languedoc-Roussillon
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004: St Jean de la blaquiere, France Languedoc-Roussillon N 43 E 003 Nice to St. Jean de la Blaquiere: 396 kilometres Barcelona is a longer drive than we had expected and before we leave Nice we decide to...