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Ten Weeks in Europe 2015

Cheap and Free Things to do in Split Croatia

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In the town of Split on the Dalmatian cost of Croatia it is possible to step through a gateway in a modern bustling city into a Roman Palace built in 305AD. Palaces usually summon expensive thoughts, but it costs nothing to enter the palace in Split, making it the best of the free things to …

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Explore Split Croatia Beaches and Cycle around Marjan Split Croatia

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The most southern region of Croatia’s coastline holds the stunning Dalmatian coast with the glittering islands near Split Croatia off-shore. Croatians love sun, beaches and swimming and gravitate to the ocean whenever they can. Some visitors treat Split as a mere stepping off point for the islands, but it is a beautiful and exciting town …

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Krka Versus Plitvice Lakes National Park Croatia

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Krka National Park is accessible by bus, car or boat and we chose the boat trip which departs from Skradin, a downstream port on the Krka River. Krka is a karst travertine river system whose waterfalls rival those of the Plitvice Lakes for beauty, with the added benefit of far less visitors. We caught the …

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Be seduced by the Croatian river port of Skradin

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An equal hour south of Zadar and north of Split on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia, the tiny town of Skradin shelters a diverse fleet of vessels in it’s Krka river harbour. Fishermen tend their nets in the town, their catch coming from the rich mix of ocean and river waters, while mega yachts moor …

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Nebotičnik Skyscraper and a walk in Park Tivoli Ljubljana

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Ljubljana produced some beautiful days during our late May – days that invited a stroll in Park Tivoli Ljubljana or enjoying the views from the iconic Neboticnik Skyscraper. We arrived in the Capital of Slovenia without pre-conceived travel plans. The one thing I had in mind, a possible visit to Metelkova squat, with it’s quirky graffiti, …

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Top Things to See in Ljubljana

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Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, is an easy place to visit. Pronounced Lub-lee-arna, this University town has a relaxed atmosphere, an old town that’s picture perfect and a Friday food festival that draws the locals out to soak up the sunshine, eat, drink and socialise. Venture along the river away from the Triple Bridge …

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Is the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento Sicily really in a valley?

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The so called Valley of the Temples in south-western Sicily sprawls along the ridge tops near the town of Agrigento. The ridge falls away to valleys on both sides, one lush green and treed toward the town and another over brown then manicured fields to the ocean. On this side the fields are divided by …

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Fort George and beyond on Vis Island Croatia

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Fort George was built in 1812 as the British answer to Napoleon’s advances in the Mediterranean. I doubt that Captain Henryson and his band of Vis Islanders imagined, when constructing the fort, that within a few years the British would abandon it and some two hundred years later it would be operating as an events …

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