Twenty miles across the river from Buenos Aires is Uruguay. We were told it makes a perfect day trip from Argentina, so we got to the port at silly o’clock in the morning and bought a ferry ticket. We boarded the 8am ferry and set out across Río de la Plata, one of the widest estuaries in the world. After finding the only two egg … Continue reading Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Dubrovnik has to be one of the most picturesque towns in the world. The walled Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a charming rabbit warren of cobbled passageways, shady squares and occasional glimpses of the glistening Adriatic Sea. We stayed in an Airbnb on a quiet street a few steps from the wall of the town. The apartment’s balcony offered a view over the terracotta roofs … Continue reading Dubrovnik, Croatia
When Nicola and I told people we were visiting Montenegro, pretty much no one knew where it was. Someone thought it was a Caribbean island (it’s not). To show people where we were going, I showed them a photo of the Bay of Kotor. It is simply stunning; an almost undiscovered Nordic fjord in the south of Europe. We stayed in a small hotel in … Continue reading Perast, Montenegro
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