Monthly Archives: June 2017

Every holiday the Pennington siblings are faced with a major dilemma- what do you get the man who has everything he wants? 2 awesome son-in-law’s? Checked those off in November and May. A DNA test proving they didn’t switch you … Continue reading →

I have always considered myself fairly well educated with a solid grasp of history.  LOL Georgia, this small but proud little country, showed me how little of this world I have really been exposed to.  I still believe I have … Continue reading →

Unwittingly I have created an itinerary into the hills and mountains of Azerbaijan that followed the exact same route that the famous French novelist Dumas traveled 164 years ago.  The author of great action novels like “The Count of Monte … Continue reading →

Well after flying from Nicosia to Istanbul in the late evening then spending the last hours of June the 8th and the wee hours of the 9th in the Istanbul airport with half the Muslims in the world (all in … Continue reading →

  Well it had to happen sooner or later.  I found a location with little or no redeeming social value.  If you can imagine the absolute worst elements of every beach tourist trap in Florida then cherry pick the worst … Continue reading →

After a short two hour drive from Koper, Slovenia we arrived at the  Venice Marco Polo Airport.  I was feeling better, the group was worn out but healthy and ready to go home, but the car will need a little … Continue reading →

Feeling significantly stronger and better after my saline rehydration and a good night’s sleep in Rovinj – we struck out for Porec.  Porec’s primary claim to fame is it’s incredible Basilica of Euphrasius.  And it certainly lives up to it’s … Continue reading →

Unfortunately there is not a lot about either Pula or Rovinj that I can tell you beyond the condition of their bathrooms and Pula’s two 1950s era “One Flew Over The KooKoos Nest Hospitals.  By the time I pulled into … Continue reading →

IMG_2007 Zadar ranks right up there with Riga and Dubrovnik on the coolest place to hang out meter.  The ancient city has it all – Roman ruins, Byzantine Architecture, a Venetian flare, friendly and laid back natives, great food, super … Continue reading →

Split was an interesting and picturesque little city but I’m glad to be moving on.  Our next stop was a pretty little medieval island/walled town just a few kilometers north of Split.  We arrived on a Sunday morning and had … Continue reading →