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127 Articles

BlogBudgetCroatiaIsland Cruise

How much I spent on my Croatian Island Cruise

Lenny June 30, 2017 Croatia, Cruise Leave a Comment 1944 Views

This was an unplanned addition to my itinerary. I was investigating day trips to a couple of places I wanted to visit and I landed up on a website which mentioned a seven-day island cruise (taking in two of...

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Croatian Island Cruise #4: Brač-Trogir

Lenny June 29, 2017 Brac, Cruise, Trogir Leave a Comment 2055 Views

Day 7: Brač-Trogir The final port of call for my cruise was Trogir where we got to spend some free time and then one final night on the boat. I wrote a post called “Lost in Mostar” but my second time...

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Croatian Island Cruise #3: Mljet-Makarska-Pučišća (Brac)

Lenny June 27, 2017 Brac, Cruise, Makarska, Mljet Leave a Comment 1877 Views

Day 5: Mljet-Makarska The boat set off bright and early in the morning on the five-hour journey to Makarska. We paused for two hours within a secluded bay and we were the only boat in sight. It’s always good...

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Croatian Island Cruise #2: Dubrovnik-Mljet

Lenny June 25, 2017 Cruise, Dubrovnik, Mljet Leave a Comment 2001 Views

Day 4: Dubrovnik-Mljet As there were generally a number of boats moored each night, they tended to moor alongside one another and you had to walk across other people’s boats to get to your own. For some reason, I...

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Croatian Island Cruise #1: Split-Hvar-Korčula-Dubrovnik

Lenny June 23, 2017 Cruise, Dubrovnik, Hvar, Korcula, Split Leave a Comment 1998 Views

One good thing about getting so behind with my blogging is that I get to go back and remember the cool things I’ve done. I’m going to pick things up where I left off and the story of the cruise...

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How much I spent in Split

Lenny June 21, 2017 Croatia, Split Leave a Comment 1965 Views

Split was definitely better value that Dubrovnik and, as I stayed away from the very touristy places down on the Riva, I found some pretty good value meals, even in the Old Town. Accommodation Captain’s Guest Rooms (4 nights): €165...

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Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Lenny June 18, 2017 Lakes, Plitvice, Waterfalls Leave a Comment 2267 Views

With all the travel stuff I read and look at, Plitvice Lakes has been calling my name for a while. The pictures I’d seen were simply spectacular and I loved the images of the wooden walkways meandering their way...

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Split, Croatia

Lenny June 15, 2017 Croatia, Ice cream, Luka, Split Leave a Comment 2242 Views

Split has a totally different feel to Dubrovnik. Less of a fairy tale and more a melding of history and modern life. There is a substantial Old Town built around the Roman ruins of the Diocletian’s Palace, and more of...

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Getting comfortable

Lenny June 14, 2017 Leave a Comment 1775 Views

There is so much discussion nowadays about levels of comfort whilst traveling, especially with regards to seat pitch on aircraft. The general consensus is, that in order to cram as many seats onto planes as possible, passengers are losing out...

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How much I spent in Mostar

Lenny June 5, 2017 Mostar Leave a Comment 2181 Views

I’d already noticed that Montenegro was cheaper than Croatia; Bosnia and Herzegovina turned out to be even better value. It meant that I had a lovely time in Mostar because I really didn’t have to think about what I...

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Current and upcoming trips

  • Geneva, CH ~ April 7-16, 2026
  • Lugano, CH ~ April 17-22, 2026
  • Geneva, CH ~ April 23, 2026
  • Haute-Savoie, FR ~ April 24-26, 2026
  • Geneva, CH ~ April 26-May 1, 2026
  • Home ~ May 2, 2026
  • Glasgow, UK ~ May 3, 2026
  • Home ~ May 4-18, 2026
  • London, UK ~ May 19-21, 2026
  • Manchester, UK ~ June 4, 2026
  • Ireland ~ June 5-25, 2026
  • Manchester, UK ~ June 26, 2026
  • Sheffield, UK - June 27, 2026
  • Home ~ June 28-July 1, 2026
  • Manchester, UK ~ July 2, 2026
  • London, UK ~ July 5-7, 2026
  • Disneyland Paris, FR ~ July 27-29, 2026
  • Reims, FR ~ July 30-August 1, 2026
  • London, UK ~ August 6-9, 2026
  • Manchester, UK ~ August 28-29, 2026
  • Manchester, UK ~ September 19, 2026
  • Geneva, CH ~ October 1, 2026
  • Paris, FR ~ October 2-4, 2026  
  • Porto, PT ~ October 23-25, 2026
  • Manchester, UK ~ November 7, 2026

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