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Russia Looms Large in Former Eastern Bloc

Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland It’s been nearly a year since our trip through several former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries. Despite that, the region’s overriding concern remains what we witnessed firsthand: the quickly escalating threat of the Soviet Union’s corpse and former KGB and current Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intent to violently resurrect …

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Inundated in Italy: tourist crowds pack the Amalfi coast

The travel industry is in overdrive in 2022, and it is not handling it well. Flight cancelations, lost luggage and airline employee shortages are throwing wrenches left and right into long-dreamed-of post-pandemic travel plans. Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast was apparently much lusted after, as an always popular destination. But currently, it’s 50% more popular. Folks …

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Feeling a Little Fuel-less: How NOT to see Croatia

This PROBABLY could have happened anywhere, but it left us with a clear new first-order-of-business action when entering a taxi/Uber/Lyft/private car: CHECK THE GAS TANK LEVEL. Stunning Dubrovnik, Croatia, was a can’t-miss for our friends who had never been. We made it a priority. So after deboarding our yacht north of Split, the six of …

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Travel in amazing Africa: transported to the golden era of train travel

If you want an incredible anniversary experience, we have a very good suggestion: Rovos Rail. This was our 20th wedding anniversary celebration and we wanted it to be very special. So how does this grab you: A steam engine and rail cars perfectly restored to their pre-1940s-era splendor taking you from Zimbabwe through Botswana and …

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Travel to Morocco: splash of color, taste of mint, kiss on the cheek

We’ve stopped off the Kingdom of Morocco’s National-8 road, traveling through the Middle Atlas Mountains.  N-8 – alternately paved, dirt, gravel and two, four and ONE lane – is an experience. In some areas, cantaloupe-sized rocks are used like traffic cones and are strewn randomly to restrict traffic, which occasionally includes donkeys and horse carts. …

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