A visit to Ulcinj, Montenegro I was totally engrossed in the magnificent scenery on our way from Dubrovnik to Montenegro. It became even more stunning as we progressed southward. What a coastline! I vaguely remember the border crossing, and I did sit up and take notice when, according to Google Maps, we appeared to be in the middle of the Bay of Kotor. Oh, we were on a ferry. Cool! Otherwise, I have a hazy recollection of Her Ladyship freaking…
Plomin and Rabac, Istria, Croatia It was hilarious watching Her Ladyship trying to figure out which shower block was the ladies’ in the campsite in Bojnice in Slovakia. The signage there was hilarious too… I wouldn’t be surprised if our current Croatian campsite has showers for bicycles. It has miniature bathrooms for kids. It even has dog showers, for goodness sake. I wonder if it has seagull showers? What am I saying? Who cares anyway? The main thing is, we…
Slovak Paradise National Park Hikes, Spis Castle It’s a miracle! The Oldies are walking on water. They finally bit the bullet and joined the hardy hikers on a couple of gorge walks in the Slovak Paradise National Park. Their first was the Zejmarska roklina gorge near Dedinky. I bet they chose this one because they had been told it was the shortest of the gorge walks. What they only realised afterwards was that ‘shortest’ certainly didn’t mean either easiest or…
Podlesok and Levoca, Slovakia We are moving westwards, our next stop being in Podlesok in the High Tatra region. This campsite has got to have one of the best views ever! I feel like I should rechristen the High Tatras the ‘High Hatras’. They wear a hat of clouds each morning, but when they finally peek (or should that be peak?) out from under their wispy headgear, they display their full magnificence to the world. The campsite is located in…
Day trip to Uzhhorod, Ukraine From our base in Snina, we are so close to the Ukrainian border that the Dynamic Duo couldn’t resist the temptation to a slip over on a day trip. Crossing the border turned out to be quite an experience in itself. It took a solid hour. The Ukrainian officials were friendly enough though. One spoke good English and was all smiles when she saw Her Ladyship’s Irish passport. ‘Ah, you’ve got that funny language with…