Author Archives: Varya

Montenegro has had a bloody history and only became an independent country in 2006.  Engaged in warfare back to the Middle Ages, it also had a hard time in the… Read more »

The old City of Dubrovnick still stands surrounded by high walls but our guide informs us that it has been a struggle to keep it a living city. Its inhabitants… Read more »

We leave Split, once again with our excellent driver Marin, and our van carries us along on a sunny morning to the small town of Ston, known to be one… Read more »

The city of Split has long been at a critical crossroads of world history with access across the Adriatic from Italy,   Our wonderful Hotel Fermai, a restored mansion, is… Read more »

Our lovely Hotel Lyra has a telescope and outside patio to see the stars at night but on a cloud filled evening that does us little good.  But the morning… Read more »

At the moment it is pouring in the true sense of the word — a straight flood of water coming right at us as we speed on the highway toward… Read more »

Although little known to us insulated Americans, Slovenia contains the largest karst limestone cave system in Europe with 15 miles of tunnels.  We leave Ljubjana to be at the Postjna… Read more »

We head off today for the Julian Alps and Lake Bled, stopping first on the way at the historic village of Škofja Loka, the most preserved medieval town in Slovenia…. Read more »

Ljubljana:   What a gentle urban center! Set around a flowing river, it is probably one of the most beautiful capital cites in the world, a university town with the… Read more »

Entering once more into the adventure of travel, this time with my friends Jack and Melanie. Join me as I explore the Balkan world of Slovenia and Croatia with Roundabout… Read more »