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Travel is what stirs my heart and soul with joy and happiness. It makes me richer with the gathering of knowledge about other countries...
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Travel Is My Passion
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Yes! Travel is my passion. Pack a suitcase, close the door on the airplane, take off and dream. From my earliest travel days as a travel consultant at Warner Bros. Studios at Hoffman Travel in Los Angeles, California my adventures unfolded. I invite you to explore my site, learn about my passions, follow my dreams and hopefully you will be inspired, excited and start making plans to discover the world with me.
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Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb
Looking like a fortress with it's cupolas and majestic arcades, Mirogoi Cemetery is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Europe dating...
Zagreb, The Capital of Croatia
After an amazing summer visiting the southern coast and islands of Croatia, Zagreb was an exciting city to visit before going home to the...
Visit to Trogir
Having left the island of Brac, our next stop was the small town of Trogir. Located very close to Split Airport, it was the perfect stop...
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Words cannot describe the beauty of this park with 16 beautiful lakes of crystal clear, blue-green water, connected by cascading,...
Days of Summer
Regretfully, they are coming to an end. It's hard to believe we have been in Croatia almost three months. I have loved the time here in...
A Day in Stomorska
I love my morning coffee in Stomorska, watching the boats leave for another day of adventure and those coming in to dock for the night....
Rest Time In Sucuraj
Jamie and I had decided we didn't want to be part of the crowded party scene of Hvar so we found an airbnb in the little village of...
Blue Cave Adventure
The Blue Cave is located on the eastern side of the island of Biseovo next to the island of Vis near the village of Komiza. They say it...
The Island of Brac
Dubrovnik was such a wonderful experience, I will definitely return another time to explore the city further. After our five day stay,...
Cable Car Over Dubrovnik
While Jamie recovered from our walking tour of the Old City Walls at the Grand Villa Argentina Hotel ( which I highly recommend if...
The City Walls of Dubrovnik
When I was in Dubrovnik, almost 30 years ago, I didn't walk the City Walls surrounding the Old Town and I have regretted it ever since....
Beach Day!
Jamie and I had to check out of our airbnb in Dubrovnik at 10am and with a ferry leaving for the Island if Brac at 4pm...we had hours to...
Island of Lokrum
Lokrum is a ten minute water taxi ride departing from the old port of Dubrovnik costing approx. $35.00 including taxi and entrance fee to...
Montenegro
Before traveling to Croatia, I read that Montenegro was a beautiful country for retirement and an expat could live there very...
Off to Dubrovnik!
Our time in Korcula sadly, came to an end but what an ending it was! My friends Brock and Ramon arrived from Los Angeles and Jamie...
The Island of Badija
We found the perfect day trip to escape the summer crowds of Korcula. Badija is the largest of the archipelago islands of Korcula. It's ...
The Island of Vis
Once I had settled in the village of Stomorska on the island of Solta for a couple weeks, I decided it was time to expand my horizons and...
Odysseus Cave Excursion
Yesterday we did an all day boat excursion to the Odysseus Cave on the island of Mljet which included two other stops. The trip was...
Vela Luka for the day!
Yesterday we set out on a day trip by bus to Vela Luka which is on the opposite side of the island on the western tip about 90 mins....