Where in the World is Jim?

I love the sunset hour or as my friend Ash calls it, "the golden hour". I love the calmness of the sun setting, hearing the sound of the...

I was so excited to return to the island of Solta. Getting off the ferry in Rogac, I took the bus to Stomorska which is about a 20 minute...

My friend Steve was able to find a nonstop flight from Barcelona to Split, so he and Archie came to Sutivan for three days. ...

After a fast and furious trip to Italy, I was looking forward to the calm and peace of Sutivan on the island of Brac. I took the ferry...

You cannot get off the train in Sorrento without Dean Martin singing in your head, O Sole Mio orThat's Amore.! With lemon trees lining...

In every sense of the word , Florence truly is delicious. The food, the people, the architecture, the shopping, and everything Florence...

My friend Steve who also lives in Palm Springs is spending the summer in Barcelona. We decided we would meet each other in Italy for a...

As my time comes to an end here in Rovinj, I have to say I have had a fantastic 2 weeks discovering this gem of a town. I was a bit put...

I booked a one day Istria tour with Viator, a TripAdvisor tour company that I have used several times in my journeys. The tour included...

Rovinj is the second most visited town in Croatia, Dubrovnik being the first. They say there are over 100,000 tourists in the country at...

I have heard throughout my traveling that Rovinj is a beautiful, romantic city. I can attest to it being a beautiful city, and I can...

I have settled into a nice routine in Pula and find it very calm and relaxing. I guess it can be said life is easy here. I have...

After a short, forty-five minute flight from Zagreb, I arrived at the small airport of Pula on the southernmost Istria peninsula. Istria...

I was excited to begin my Croatian summer again in the capital city of Zagreb. Just a short hour and thirty minute flight from Paris,...

I would first like to apologize to those who subscribe to my blog. I suddenly realize that every time I write a blog and it may not be...

With only a couple more days left in Porto, I asked Cleiton to take me to a nearby beach. For two Euros we took the bus to Villa Nova de...

After a few days exploring Porto and getting my daily steps in, I decided to do a little exploring outside of the city. The Douro valley...

Leaving Jamie to adapt to her new life, I headed to Porto to visit my friend Cleiton. Porto from Lisbon is approximately 3 1/2 hours by...

I arrived in Lisbon a week before Jamie made her move. I was staying in a nice Air B&B in Chiado Square which was 20 minutes from her...

Volunteering out of the way, I was ready for my trip to Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. I planned to spend the month of March in Europe with...