We are off to see The Old (walled) City in Dubrovnik after a 2 hr 45 min ride again through two border crossings. (We were in a long queue for the crossings this time.) Coming down toward the city brought a splendid view of where we were headed. It seemed as if we were entering The wall with a thousand of our not so close friends, speaking a variety of languages. (It's the holiday season here now.) We climbed up to the top of the wall to spectacular views of th...

I'm on the plane winging my way to Dubrovnik, Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. (Location is east of Italy on the west coast of Croatia.) From the airport we--Midge Verplank, Dave Horning, Carol Berry, Ginny and Ray Lovett, and me--travel to the marina in Tivat, Montenegro where we board Sundowner our "home away from home". Midge tells us the port is in a lovely town with many restaurants. (I'm sampling a Croatian red wine now that is very nice and will be better out ...