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Speaking as a Spanish Señor of mature years, I have advised ML to skip the tower experience you describe because my four leeeeeetle legs cannot hold her up if she goes toppling over. Much better to stay on the ground where already today I found two pieces of deleeeeecious bread and then two...

We’re pretty much at the end of Croatia after Korčula, but it’s quite a drive back up north and I have a lot of time, so we’ll retrace our steps a bit and do some stops at my favorite places along the way. So 1-2 nights near Šibenik (not to return to the city but see some coastal villages) and...

I understand the ‘must see’ feeling, especially when it’s someplace quite far away you’re traveling to. I’ve taken a lot of flack for not wanting to go to the lakes or any other national parks on this trip. They are a very big deal down here and it makes sense you made such a big effort to get...

ML and I ran into the owner/host walking into town and ML asked if we could stay until Monday. The nice host lady kept saying, “Stay as long as you want, the season is over, no one else comes, so who cares? Stay as long as you want!” She was saying this in a nice way, as in “You are welcome as...

It’s so appreciated after the last three days! Where we were as fine - I mean it’s only for a few days. But it was so tiny that Carbón and I kept tripping over each other. He learned just to jump straight into bed from the front door and stay there unless dinner was on. 😬 We would have been...

All settled into our apartment in Korčula. The host was super kind: I’d booked a sea view studio and she initially let us into that apartment (it was small but very nice), then as I was unloading the car, said, “Why don’t you take the big apartment, same price. No one is here, it’s the end of...

TARDIS is in the ferry queue for Korčula!

Congratulations! I’ll have a look - I’ve never heard of the 2 5 diet.

Yeah, it’s really no fun for him. I took him in at 7:00 this morning to avoid the crowds but instead we had torrential rain, which he hates. It lessened but by that time the crowds were back. It’s such a pretty town but I’ve never been someplace that felt so overtouristed - and that includes...

Ok, I’m not doing that! 🫣 With the exception of the stretch between Pula and Zadar, I’ve stuck to the non-toll roads (so no motorway) because (1) I’m cheap, (2) I have time, and (3) I like to see all the little towns along the way and not just see the motorway. The local roads rarely get above...

They charge a permanent surcharge if you are overweight at the time of taking out the insurance. doesn’t matter if you lose weight later, for as long as you are insured by any German company, you’ll pay an extra EUR140 per month. I wasn’t having that so knocked out the surcharge in September...

So glad to hear the antibiotics worked and she’s had more bright days. Here’s to waggy Poppy tail! ❤️

Amigos, a few photos of our adventures exploring Dubrovnik today. It was an interesting day because it started with the TARDIS being threatened to be towed away by the policia, then me not being allowed on the bus, but then we said, “Pfft! Who cares, let us go be tourists!” We had mucho company...

So maaaany swear words! All coming from ML in that whisper under your breath way she does so only I hear them! It is wrong, I am a sensitive and classy Spanish gentleman whose poor leeeetle ears do not need to hear that! Pfft! She called me a “terrible, horrible, naughty leeeeetle dog!” Pfft...

Excelente with the castellano, amiga @HAH ! And sí, I do spread my joy everywhere. Ves, you have the proper appreciation for my ability to explore kitchens everywhere I go!

See, everything is relative because I’ve found the Croatian drivers to be sooooo much better than in Italy. The generally low-stress driving experience been a really big plus of Croatia so far. And the narrow lanes are NOTHING compared to Cornwall, though I’m not too keen on being on what feels...

The food really isn’t that big of a deal as I have to lose another 10 kg before I get back to Germany as I’m trying (again) to qualify for German health insurance. I’m trying to think of it as helping me here in Croatia because for sure when I hit Italy - which has excellent supermarkets - it...

Ha, I hadn’t even noticed his proboscis romanus. 🤣 But you are right, it’s a quite distinguished Roman nose that the Señor is sporting. Yes, I do try to go early in the morning depending on the location. I was trying for 7:30 in Split but it was 8:00 when we got there. I’ve learned on this trip...

We are alive, ojalá! But our internet is muy malo, very bad, so no photos yet. Today we explore Dubrovnik. ML is hoping that it will be more successful than yesterday, when I ran into the kitchen of our kind host and ate her dog Floki’s food, then ran into the bedroom of her 90-ish year old...

We are on the road to Dubrovnik! It is very twisty and turny and we both will be very happy to arrive. 🤢 But also it is very pretty!