I really needed to find a place to stay in Cusco where I could have my motorcycle with me. Too many sleepless nights in the other place worrying about whether my bike survived another night 2 blocks away. So after scouring the entire town, I found a place where the owner (who hit and damaged my bike pannier.. and then fixed it no worries) was so kind to give me a...
First, a few more bullet holes.. The last day with Josip, we finish riding through north Bosnia before crossing the border to Croatia.. but not without witnessing a few last abandoned and destroyed villages. So few people have moved back since the war. I haven’t seen any other country like this on my trip so far. And it would be such a...
Oh gee whiz, I’ve done a lot since the last blog post. Checking in from Athens Greece.. I’ve finished Bosnia i Herzegovina, back into Croatia, another 16 km into Bosnia, back into Croatia again, and then to Montenegro.. (in this blog).. but since I have also ridden through Albania, Macedonia and now in of coarse in Greece.. where to begin...
6:30 AM arrive to a familiar ferry port in Split Croatia.. back to familiar faces.. First to Anton and Marija’s whom I stayed with in rainy November, for an early morning visit. And young Paulina who reads my passport to me in … Croatian! (Little translator in the making..) Then on to familiar faces #2, which is Rakela and his gang at BMW Club Split...
There’s snow in ‘them hills! Ahh, after the beautiful sunset leaving Croatia the night before, I arrived on the early morning ferry to Ancona Italy in.. you guessed it, the rain. I didn’t pull the camera out of the bag, no point and kept it dry. So, this will be a non-motorcycley blog post, but I absolutely loved this town and...
Welcome back to wild and wooly Dubrovnik and my last Croatia post! As mentioned before, I stay here for a few days because of the crazy weather.. so in my wanderings I took plenty photos.. How cool is it to park the bike here? Even after a few days, it still feels surreal to live inside those walls, I’m just loving it! Views from my window...
Nearing the end of my Croatian tour, can you believe I have another super tall guy to introduce. And I just realized, they got taller the farther south I went in the country. I didn’t know this, but anonymous wrote on my last post that 5 NBA players in the USA come from Split Croatia! Sorry, I like basketball, but I don’t...
Today is a very busy full day with Rakela in Split Croatia! First, a little background information about where I am! A very popular destination for visitors, Split has been around for about 1700 years and is the main administrative city to all of Dalmatia. It is also the main hub for visitors as they have a slew of ferries to choose from for exploring...
What the?? Still riding around lots of little Croatian mountain roads, we pull up to this most interesting house. And all I remember thinking was.. “What the heck?? And How beautiful it is here! I wonder if it’s for sale…. I’d love to have a crack at remodeling that one!!” 😉 Anton and Ivan have something really interesting to...
It’s not sunny, but it’s not raining either….Hallelujah! Let’s Ride!!!!!! It’s Croatia in the Mountains today… whew hew!! Meet Rakela, Ivan and you already met Anton, my host! The day before this it was raining hard so I went into Split, just 20 km down the road to wander around the historic old city. When I was...