Croatia

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Zadar Croatia plus vintage cars, bikes, Italy and Alfred Hitchcock!

During a visit, Alfred Hitchcock is quoted saying this place in Zadar Quay is where the most beautiful sunset in the world can be seen.  For this, he gets this picture placed firmly on the boardwalk.. he obviously made the city proud.  (I, myself did not see such a sunset in Zadar.. too much rain. So good thing for this poster to tell me about it!) Zadar...

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Zadar Croatia, the Coast and a New Plan

In between rain bursts, I head out for a walk around my little pocket of Zadar. I see these old churches.. ev..er..y.. where!!!  Most often I see them from the road as the only building perched on top of a hill.. Built long before cars, I think to myself… they must want their congregation to hike up the steep rocky hill, to work hard, sweat and suffer...

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Riding the Croatia coast to Zadar

At this point and time in my journey, most of my travel decisions are based on the weather.  I am watching the forecasts and seeing so much rain, so if there is a patch of just fairly good weather I go for it.  Yes, I can ride in the rain, no worries, it’s all part of the adventure.  But I was recommended this coastal route along Croatia and...

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Croatia Krk Island

Next stop, Krk Island Croatia!  After my overnight in Italy, I take the fast road back to where I was close to Rijeka, and aim for Krk Island.  Two reasons… 1) it was recommended as an amazing place and 2) I put out my Horizons Unlimited request for advice in Croatia and one of the responses came from a person there. Can I just tell you that picture...

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Welcome to Croatia!

Since every moment in Slovenia and Croatia last night was riding through the dark and the rain, I had no idea where I was… and I woke up to this!  Hilarious!  Yesterday I was in a small snowy mountain town in the Alps, and today I am on the “Sea.. not See”.. just to be clear to Austrian readers that it’s not a lake out there.. 😉...