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Last Season Sailing in Croatia

Last week, I embarked on a late-season sailing adventure that was nothing short of spectacular. Departing from Split aboard a sleek sailing yacht with the experienced and ever-friendly Skipper Niko, we set our course southward toward Dubrovnik. Even though it was late in the season, the weather was absolutely perfect—clear skies, warm sunshine, and a gentle Adriatic breeze that made every moment on deck feel effortless and serene.

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Our first overnight stop was the island of Brač, famous for its st

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Exploring Dubrovnik, Croatia's Gem

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Sometimes you have to wonder if a destination you have heard about for years will live up to its reputation. This one definitely does - I have to tell you, Dubrovnik justly deserves its title "Pearl of the Adriatic."


I mean, where else can you find marble streets lined with baroque buildings all topped with red tile roofs? Add in that the whole pretty city is surrounded by intact city walls... and it's no wonder it's a favorite holiday destination for almost everyone who vi

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Croatia’s Dalmatian coast is chock-full of historic, architecturally charming towns and cities, but few would question that the queen of them all is the walled old quarter of Dubrovnik, thought to have been founded in the 7th century but according to some theories dating back even much earlier, to ancient Hellenic times. In any case, this eight-square-mile cluster of stone buildings and red-tile roofs has as a result become one of Europe’s more popular cities and tourist destinations – n

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