It's 2026 and tax season is over and it's time for a little adventure on the road. We're heading out to Dubrovnik. We'll then make our way up the Dalmatian Coast to visit some islands, the City of Zadar and on to the northernmost part of Croatia. After a little time in Slovenia we'll make our way to Budapest, where we'll spend the last month of our journey. We invite you to come along with us on the journey. Look for the first post around April 25th. For those of you new to the blog, we invite you to look into the archives for some fun stories of adventures past.
We arrived in Split on the ferry at 8:30 am, before our first cup of coffee. We decided to just sit at a sidewalk café near the ferry dock and have that cup. What a busy place. We saw cruise ships loading and unloading their passengers. Buses were everywhere. The noise seemed to stay outside, and the coffee was delicious and stabilizing. The bus terminal is adjacent to the dock, and we hopped a shuttle to the airport to rent a car. For the second time in three days, Malcolm had problems buying a bus ticket. It was really his problem. His hearing deficiency exacerbated a frustrated ticket clerk when she was asked for the fourth or fifth time to repeat the amount of the ticket because he couldn't understand what she was saying. Sorry to say that some of these agents are not happy people. The toll booth attendants we encountered were much happier. We toasted later to all the ticket agents who had to deal with Malcolm. Four hours later, were in Sukosan, a suburb of Zadar. We had...
We've been here about 10 days. Here are a few observations. Public Transportation We have been getting around exclusively on public transportation, no taxis or Ubers. This consists of trams that run on tracks around the city and in a couple of cases, point-to-point. Subways - there is an extensive subway system that serves both the inner city and radiates out to the suburbs. For everything else, there are buses, buses and buses. One of the older trams that runs along the Danube And one of the newer trams. Have you ever had that fleeting wish to just jump on a subway and ride? Something a kid would do or a couple of septuagenarians. One beautiful thing for us is that all of these are free for seniors over 65. Both residents and non-residents (including foreigners,) ride for free. Thank goodness they don’t call us seniors. They call us pensioners here which is just as bad! But the benefits... and planning your trip is easy with either Google Maps or the BudapestGo ...
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