2010

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Preparing for swimming adventure

I trained for several months to build up my stamina for my Croatia swimming adventure. Part of my training was to do some open water swimming, so I went to Nassau in The Bahamas for a week.

Swimming and tourist adventure in Eastern Europe

This trip centered around a swimming adventure in Croatia with Swim Trek, a company based in England. It was suggested to me by Allan Benn, one of my fellow bicycle riders on the 2009 Africa trip. He lives in South Africa. On my swimming trip, as I usually do, as long as I was in the “neighborhood” of Croatia I expanded my visit and played tourist for another two weeks.

I flew to Split via Frankfurt two days early to give me time to get over jet lag.

Croatia is located on the east side of the Adriatic Sea across from Italy. It is one of seven countries that came into being after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. (Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Kosovo)

On my total vacation, I visited Split, Prvič, Makarska, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Budva, and Keszthely.

Croatia’s history, like all of the European countries I have visited, is one of conquests, invasions, and periods of peace interspersed. In this part of the world, it included the Illyrians, Romans, Slavs, Turks from the Ottoman Empire (over 400 years!), Hapsburgs, Nazis, Communists, Serbs, and on and on. Why can’t people leave other people alone! And why do you want my property! And just because my great grandfather insulted your great grandfather doesn’t mean you have to kill me for it. Honestly!

In all the places I visited, I would see men sitting around at a sidewalk restaurant or bar drinking coffee and smoking, and they would talk, talk, talk, as if they had nothing else to do.

To visit one of the places below, click the appropriate button on the upper left side of this page.

Nassau

The Bahamas

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May 2010

 

Split

Croatia

This page has 24 pictures.

July 2010

 

Prvic - Swim Trek

Croatia

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July 2010

 

Makarska

Croatia

This page has 34 pictures.

August 2010

 

Mostar

Bosnia and Hercegovina

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August 2010

 

Dubrovhik

Croatia

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August 2010

 

Kotor and Budva

Montenegro

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August 2010

 

Keszthely

Hungary

This page has 16 pictures.

August 2010