Travelling shoes on at 6:30 a.m. to a new island called Pag. We were to go to Karlovac then by boat to Pag. The bus ride to Karlovac was dicey. Very narrow roads with a bus driver with a passion for passing and a skill of narrowly missing oncoming traffic. Up the mountains we climbedContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 15, 1971: Murter, Karlovac/Pag, Yugoslavia: Another Dumpy Room and No Water on Pag!”
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“Travels to a Different Time” : July 13, 1971: Murter, Yugoslavia: No Thanks to Croatian Hard Rock and the Miserable Flies
It is nice to know I am not the only hungry one in this travelling troupe. Mom woke me up saying I should get up as she was hungry! Yet more ham, cheese and rolls with Fructal cherry nectar. We were going on a long walk to what is supposed to be a good beach.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 13, 1971: Murter, Yugoslavia: No Thanks to Croatian Hard Rock and the Miserable Flies”
“Travels to a Different Time” : July 12, 1971: Hvar, Vira, Split and Murter in Yugoslavia: Off to the Island of the Deaf, Near Puke Near the Sewage Line, So Much for Honest Communists and Itinerary Flexibility
Up at the crack of dawn to catch a 7:20 boat to Split. We went to the tourist office to pay the bill but no one was there and we missed the boat and 10 minutes after that someone opened the tourist office. We had two alternatives one of which was wait until the nextContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 12, 1971: Hvar, Vira, Split and Murter in Yugoslavia: Off to the Island of the Deaf, Near Puke Near the Sewage Line, So Much for Honest Communists and Itinerary Flexibility”
“Travels to a Different Time” : July 2, 1971: Hvar: Yugoslavia: The 164 Steps and Two Letters from Fritz!
We disembarked with the gypsies at 4 in the afternoon and went to the tourist office to find a room. We were lucky to find a spotless room with a private bathroom and a balcony overlooking the Dalmatian Coast! One problem and that is we have to climb 164 steps to get to our pension.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 2, 1971: Hvar: Yugoslavia: The 164 Steps and Two Letters from Fritz!”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 27/28, 1971: Korcula: Laying Low with Ankle Problems: No Luck Octopus Fishing; Gypsies and Caught with Her Pants Down! Fritz on the Radar!
June 27, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Up at 8 this morning and off to the beach. Went spearfishing and saw a huge fish out of range. We stayed on the beach until two and then headed back to our pension. Mom twisted her ankle on the way and somehow broke my watch. Not a good dayContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 27/28, 1971: Korcula: Laying Low with Ankle Problems: No Luck Octopus Fishing; Gypsies and Caught with Her Pants Down! Fritz on the Radar!”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 24, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Fantastic Meal for Two for $2.60 and A Cigarette Tantrum
Up at 8 a.m. for a shower and caught a bus to the town of Lumbarda which was supposed to have a fantastic beach. Bought rolls, ham and cheese for breakfast to have on the beach. The bus was jam packed with no tourists in sight! Up in the hills the roads are so narrowContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 24, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Fantastic Meal for Two for $2.60 and A Cigarette Tantrum”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 22, 1971: A New Russian Speargun and the Man Who Sounded Like a Bee
Up early and to the store to buy some of that Fructal juice, bread and ham. They are big eaters of ham in Dubrovnik and it sure beats mackerel and sardines! I tried out my new fins at the beach and they were perfect. We met an English couple at the beach today and theContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 22, 1971: A New Russian Speargun and the Man Who Sounded Like a Bee”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 20, 1971, Dubrovnik; Educational Instruction Regarding Prostitutes and My Pants Are on Fire!
Up at 7:30 on our Russian cruise ship and after breakfast hung around on the upper deck and relaxed until our lunch of Pepper Steak. My appetite has retuned as after that nasty sunstroke I am back to normal so I appreciated those extra two Pepper Steaks. We breezed through customs and grabbed a taxiContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 20, 1971, Dubrovnik; Educational Instruction Regarding Prostitutes and My Pants Are on Fire!”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 19, 1971: So Much for Italian Spaghetti Sauce in Venice! Good-Bye Fritz!
Woken up at 5 in the morning with Russian radio over the speakers! We had breakfast chugging along a canal and at 9 a.m. we docked in Venice. We grabbed a water taxi on the shore to take us to a bank where Fritz could change some money. After that we took a number 1Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 19, 1971: So Much for Italian Spaghetti Sauce in Venice! Good-Bye Fritz!”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 17, 1971: An Onboard Romance?
June 17, 1971, Letter From Margaret Mary Stephen to Diane and Gerald Frank: We left Athens yesterday on a beautiful Russian luxury ship. We will be onboard 4 days and our first stop is Corfu right near Jackie O’s Island. Then to Venice and Dubrovnik in Yugoslavia where we will get off and stay forContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 17, 1971: An Onboard Romance?”
