Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina: An Unexpected Peace (Traveler Diary)

mmkuchan November 25, 2015 Bosnia, Guest Travel Diary, Mostar

Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina: An Unexpected Peace (Traveler Diary) Here we were, careening through a countryside rife with tobacco fields, the Adriatic Luxury Journeys Mercedes, and an overarching feeling that we were venturing into a still-tender region, where the scars of recent war linger in the air and on the very buildings we were to pass, despite the wildly luxurious promise offered …

If You Like Lake Como, You’ll Love Lake Bled in Slovenia

mmkuchan November 9, 2015 slovenia

Lake Como is renowned as one of the more luxurious places to visit in Italy, and is perhaps even more well recognized as a celebrity haunt. We all know that George Clooney is a regular, as the lake high in the Italian Alps has attracted everyone from Gianni Versace to Richard Branson, Ronaldinho and Madonna- you get the picture. …

Discovering Dubrovnik – A Guest Travel Diary

mmkuchan October 27, 2015 Guest Travel Diary, Independent Tours in Croatia, Private Tours in Croatia, Small Group Tours in Croatia, Snapshot of Croatia: Locals' View, Summer on the Adriatic Coast

“Here it is – King’s Landing.” Our guide gestured to an imposing wall of stone, pulling out a fan as the sun grew stronger. Our tour began at 11 a.m. in the midst of a particularly hot Croatian summer, and we thanked her again for agreeing to show us a city made suddenly famous (again) by HBO in such a …