9 - 23 August 2027

We fly to Dubrovnik, right in the south of Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea. In your free time you can go for a walk high on the hundreds of years old stone wall surrounding the old city, and enjoy the centuries-old cobblestone streets and buildings. Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic". is also where many scenes from Game of Thrones were filmed.

Croatia comes into its own when we spend three days sailing between some of the islands of Croatia, dropping anchor and swimming in the sea. We also spend a night on the boat in Split, and then in the old town of the beautiful port town of Trogir.

We sleep near the Plitvice National Park - probably one of the world's most beautiful natural areas where you can walk hundreds of meters along wooden bridges (cat walks) while a wonderland unfolds above and around you. There are 16 larger and dozens of smaller blue-green lakes, dams and rivers that flow and cascade into each other with hundreds of waterfalls and streams. You feel like a miniature person being dwarfed while a waterfall symphony floats through the forests.

Then one of Slovenia's beautiful wine regions and sleep in the wine environment of Jeruzalem. Here we will taste delicious Slovenian wine and enjoy the incredible surroundings.

Then the rest of Slovenia for an experience of a lifetime: The capital, Ljubljana, is our base for the next few nights. Ljubljana with its daily market on the Ljubljanica River, which winds like a giant snake through the center of Ljubljana. The huge market square is filled with the freshest fruit and vegetables. Take a meandering walk across the many bridges, sit at one of the many restaurants and slowly sip the beer or wine in your hand, while you also greedily soak up the surroundings.

We walk through the incredible, gigantic Postojna Caves with its breathtaking 20-kilometer network of caves and connections. A unique beer tasting experience awaits us and the wonderful Lake Bled where we sail with Pletna boats to the island in the middle of the lake. Then a ride on the one-and-a-half kilometer high Vogel ski resort cable car. You also have enough free time to collect your own memories.

The Slovenians have a special variety of food that is quite influenced by surrounding countries. That's why you get pasta in various forms - Italian influence. But meat remains a main dish with different types of sausages that are clearly the influence of neighboring Austria, while Croatia and the rest of the Balkan states' barbecue recipes have ended up in Slovenia. They are also strongly focused on crisp vegetables and fruit that are for sale at every street market. With full stomachs and bags full of memories we embark on our return flight home, because we have collected a lot of firewood for our old age...

"Don't wake up one day and don't have time to do THAT thing you've always WANTED to do."

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