Year: 2014

By Glen Bruels

Korcula, Croatia

This is part of a series called Cruising the Dalmatian Islands Today we stopped in one of the true jewels of the Adriatic – Korcula.  It lies just off the Dalmation coast and is the most populated island in the Adriatic that isn’t connected to the mainland by bridge.  It is very narrow here, and…

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By Glen Bruels

Vis, Croatia

This is part of a series called Cruising the Dalmatian Islands Today we arrived in Vis, another small island that has only been recently modernized because for several years before Croatia’s independence in 1991, Vis housed a secret Yugoslav base and travel was severely restricted there. Having said that, as in many other islands in…

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By Glen Bruels

Hvar Town, Croatia

This is part of a series called Cruising the Dalmatian Islands Today, we made our way over to the other side of the island of Hvar, to the town of the same name.  This “city” (less than 4000 people) has always been a cross roads in the Adriatic – whether for trade or military campaigns. …

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By Glen Bruels

Life Aboard the Aurum

This is part of a series called Cruising the Dalmatian Islands For the past week, we have been cruising the Adriatic Sea aboard a 95 foot gulet (sailing yacht) named Aurum along with five other couples.  The boat is owned by a Croatian family (the Gacina’s), where the son (Jere) serves as the captain and…

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