CROATIA…again! Why do we keep going back to Croatia you may ask? Well, for starters it’s beautiful and we always find somewhere new to explore. Secondly, it’s familiar and for our first solo yacht charter, we decided ‘better the devil you know’ Our flight from Toulouse was with Volotea as usual, and for a change we weren’t departing at 06h00. After an easy drive early morning […]
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Ah, medieval France. That glorious era when knights clanked about in armour, kings plotted over goblets of wine, and peasants kept the whole show running. Between the 5th and 15th centuries, France was a patchwork of castles, cathedrals, and cobbled lanes that still whisper tales of jousts, romances, and the occasional plague. While the royal
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Menton, Mon Amour Having decided to explore Menton, the hidden gem of the Cote d Azur, we decided to look for accommodation. Our reason for choosing Menton was to look for a little investment property for holiday rental. Blimey, finding somewhere we actually wanted to stay, within a sensible budget and with parking, proved impossible. Italy it was, just over the border (we thought) in
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There’s something about Italian villages that makes you slow down. Maybe it’s the cobblestones. Maybe it’s the promise of gelato. Or maybe it’s the fact that you can’t walk ten metres without needing to stop for a photo! Dolceacqua is one of those places. Small, perfectly wonky, and perched in the Ligurian hills near the
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All Aboard Belle Amie! The day had come to set off on our Caribbean sailing holiday, and we couldn’t wait! We’d arranged to pick up ‘the boys’ Phil and Phaon, and go shopping for provisions before dropping our hire car off and meeting Fern at the airport for the trip to the Sunsail/Moorings base in
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The Waiting Game: When “Standby” Feels Like Forever Since our last sailing holiday with Fern, we had been waiting with anticipation for the message to pack our bags. The ‘plan’ was a standby trip to the Caribbean with Fern and her two friends, Phil and Phaon. Fern had told us it would be either St Martin,
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FROM AIRPORT TO APARTMENT: THE WET SEAT DRAMA After a week of sailing around Split and its islands, we were heading for a chillout week in Trogir. First stop was to pick up our hire car. All was going smoothly until… urgh!… a wet car seat. Yes, our Renault Clio from Enterprise Car Hire at
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OUR SEARCH FOR A SAILING FRIEND ‘Hi Fern. We’re thinking of chartering a boat in Croatia, Split area. Do you happen to know anyone that will help us move on from Flotilla holidays to independent charters?’ ‘Hi Janine. I’ve just got back from Dubrovnik. Give me a couple of days to think about it’ A
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FIRST STOP – DUBROVNIK, CROATIA! May the 4th be with you! It was May 4th 2024, when we headed to ACI Marina Dubrovnik in Croatia for our first two week sailing flotilla. How would we like being on a yacht for two weeks, we wondered? We were about to find out…. DAY 1 – ACI
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TOULOUSE TO DUBROVNIK VIA LYON After a bit of researching, we had decided to spend 4 nights in Cavtat in Croatia before our sailing holiday to discover a new area and visit Dubrovnik. We set off from our home in the Tarn and headed to Toulouse airport and our quick evening flight to Lyon with
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