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| Parish | Peculiar | Pedantry | Personal | Photos | Plateways | Positronics | Post | Professional | Programme | Programming | Places |
Navigating these pages: In the following itinerary, there are several columns describing the day. Text within [brackets] in the heading line explains the purpose of the link to the corresponding item.
Within the diary entries, the date heading is a link to the photo page (as for the itinerary). The day of the week/ordinal number is a link back to the itinerary, and the day's title is a link to the track (as for the itinerary).
These pages are under construction, and may have anomalous entries. Note that the pages will change over time as I edit in travel progress. Note also that when the document refers to 'John', the author is assumed, unless stated otherwise. Entries in red still require attention.
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Blog | Track | Sleep | Notes | To Pay | Due | Steps |
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| 0 | 26 May (Sun) | 15:15(+10)-22:45(+3) | MEL-DOH:QR989 | Melbourne to Doha | no track | on flight | arrive 22:45(+3), 3h05m layover | |||
| 1 | 27 May (Mon) | 01:40(+3)-07:30(+2) | DOH-BCN:QR137 | Doha to Barcelona | no track | Via Sants Hotel | check number of adults | E509 | 27 May | |
| 2 | 28 May (Tue) | Barcelona | Barcelona | no track | Via Sants Hotel | |||||
| 3 | 29 May (Wed) |
07:00-09:30(+2) Barcelona Sants to Madrid-Puerta De Atocha 10:30-13:12(+2) Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Málaga-María Zambrano |
Malaga, start Andalucia | Malaga | no track | Mollina Villa | Train travel | L2490 | TBA | |
| 4 | 30 May (Thu) | Andalucia | no track | Mollina Villa | ||||||
| 5 | 31 May (Fri) | Andalucia | no track | Mollina Villa | ||||||
| 6 | 1 Jun (Sat) | Alhabra | no track | Mollina Villa | E36.55 | Morgan | ||||
| 7 | 2 Jun (Sun) | Andalucia | no track | Mollina Villa | ||||||
| 8 | 3 Jun (Mon) | Andalucia | no track | Mollina Villa | ||||||
| 9 | 4 Jun (Tue) | Caminito del Rey | no track | Mollina Villa | E39 | Morgan | ||||
| 10 | 5 Jun (Wed) |
09:19-12:08(+2) Antequera-Santa Ana to Madrid-Puerta De Atocha 16:00-18:50(+2) Madrid Barajas Apt to Dubrovnik |
MAD-DBV:IB3292 | Malaga to Dubrovnik | no track | Apartment Ventula | Train travel | A654.03, E279.42 | TBA, Morgan,Morgan | |
| 11 | 6 Jun (Thu) | Dubrovnik | no track | Apartment Ventula | ||||||
| 12 | 7 Jun (Fri) | Dubrovnik | no track | Apartment Ventula | ||||||
| 13(1) | 8 Jun (Sat) | Dubrovnik | embark Aurora | no track | Aurora | $1143.88 | 13 Apr | |||
| 14(2) | 9 Jun (Sun) | Dubrovnik to Korcula | no track | Aurora | ||||||
| 15(3) | 10 Jun (Mon) | Korcula-Badija-Opuzen | no track | Aurora | ||||||
| 16(4) | 11 Jun (Tue) | Opuzen-Mostar-Opuzen-Trpanj | no track | Aurora | ||||||
| 17(5) | 12 Jun (Wed) | Opuzen-Hvar-Jelsa-Starigrad-Hvar | no track | Aurora | ||||||
| 18(6) | 13 Jun (Thu) | Hvar-Split | no track | Aurora | ||||||
| 19(7) | 14 Jun (Fri) | Split-Krka National Park | no track | Aurora | ||||||
| 20(8) | 15 Jun (Sat) | SPU-FCO 12:05-13:15(+2) | Split | disembark Aurora (after breakfast) | no track | Gallery Suite (free cancel until 7 Jun) | book train Fiumicino-Civitavecchia, Omio | |||
| 21(0) | 16 Jun (Sun) | 07:00-17:00(+2) | Civitavecchia | embark Oosterdam | no track | Oosterdam | ||||
| 22(1) | 17 Jun (Mon) | 13:00-19:00(+2) | Messina, Italy | no track | Oosterdam | |||||
| 23(2) | 18 Jun (Tue) | 08:00- | Valleta, Malta (overnight) | no track | Oosterdam | |||||
| 24(3) | 19 Jun (Wed) | -16:00 | Valleta, Malta (overnight) | no track | Oosterdam | |||||
| 25(4) | 20 Jun (Thu) | 07:00-16:00 | La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia | no track | Oosterdam | |||||
| 26(5) | 21 Jun (Fri) | at sea | no track | Oosterdam | ||||||
| 27(6) | 22 Jun (Sat) | 13:00-20:00 | Napflion, Greece | no track | Oosterdam | |||||
| 28(7) | 23 Jun (Sun) | 07:00-16:00 (+2) | Piraeus (Athens), Greece | disembark/embark Oosterdam | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | |||
| 29(8) | 24 Jun (Mon) | 10:00-18:00 (+2) | Rhodes, Greece | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 30(9) | 25 Jun (Tue) | 07:00-19:00 (+3) | Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 31(10) | 26 Jun (Wed) | (all day) | Cruising The Dardanelles | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 32(11) | 27 Jun (Thu) | 07:00 arrive (+3) | Istanbul, Turkey | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 33(12) | 28 Jun (Fri) | 14:00 depart (+3) | Istanbul, Turkey | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 34(13) | 29 Jun (Sat) | 11:00-22:00 (+2) | Mykonos, Greece | no track | Oosterdam | Tender required | fully paid | |||
| 35(14) | 30 Jun (Sun) | 08:00-17:00 (+2) | Souda (Chania), Greece | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 36 | 1 Jul (Mon) | 10:00-18:00 (+2) | Katakolon (Olympia), Greece | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 37 | 02 Jul (Tue) | 08:00-15:00 | Sarande, Albania | no track | Oosterdam | Tender required | fully paid | |||
| 38 | 03 Jul (Wed) | 08:00-17:00 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 39 | 4 Jul (Thu) | 08:00-15:00 | Hvar, Croatia | no track | Oosterdam | Tender required | fully paid | |||
| 40 | 05 Jul (Fri) | 06:00-16:00 | Trieste (Venice), Italy | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 41 | 06 Jul (Sat) | 08:00-17:00 | Zadar, Croatia | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 42 | 07 Jul (Sun) | 08:00-17:00 | Trogir (Split), Croatia | no track | Oosterdam | Tender required | fully paid | |||
| 43 | 08 Jul (Mon) | 08:00-17:00 | Kotor, Montenegro | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 44 | 09 Jul (Tue) | 08:00-23:00 | Kerkira, Nisos Kerkira (Corfu), Greece | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 45 | 10 Jul (Wed) | all day | At Sea | At Sea | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | |||
| 46 | 11 Jul (Thu) | 07:00-16:00 | Taormina, Italy | cruising Stromboli Volcano | no track | Osterdam | fully paid | |||
| 47 | 12 Jul (Fri) | 07:00-17:00 (+1) | Naples (Pompeii/Amalfi), Italy | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 48 | 13 Jul (Sat) | 08:00-17:00 (+1) | Olbia, Sardinia, Italy | no track | Oosterdam | fully paid | ||||
| 49 | 14 Jul (Sun) | 07:00 (+1) | Civitavecchia | disembark Oosterdam | no track | Les Diamants | train to Rome | E960, E20 | 12 Jul | |
| 50 | 15 Jul (Mon) | Rome | no track | Les Diamants | ||||||
| 51 | 16 Jul (Tue) | Rome | no track | Les Diamants | ||||||
| 52 | 17 Jul (Wed) | 16:15(+2)-22:40(+3) | FCO-DOH:QR132 | Rome to Doha | no track | in flight | arrive 22:40(+3), 4h25m layover | |||
| 53 | 18 Jul (Thu) | 03:05(+3)-23:30(+10) | DOH-MEL:QR988 | Doha to Melbourne | no track | 5 Fran Ct | arrive 23:30 |
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Zdravo and welcome to Croatia. Lovely Dubrovnik features the terracotta rooves, ancient cliff-forged walls and crystal coasts that many people associate with Dalmatia. Your adventure begins this evening at 5 pm, when you will be welcomed aboard the Aurora and introduced to your crew and fellow travellers. Enjoy a drink and get to know each other before your first dinner on the ship this evening. Later, perhaps relax with a glass of wine on the deck and take in the incredible sight of waves lapping at rugged cliffs.
After breakfast set sail for Korcula, the birthplace of Marco Polo, with lunch on board and if time permits, a quick swim stop en route. In the afternoon, embark on an orientation walk before enjoying an evening to explore at your own pace. If you're hungry, your leader can assist with dinner recommendations.
Depart for Opuzen, enjoying breakfast on board and a mid-morning swim stop in beautiful clear turquoise waters near the small island of Badija, then continue to Opuzen. Enjoy lunch onboard and then in the afternoon jump into small wooden boats for a leisurely cruise through the surrounding wetlands (with local snacks and music on board). Arrive at a beautiful local restaurant overlooking the river for Peka veal and other local dishes. Board the boats to return to Opuzen. You may want to venture out to one of the friendly bars around the town square to meet the locals over a beer or two.
An early start this morning to make our way to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina by minibus. Take a guided walk through the town, visiting a local coffee shop where you will see how the Bosnian coffee is made and have a taste of it, afterwards enjoy some free time to explore the town and have lunch at your leisure. Return to Opuzen in the early afternoon and sail to Trpanj. Upon arrival transfer to Matusko winery for a tasting and enjoy the beautiful grounds of the vineyard, before returning to the ship. Tonight, enjoy dinner onboard the Aurora.
Sail into Jelsa on the island of Hvar and take a private transfer to a local farm for some local produce tasting, then drive to Hvar town. Explore on a walk with your leader before continuing on to Starigrad in the evening.
Spend the morning sailing, arriving in Split in the early afternoon. You will meet a local guide who will take you on a walk around Split, then the afternoon is yours to enjoy some free time to explore the beautiful lane ways and squares of the old city.
Sailing times between Hvar and Split are approximately 5.5hrs, depending on the conditions.
After a leisurely breakfast on board, head out with some more time to explore the Split’s old city. After lunch, return to the boat ready to take your private bus transfer to Krka National Park. Here you will board a smaller boat for some cruising and exploring within the park. The park spans two thirds of the Krka River, and some 142 square kilometres. You visit some of the gorgeous waterfalls for which this park is renowned. Afterwards, return by bus to Split, in time for a captain's dinner for your evening repast.
Your small ship adventure cruise along the Dalmatian coast ends after breakfast this morning. Should you require a transfer to Split international airport, please enquire with your Travel Consultant prior to travel or your Tour Leader during your trip.
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