Globetrotting? Our readers have positively sprinted around the world these last few months. They’ve hiked England’s Lake District, experienced a kava ceremony in Fiji, made paella in Barcelona and so much more. Now they’re sharing their adventures and offering travel tips in case you, too, would like to go explore.
Here’s a recent trip a dozen Clayton friends took to Croatia. Check it out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were-here/.
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THE BALKANS: A dozen or so friends from Clayton Valley Village formed their own “Happy Trails” travel club, an endeavor so popular, says village volunteer Fiona Hughes, the group promptly jetted off to the Balkans for an 18-day guided tour with Overseas Adventure Travel.
The group — which includes Pete Bardea, Jim Whitfield, James Ward, Margaret Bachman, Katie Norlin, Jan Fox, Kate Howley, Rosemary Renwick, Marilyn Wollenweber, Bev Adams and Mariana Behdjet — began the trip in Dubrovnik, then traveled by bus to Montenegro and on through Bosnia and Slovenia. Adventures along the way included “learning how to make cheese and cook our meals outdoors in a farmstead stay in rural Croatia,” Fiona says, “hearing war stories with a Bosnian family in Sniper Alley, Sarajevo, viewing the waterfalls at Plitvice’s emerald lakes (and) truffle hunting with an expert and his two dogs near the hillside town of Motovun (in Croatia).”
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TRAVEL TIPS: “Keep Euro coins on hand when traveling throughout the Balkans – all restrooms charge an entry of 1 to 2 euros (just over $2). Don’t leave Croatia without trying the delicious burek pastries. Filled with meat, cheese and spinach, or apple, they make a filling and delicious snack or light lunch.”
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