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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Oct 14, 2021 08:00 PM It is blowing in Bari...
The sea was rough in the night. In the morning we found ourselves in Bari port. It is cloudy here, but no rain. Instead we experience strong wind - it is not a pleasure to stay on the open deck. We are docking near the ferry terminal - just 200 m from the old city of Bari - the church of St Nicolas is visible. It is a shame that Costa company do not allow us to go to the town on our own. I did not buy the excursion because I have been in Bari just a year ago. In the evening I will attend the last show in the ship's elegant theatre. Practically it is the last day of our cruise. Tomorrow I will disembark in Trieste...
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Oct 13, 2021 08:00 PM Bad luck - Corfu in the rain...
It was cloudy and dark in the morning when we docked in the capital of Corfu Island. Bad luck! From the deck 11 I took a picture of the great panorama of the old and new town with two castles overlooking the red roofs of the ex-venetian town. In the early afternoon we went by bus for the excursion - first to the destillery to try traditional local drinks - liquores. They sell it for 17 euro/bottle. The rain in theeantime became stronger. And half an hour later when we were continuing our drive south, passing some ruins the wet poloce offiser informed us that the road onward to the Sissi palace is blocked due to the heavy rain water on the road! Bad luck! We turned back to the Cannon view point overlooking the airport, the sea and Mouse Island. This must be nice place with cafes around, but not in the heavy rain and wind!
In the Corfu old city there are two Venetian fortresses - entrance to the older one you see on the picture (6 euro entry fee). We took the walk through the main square - the biggest in Greece to the church of San Spiridion - the saint patron of Corfu. Streets around are very nice withany cafes and souvenir shops. Let's be optimistic!
Wet Wojtek
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Oct 12, 2021 08:00 PM The highlights of Kefallonia
It was sunny morning when our ship reached Kefallonia - the biggest of the Ionian Islands. Little known but picturesque Kefallonia has at least two highlights to offer to the foreigner. I saw th in the afternoon. The first one is Lake Melisani. Imagine crystal clear lake in the cave 24 m high. Partly open and 160 m long. They charge 6 euro for the 10 min ride on the little paddle boat into the cave. Nice experience - something new!
The second highlight is a rde by mountain road along the west coast with the great view of the Myrtos Beach some 150 m down. The color of the sea water in this bay is incredible turquoise- similar to Wreck Bay on Zakhyntos Is. Great day!
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Oct 11, 2021 08:00 PM Beautiful Mykonos Island
I remember Mykonos from the 70-ties. In my opinion it was always one of the nicest Greek's island... Today at the sunrise time I was already on the upper deck. The ship was docking in the new port on the other side of the bay. It is also spectacular location: On the hills around whitewashed houses, blue sea.... Welcome back to the beautiful Mykonos! I am booked for the afternoon tour around the island - to see more than on my first visit, when I was walking around by foot only...
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Oct 10, 2021 08:00 PM Ancient Olympia
Excursion from the ship to ancient Olympia. Imagine that they do not allow to go ashore on your own. This is the effect of covid. But after a day at see with the cloudy sky it was nice to be here again after some 45 years.... The sun is shining over Olympia - the UNESCO World Heritage site...
I am the only passenger with a Polish passport on the ship. But I was so happy to find on the ship new friends - Svetlana and Oleg. The are originally from Belarus but now they live in Malaga in Spain. Very nice companions! Yesterday we opened the bottle of champagne, drinking for friendship and happy travelling!
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Oct 08, 2021 08:00 PM All aboard Costa Deliziosa!
Sunny but refreshing morning in Ljubliana. The big, green bus of Flix bus company arrived 15 minutes before de schedule. I took the upper level front seat for the better view. And the panoramic views were nice during 1,5-hours drive to Trieste. We crossed the border without any stops. In Trieste they dropped passengers in front of the railway station. I strted the walk to the coast. No visible ships! I asked locals. Bordello Italiano. They sent me to the pier 7 - 4 kilometers south. Yes, Costa ship was there, but at the gate the security said that I must go to Stazione Marittima near the marina to register, made the test and then they will bring me to the ship by the shuttle bus. Uff!
Finally I was aboard only at 3 pm. My last expensive inside cabin is nice. A bottle of champagne and basket of fruits were waiting for the frequent traveller in the cabin.
Soon I had orientation meeting with English speaking hostess. She said that you are allowed to go ashore only on a Costa excursion. Miserable! Tomorrow we have day at sea. It was windy today. I hope that the sea will be calm at night!
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Oct 07, 2021 08:00 PM Lovely Ljubliana by night
By train, bus or by car it will take you two days, but by air it took me only five hours (including connection in Warsaw) to get from Gdansk to Ljubliana! On arrival they scanned my covid pass and then I was free to go. Public bus from the LJU airport to the Ljubliana railwal station costs 4,10 euro and it takes about an hour. The bus makes detours to all the villages on the way! It was 20 min walk from the station to my LINA accommodations operated by... Chinese. I left my backpack in the clean, basic room and went to refresh the memories in the lovely old town. I recognized that the lift to the "nebotichnik" rerestaurant is free. The view from the open terrace of this restaurant gives you the best panorama of the Ljubliana old town! And then I had a "Ljubliana by night" walk. Sorry, the illumination of the castle and other buildings is poor. But the cafes alond the river are full. The bottle of red wine in the supermarket costs from 1,5 euro up. Good night from lovely Ljubliana!
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Oct 06, 2021 08:00 PM Little, relaxing journey starts tomorrow!
After the hardships and stresses of traveling through the hot Kurdistan (see below), I deserve some relaxation. I found a cheap and interesting cruise on board a large, white ship. I am leaving tomorrow: by plane via Warsaw to Ljubljana, from there by Flix bus to the Italian port of Trieste, where the cruise will begin. Due to the pandemic, I have not been sailing the seas for almost two years, so I am really looking forward to new seascapes and meeting interesting people. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather, please! Daily "hot" reports written in English about where I am and what happened, as always, can be found in my travel log.
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Oct 03, 2021 08:00 PM I got the travel award!!
Yesterday I was in Gdynia enjoying the last day of the National Travel Festival "Kolosy". At the festival, I presented a report from the Kingdom of Tonga in the Pacific.
I was also awarded: for many years of popularizing budget traveling around the world, the jury awarded me with the "Eternally Young" award for the senior travellers.
It will be used for my next year's expedition to Antarctica, during which I hope to see the imperial penguins.
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Sep 26, 2021 08:00 PM Flying home...
It was early morning when I said goodbye to my cozy "Turunc" hotel in Antalya. It is nice and inexpensive place to stay, but they do not have the lift. Inexpensive rooms are on the 5th floor so I had an good excercise to climb up. :)
Tramway took me to terminal 1 of Antalya airport. Be prepared fo two security controls! Then in the departure hall the pianist was playing some of my favourite melodies. The 1l bottle of rum in the duty free shops cost 14 euro. We boarded new 737 of LOT airlines on time. There were nice views of the Mediterranean coast after take-off. (see picture). Wow! LOT is serving free water and some snacks even on the charter flights! After 3 hours I landed is the sunny (but much cooler) Gdansk. Home, sweet home! This was another fantastic voyage, offering great landscapes and meetings with a nice people. I already think about next departure... :)
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