(Ep. 106) Dalmatian Vacation with Alex Bell

The episode opens with a discussion of Starbucks mugs and the various collections that have existed over the years. Then Alex answers our returning guest questions, which includes a description of what it’s like to fly during the current COVID 19 pandemic. He then launches into his travel story about visiting 7 cities, 5 countries in just 8 days! 

• Corfu, Greece 
  • The old fortress of Corfu 
  • Greek style church 
  • Great tips from an AirBnB host 
• Tirana, Albania 
  • Possibly the best town square in Europe 
  • Cold war bunkers turned into Cold War museums 
  • Met a woman from Germany outside a restaurant and ended up having dinner with her 
• Podgorica, Montenegro 
  • Traveling by bus 
  • Most boring European capital 
  • Niagara Falls of Montenegro...not quite as advertised 
• Dobrovnik, Croatia 
  • Walled city 
  • Visited the island of lokrum just off the coast that’s mostly nature 
  • Discovering a major water polo match in the harbor 
  • Alex’s travel tagline: “Whatever this is, I’m interested” 
  • Walking tour of the top of the city walls 
  • Visiting a bar between the outside of the city wall and the ocean 
• Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovenia 
  • Cite of very recent civil war 
  • The river as the dividing line between the sides of the conflict 
  • One of the most meaningful travel moments he’s had 
  • Čevapčiči!!! 
• Hvar, Croatia 
  • A kind of party island 
• Split, Croatia 
  • Diocletian’s palace 
  • Just observing daily life, like families sitting eating ice cream, listening to a guy play guitar 

If you could take us to one thing from your trip, what would it be? 

• The water polo match in Dubrovnik 

What’s your next trip? 

• Hiking in Patagonia 

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