Where The Heck Are Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro You Ask?

Where The Heck Are Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro You Ask?

We posted our Map of where we are going on our Next Bella’s Travels, hopefully you saw it, if not it’s on here- under WHERE.

After almost a year, we are departing France for at least a few months to explore regions we have never been to.  Some places you may have never heard of, so I thought, rather than just showing a map, I would show photos of Where we are going.  That way, you will get a real idea of where we will be exploring and posting from.  Unsure what type of WIFI we will have so it may not be daily like you are accustomed to but the photos will be Awesome as the places we are going look Spectacular.

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We are leaving Paris and heading East towards Germany but stopping in two beautiful French Cities – Nancy and Strasbourg.  Then we will be saying Merci, Au Revoir to France  and Guten Tag, as we head into Germany!  Oh no, another new language, we barely learned French!

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From Crazy Ludwig’s Castles, and the Black Forest, to naked massage health spas in Baden Baden, we start our exploration of Germany or really, Bavaria, Southern Germany. (I have NOT decided if this Okie can bare it all in a all naked health spa though!)

Heading down thru Bavaria, exploring the country of the Black Forest, the famed German Castles and Hitlers hideaway at the Eagle’s Nest, it will be a new and very different History we will start to learn as we travel.

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Laufenburg Baden und Schweiz

Briefly crossing into Austria to see Salzburg and then heading straight South to the shores of Slovenia. To say “Dober Vecer” (good afternoon in Slovenian)

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Yes, you might know where that is, because Donald Trumps wife is from there! ha ha little Political humor there for you!  Slovenia has a tiny stretch of gorgeous beaches and is located just above the top of Croatia.  We start our Coastal Tour at Piran, Slovenia and then head down the coast into Croatia: Roving, Pula, Zadar, Split and the capital of Dubrovnik.

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Briefly into Montenegro and its gorgeous beaches and ferry over to Puglia, Italy in Bari.

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Buon Pomeriggio, Italy. (Good Afternoon in Italian!)   We are exploring the Heel of the Boot of Lower Eastern Italy. Puglia, is undiscovered by most Americans as its hard to get to, but the French, Spanish and other Europeans know about it, but we are hoping its still slower moving than the beaches of France and Spain that are too full for us.

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We head from the lower heal, back over to the top of the boot, to the areas most of you will know:  Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Naples to see Pompeii and Capri.

From the touristy spots, we head down to a little more off the path to Sicily.  Land of the Godfather!  Good Food, Gorgeous Beaches.

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If you’ve noticed, Yes, there is a theme in all these locations; they are mostly ALL beach cities and towns. Water and sand are what we are in search of!  France, Spain and Portugal, weren’t our thing beach wise so far. Ah, to find a home on the sand and water.  Hoping this journey might find us our final Home Away in the Sun and Sand.

Taking a car ferry from Sicily, we then go to Sardinia and then another car ferry, back in to France’s Island of Corsica.

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Taking another car ferry, we come back over to the mainland of Western Italy to hike the lovely cities of Cinque Terre, after a fast stop in Pisa.

Cutting back across Italy, from Bologna to end in Venice!!! Hoping we miss the Huge crowds of August, and get a bit cooler, slower September in the water city.  That is the GRAND SUMMER TOUR!

Whew I’m exhausted Before we leave! Seven Countries, Six languages, we will be SO well rounded and educated by my birthday in October.  Gotta get my tour books, history books read and highlighted and learn learn.

Come along, enjoy the ride from the comfort of your couch, and we hope we entertain you.  Thanks for stopping by and we LOVE to hear from you 🙂 

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The Germans think of everything!!

The Germans think of everything!!

No chance of a tropical storm here. Incredible pictures show luxury resort complete with sandy beaches, palm trees and clear blue water inside enormous German hangar surrounded by snow. With sandy beaches, clear blue water and palm trees, this looks like a spectacular and luxurious sun-kissed resort. Holidaymakers can be seen relaxing in swimming shorts and bikinis. Even the occasional flamingo can be spotted.
Luxury: With sandy beaches, clear blue water and palm trees, this looks like a spectacular sun-kissed resort

Fun: Despite appearances, not everything is as it seems at Tropical Islands
Fun: Despite appearances, not everything is as it seems at Tropical Islands
Odd: The 'resort' is actually located on the site of a former Soviet military air base in Krausnick, Germany

The ‘resort’ is actually located on the site of a former Soviet military air base in Krausnick, Germany, inside a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. And despite it looking like temperatures are through the roof – outside the giant hanger it is actually snowing.
As these incredible pictures show, the resort contains a beach, a lagoon, and water slide and adventure park. Guests can enjoy numerous restaurants, evening shows and can also relax in a sauna.

Indoor: Tropical Islands is located inside this giant hangar - with the actual weather a far cry from the conditions inside

Cold: Snow surrounds the giant hangar which houses Tropical Islands

Cold: Snow surrounds the giant hangar which houses Tropical Islands

Relaxing: Tropical Islands is inside a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. Visitors can be seen swimming in the lagoon at the resort

Holiday: The resort contains a beach, lagoon, water slide and adventure park. Guests can also enjoy numerous restaurants, evening shows and saunas

Guests can also enjoy numerous restaurants, evening shows and saunas
A range of options are available for stays, from the basic to luxury. Accommodation includes quaint looking cottages and even beach tents. As well as flamingos, free-flying canaries also fly around the site. It is believed that the hall which Tropical Islands is located in is the biggest free-standing hall in the world.

Popular: Tropical Islands attracts up to 6,000 visitors a day and in its first year attracted 975,000 visitors

Popular: Tropical Islands attracts up to 6,000 visitors a day and in its first year attracted 975,000 visitors

Accommodation: A range of options are available for stays, from the basic to luxury. Accommodation includes cottages, pictured, and even beach tents

Simple: Guests can also stay in one of the beach tents

As well as the thousands of visitors each day, approximately 500 people work at the site. Tropical Islands opened to members of the public in 2004. Incredibly, the hangar, which is 360 metres long, 210 metres wide and 107 metres high, is tall enough to enclose the Statue of Liberty.