I'm BAAAAACK....

After two weeks in Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, all countries with coastlines on the Adriatic Sea, incl Slovenia, which is the coolest country I knew NOTHING about. Slovenia borders Italy and Austia an dis part of the Julian Alps, which are amazing. The cities of Ljubljana and Bled are some of the prettiest anywhere, a cross between Telluride and the place where Heidi lived. Check it out, right across the 'boot of Italy' to the east, above Greece.
The Dalmation Coast has the clearest water I've seen, plus many islands and Roman ruins all along. Cities like Split and Dubrovnik are 'off the chart' scenic, old and interesting. Took a Game of Thrones tour in Old Town Dubrovnik where a LOT of the series has been filmed.
Stayed in Five Star hotels, and amazing bus with WiFi and had interesting local guides, plus an amazing 'overall' tour Slovenian guide, who speaks 7 languages, to explain the history of everything we were seeing and take us to the best spots.
Amazing food, sights, beer/wine and traveling companions, plus PERFECT weather around 65-70 the entire time. And, the US dollar has a great exchange rate, which is always a nice bonus.
There were a few weirdos, incl a couple of Repubs, who soon learned to just shut up as everyone else, (the sane 95%) laughed at them. I tried to get one jerk to 'Bet Me' twice, when he was spouting FOXLies. I've found that's the best way to get them to shut up. Just say, 'Let's not argue, lets BET $50 in front of everyone, then Google it. They shut up REAL fast. Try it, it works.
BTW, The Orange Clown is HATED everywhere he's known in that part of the world, where he's just The Liar.
Great trip, but as always nice to be home, even though it always takes a while to get unjetlagged after the 8 hour time difference. Wide awake at 2 o'clock this morning.
Oh well, nothing beats travel, esp to new, exciting places. Too bad so many can't or WON'T travel. Maybe they're afraid it would open their closed minds, or too lazy, or scared? They're content being X-spurts, watching FOXLies from their couches....
As a bonus, I read Dan Brown's new book, 'Origin', his best since The Da Vinci Code. Great book and very intellectual. I'd bet the 'Thumpers' aren't gonna appreciate it.
Time to unpack and unwind.....