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DOUG’S RETIREMENT TRAVEL BLOG
65: time to hit the road
I retired. Twice. The first time in 2022, without Leslie; the second time in 2024, with her. Maybe this time it’ll stick.
Several discreet trips; each is a category. You can select one below to see it specifically, or just walk through. They're in reverse chronological order.
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2025 Feb 25-26: Kotor
Took a bus to Kotor, at the end of the bay. It’s a UNESCO world heritage site with a rich history, what is here today seemingly most...
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Feb 281 min read
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2025 Feb 20-24: herceg novi
Thu 20th: Btw we’ve been buying produce at an open air market in town: There’s a monastery in a village called Savina, a short walk to...
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Feb 241 min read
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2025 Feb 19: Perast
Took a bus to Perast, a small town on the inland end of the bay. Jam-packed with fascinating shit. The bus ride there (make sure the...
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Feb 212 min read
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2025 Feb 18: Lazure & Forte Mare
Walked east along the coast to Lazure Marina. Clearly the local upscale marina: Back to town through the woods: Dumped us out atop the...
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Feb 191 min read
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2025 Feb 17: Herceg Novi Stari Grad
Another day close to home, Herceg Novi. Overlooking the harbor facing west: And the bay facing east: At the base of the Stari grad, by...
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Feb 191 min read
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2025 Feb 15,16: Mimoza Festival
This time of year is the Mimoza festival. Turns out Mimoza translates to acacia; the festival celebrates its blooming. Took a taxi to...
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Feb 171 min read
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2025 Feb 12-14: Herceg Novi Montenegro
The AirBNB is nice inside but kinda sketchy outside, prety ugly entryway. About 8 stories, Soviet-era concrete. We’re on the 1st floor,...
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Feb 141 min read
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2025 Feb 11: Montenegro!
Taxi, train, plane, ‘nother taxi, bus, ferry; 12 hours from London to Herceg Novi, Montenegro! We are staying a month in Montenegro to...
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Feb 122 min read
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2025 London Summary
London Jan 10 - Feb 11: #3: Hampstead #4: Primrose Hill, St John’s Wood #5: Kilburn, Willesden #6: Hampstead & its Heath #7: V & A museum...
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Feb 121 min read
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2025 Feb #10: Holland Park, Ember Locke, David & Wendy
Mon Feb 10: we had left David & Wendy’s yesterday & checked into the Ember Locke hotel in South Kensington. It’s great - luxurious,...
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Feb 121 min read
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2025 Feb #9: Move, Dennis Severs, BEST MEAL
Sun Feb 9, eviction day. David & Wendy return tonight. Tidied the flat, had an eventful bus ride involving a 20 minute wait (2x the...
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Feb 91 min read
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2025 Feb #8: Marylebone
Sat Feb 8: Daunt bookstore, Marylebone. We knew we wanted to explore Marylebone but hadn’t found its nice part…until today. We found a...
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Feb 91 min read
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2024 Feb #7: Design Museum
There’s a design museum in a very cool modern building: Among the best displays: …right off your head. Dinner at a local West Hampstead...
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Feb 81 min read
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2025 Feb #6: Kelly, Soane Museum, Silver Vaults, Ottolenghi
Big day today, Fri Feb 6: Met Adrienne’s ballet buddy Kelly for lunch (she’s doing great, started a job this week cataloguing family...
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Feb 81 min read
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2025 Feb #5: South Bank, Imperial War Museum
Wed Feb 5, Imperial War Museum. No pics inside, but it’s got a lot of good WWII exhibits including a very good holocaust exhibit. New...
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Feb 81 min read
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2025 Feb #4: British Library & The Borough
Tuesday Feb 4, 11 AM tour of the British Library, 5pm meet Sarah @ 5:45 dinner res in The Borough. Arrived at the King’s Cross / St...
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Feb 51 min read
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2025 Feb #3: Tate
Mon Feb 3, The Tate Britain art museum. Leslie in her new glasses, at breakfast at home: We took a tour @ 11am, then went out for lunch,...
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Feb 51 min read
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2025 Feb #2: Hampstead, Tate, Parliament
A beautiful day for a walk in the neighborhood. Walked up through Hampstead & the Hill Garden and Pergola: …on into Golders Hill Park:...
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Feb 31 min read
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2025 Feb #1: Portobello Road, Kew Gardens
Sat Feb 1. Picked Leslie’s new glasses up on Portobello Road & went on to Kew Gardens. The road - several blocks of stalls presumably set...
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Feb 31 min read
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2025 Jan #22: British Museum
Fri Jan 31: British Museum. Goes without saying, a must-see in any London trip:
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Feb 31 min read
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