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  • Flight Review – AY1842 Split to Helsinki

    Finnair
    Date: 04 May 2024
    Gate: 4
    Seat: 15A & 16A (Economy Class Seats)
    Plane: Airbus 320
    Boarded: 11:20 (tarmac boarding)
    Pushback: 12:08 (Scheduled 11:50)
    Arrived: 16:14 (Scheduled 15:40)
    Duration: 3 hours 06 minutes
    Distance: 1,956 kms

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  • World Trip 2024: Day 29 – Hvar to Split, Croatia

    Friday 03 May 2024
    Highlights: Smooth Ferry Crossing, Exploring Diocletian’s Palace, Farewelling our group

    Early morning start as we needed to drop our bags off for transfer to the ferry at 6.30 am. With the breakfast buffet opening at 6.30 am and us needing to walk to the ferry at 7 am today was not the day to be late. It turned out the weather was overcast meaning that yesterday’s full day got the best weather.

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  • World Trip 2024: Day 28 – Hvar, Croatia

    Thursday 02 May 2024
    Highlights: Enjoying Palmizana Island

    Today was a day of leisure on Hvar with a morning visit to Palmizana Island. First up I was woken up early by a crying toddler 😦 But breakfast helped get the day back on track before our cruise to Pakleni Island.

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  • World Trip 2024: Day 27 – Dubrovnik to Hvar, Croatia

    Wednesday 01 May 2024
    Highlights: Ferry to Hvar

    With a 2 pm departure from Dubrovnik Darby and me were keen to get back down to the Old Town and use the Cable Car for a different prespective of the area. Unfortunately just as we were about to buy our ticket they shut down the cable car due to bad weather.

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  • World Trip 2024: Day 26 – Dubrovnik, Croatia

    Tuesday 30 April 2024
    Highlights: Exploring three islands of the Elaphiti; Kolocep, Sipan, Lopud.

    Today was a free day to explore Dubrovnik and the surrounding area. I was struggling a bit with the crowds yesterday (I can’t imagine peak season crowds) so Darby and me decided to book an all day cruise trip to local island.

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