{"id":56,"date":"2007-09-06T13:02:55","date_gmt":"2007-09-06T13:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2018-08-15T17:12:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T17:12:31","slug":"michael-palin-in-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/michael-palin-in-croatia\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Palin in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all Brits. Tune in to BBC this month (date to be announced) for Michael Palin&#8217;s trip to Croatia. The peripatetic thespian travels from Rijeka to Dubrovnik before continuing his exploration of eastern Europe. Here&#8217;s what the BBC press release said:<\/p><div id=\"croat-975227547\" class=\"croat-content croat-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4787844071747328\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4787844071747328\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7926307719\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"textSpacer\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In tonight&#8217;s first instalment, he becomes acquainted with Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Albania. From high in the spectacular Julian Alps of Slovenia, Michael heads to the stunning Dalmatian coast and goes on a tour of the ancient port of Split in Croatia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ferry-ride away is the paradise-like island of Hvar, where Michael enjoys walks, wine and fine food with a local restaurateur. Then it&#8217;s on to the pilgrimage town of Medjugoree in Bosnia, where Mirjana Dragicevic tells of her visitations from the Virgin Mary which began 25 years ago. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Michael takes in the spectacular rebuilt bridge in Mostar, visits mine-clearance workers in Sarajevo and meets clubbers in Belgrade. He gains a new perspective on the wars that followed the break-up of Yugoslavia and hears of the hope that reconstruction is bringing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Dubrovnik, he meets up with lute maestro Edin Karamazov (who recently made an album with Sting) busking in the splendour of this walled city. An opera-singing captain then takes him down the coast to Albania, once the most secretive country in Europe. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/pressoffice\/proginfo\/tv\/wk38\/unplaced.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the entire release and see Michael dockside in Rijeka.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Read more about:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Split.htm\">Split<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/Hvar\/Hvar.htm\">Hvar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/Dubrovnik\/dubrovnik_index.htm\">Dubrovnik<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><div id=\"croat-95223273\" class=\"croat-below-post croat-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4787844071747328\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4787844071747328\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7926307719\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all Brits. Tune in to BBC this month (date to be announced) for Michael Palin&#8217;s trip to Croatia. The peripatetic thespian travels from Rijeka to Dubrovnik before continuing his exploration of eastern Europe. Here&#8217;s what the BBC press release said: In tonight&#8217;s first instalment, he becomes acquainted with Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Albania. From high in the spectacular Julian Alps of Slovenia, Michael heads to the stunning Dalmatian coast and goes on a tour of the ancient port of Split in Croatia. A ferry-ride away is the paradise-like island of Hvar, where Michael enjoys walks, wine and fine food <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/michael-palin-in-croatia\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bos_mb_destination":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,13],"tags":[18,131,129,82],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-croatia-travel","category-dubrovnik","category-split","tag-croatia-islands","tag-croatia-travel","tag-dubrovnik","tag-split-jeannes-croatia-2009"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michael Palin in Croatia - Croatia Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Michael Palin in Croatia - Croatia Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Calling all Brits. 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