Meridian Voyages kept this one
thirteen days · five countries · one very full camera roll
What a July.
3 –15 July, 2026
Bonifacio — tonight’s dinner address
Golfe de Porto Vecchio 2
The route, as we wandered it
start here ↓
Porto-Vecchio
Murtoli
Tirana
Budva
Tivat
Barcelona
the end — ciao!
Lavezzi — the water you came for
The Lion of Roccapina guards the road to Murtoli
13
days
5
countries
2,914
km travelled
5
photos kept
6
beds slept in
4
flights caught
Chapter 01 · Porto-Vecchio
Three Flights to the Island of Beauty
Golfe de Porto Vecchio 2
Bonifacio — tonight’s dinner address
Lavezzi — the water you came for
Doha for sunrise, Nice for lunch, Corsica for dinner
Pink granite, turquoise water, one boat to yourselves
Chapter 02 · Murtoli
An Estate Day in the Maquis
The Lion of Roccapina guards the road to Murtoli
One valley, one night, nothing scheduled that matters
Chapter 03 · Tirana
Two Countries Before Dinner
Torre del Reloj, Tirana, Albania, 2014 04 17, DD 08
The Pyramid — Tirana’s strangest, best viewpoint
Ferry, road, wings — and a 9:45 table in Albania
Chapter 04 · Budva
Over the Border, Down the Adriatic
Budva In Morning Light (259648307)
Sveti Stefan — worth every one of the twenty minutes
Budva’s old town — your neighbourhood this week
Four hours of coast road, one unmissable viewpoint
The adrenaline day — pace the lunch accordingly
Chapter 05 · Tivat
An Island Morning, a Marina Evening
Tivat (39402964831)
Salt pans of Tivat
20090719 Crkva Gospa od Zdravlja Kotor Bay Montenegro
Hawaii Beach by water taxi, Porto Montenegro by night
Four properties, one bay — the car is yours all day
Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, and a cable car if you dare
Chapter 06 · Barcelona
West, via Düsseldorf
Promenade and beach, Platja de la Barceloneta, Barcelona, 2015
Beach Sitges Spain
Casa Batlló — the house that melts
A travel day with a beach-club dinner waiting
Thirty-five minutes by train, a different century by feel
Timed entries, rooftop lunch, sunset from the bunkers
Pocket contents, surrendered
BOM
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3 JUL ·
04:10
Doha 08:50 → Nice 14:10 · Nice 16:50 → Figari 17:45
Ari sails in from Sardinia
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note to selves: the quad bikes were €198 of pure joy. do again.
the trip, by the numbers —
13
days
5
countries
2,914
km travelled
5
photos kept
6
beds slept in
4
flights caught
“Two weeks, five countries, and not one argument about directions.”
— the Kapoors, somewhere over Munich
Your next trip could look like this.
planned, booked & minded end-to-end by Meridian Voyages
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