Meridian Voyages kept this one thirteen days · five countries · one very full camera roll

What a July.

3 –15 July, 2026
Bonifacio citadel above white cliffs
Bonifacio — tonight’s dinner address
Golfe de Porto Vecchio 2
Golfe de Porto Vecchio 2
The route, as we wandered it
start here ↓ Porto-Vecchio Murtoli Tirana Budva Tivat Barcelona the end — ciao!
Turquoise cove framed by pink granite, Lavezzi
Lavezzi — the water you came for
The Lion of Roccapina rock formation
The Lion of Roccapina guards the road to Murtoli
13days
5countries
2,914km travelled
5photos kept
6beds slept in
4flights caught
Chapter 01 · Porto-Vecchio

Three Flights to the Island of Beauty

Golfe de Porto Vecchio 2
Golfe de Porto Vecchio 2
Bonifacio citadel above white cliffs
Bonifacio — tonight’s dinner address
Turquoise cove framed by pink granite, Lavezzi
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 rock formation
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
Torre del Reloj, Tirana, Albania, 2014 04 17, DD 08
The stepped white Pyramid of Tirana
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)
Budva In Morning Light (259648307)
Sveti Stefan island joined to the coast by a causeway
Sveti Stefan — worth every one of the twenty minutes
Budva old town on the Adriatic
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)
Tivat (39402964831)
Salt pans of Tivat
Salt pans of Tivat
20090719 Crkva Gospa od Zdravlja Kotor Bay Montenegro
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
Promenade and beach, Platja de la Barceloneta, Barcelona, 2015
Beach Sitges Spain
Beach Sitges Spain
The dragon-scale roof of Casa Batlló
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
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3 JUL · 04:10Doha 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 —

“Two weeks, five countries, and not one argument about directions.”

— the Kapoors, somewhere over Munich

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