Our Mediterranean Itinerary:
April

From September 1997 to June 1998, a team of cyclists circled the Mediterranean, visiting cultural sites and schools, meeting local people, and writing reports of their visits. In April, the team visited Albania, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, and Italy. Click on a date to view the complete report submitted for that day. The towns and cities the team visited and a brief list of key topics covered in the report are shown for each date. Dates are listed in the form MM/DD/YY.

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ALBANIA
04/01/98	Tirana	sanduic (food), HISTORY, Illyria, Danube, Emperor Diocletian, Ottoman Empire, World War I, Skanderbeg, AEDP, school life
04/02/98	Tirana Durrës	yogurt (food), Via Appia, Albanian Cycling Union, visas, politics in Albania, emigration, Albanian economy, bicycling
04/03/98	Tirana	tavë dhen (food), National Museum, National Gallery, "Linda" women's cultural center
04/04/98	Tirana	burek (food), Albanian greetings, Albanian Education Development Project, Open Internet Center, travel arrangements, biking with the Albanian Cycling Union, Petrela Castle/Fortress, saying goodbye
YUGOSLAVIA (MONTENEGRO) Local conditions prohibited a visit to Yugoslavia... ...However, at our invitation, our friend Biljana Ackovski Petrovic has contributed a BikeAbout-style report about what our team might have experienced had they been able to travel to Yugoslavia. BikeAbout Director Ethan Gelber has also written a report about the team's efforts to visit Yugoslavia. Available Dispatches: Biljana Ackovski Petrovic's Dispatch Ethan Gelber's Dispatch Coastal Mediterranean World Heritage Sites in Yugoslavia: Kotor
ITALY
04/05/98	Bari	Adriatic Sea, seas, fishing, currency, border crossing
04/06/98	Bari	pasta, Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus/San Nicola, architecture, William the Bad, daily life, Normans, Yugoslavia, borders
04/08/98	Bari	octagonal castle, Frederick the II, Trulli houses, sudden change in travel plans
Italy Itinerary Continues in Later in April
CROATIA
04/11/98	Dubrovnik	architecture, history, Venice, Ottomans, Napoleon
04/12/98	Dubrovnik	The Walls of Dubrovnik, Josip Broz Tito, HISTORY, Nonalignment Policy, "sobe"
04/13/98	Metkovic(h)	Adriatic Coast, DIA Sarajevo Euroclub, HISTORY
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
04/14/98	Sarajevo	Adriatic Coast, DIA Sarajevo Euroclub, HISTORY
04/15/98	Sarajevo	pida (food), Sarajevo, Balkan war, living with war, HISTORY, acronyms
04/16/98	Sarajevo	HISTORY, downtown Sarajevo, Barcelona-Srajevo A.D.L. Club, Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, WWI, Sarajevo sights
04/17/98	Mostar	Kajmak (food), shrapnel, Mostar, Mladi Most, HISTORY, Kujundz(h)iluk (Old Quarter), Pavarotti Center, Stari Most (Old Bridge)
CROATIA
04/19/98	Drvenik Split	biking, headwind, rain, wildlife and endangered species, lodging, tourist towns, Dalmatian islands
04/20/98	Split	school visit, UNESCO and World Heritage education activities, Split, history
04/22/98	Zadar	prs(h)ut (food), Katja, CARNet, Trogir, wind, chat 'n' debate, private accommodation, cycling
04/25/98	Rijeka/Opatija	D(j)uved(j) (food), 45th parallel, latitude and longitude, Zadar, history, Pag Island
SLOVENIA
04/26/98	Sez(h)ana Skocjan caves	Skocjan Caves, Koper, Karst region, Lipizzaner stallions, Lipic(z)a, history
04/27/98	Ljubljana	Skocjan Caves, Koper, Karst region, Lipizzaner stallions, Lipic(z)a, history
04/29/98	Ljubljana	potic(z)a (food and recipe), HISTORY, Metelkova Mesto, andrEa's gallery
ITALY
04/30/98	Trieste	History, Trieste, FIAB (Federazione Italiana Amici della Bicicletta), chat 'n' debate, Miramare Castle, Austrian Empire, Carducci School, Lanza family, Italian unification
Italy Itinerary Continues in May

March |	May

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